equip
/ɪˈkwɪp/ verb B2- To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging). · 1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.
- To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- To prepare (someone) with a skill. · I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.
- To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
He/she/it equips · Past equipped · Past participle equipped · -ing form equipping
Verb forms
- Base form
- equip
- He/she/it
- equips
- Past
- equipped
- Past participle
- equipped
- -ing form
- equipping
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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The man is a striking-looking fellow, very well equipped to steal the heart of a country girl, so that this theory seemed to have something to support it.
The human brain is simply not equipped to process multiple streams of complex information simultaneously.
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