equal
/ˈiːkwəl/ verb B2- To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to. · Two plus two equals four.
- To make equivalent to; to cause to match. · David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.
- To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
- To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean. · Losing this deal equals losing your job.· Might does not equal right.
He/she/it equals · Past equaled · Past participle equaled · -ing form equaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- equal
- He/she/it
- equals
- Past
- equaled
- Past participle
- equaled
- -ing form
- equaling
From the library
A subdued slam above told that the door of the east gable had been shut with equal vehemence.
“’Tis true, madame,” answered he, “that my father was a Girondin, but he was not among the number of those who voted for the king’s death; he was an equal sufferer with yourself during the Reign of Terror, and had well-nigh lost his head on the same scaffold on which your father perished.”
THE HARES harangued the assembly, and argued that all should be equal.
Equals make the best friends.
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