Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense equips, present participle equipping, past tense, past participle equipped
1. verb
If you equip a person or thing with something, you give them the tools or equipment that are needed.
They equipped their vehicles with gadgets to deal with every possible contingency. [VERB noun + with]
Owners of restaurants would have to equip them to admit people with disabilities. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
The country did not possess the modern guns to equip the reserve army properly. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: supply, provide, stock, dress More Synonyms of equip
equippedadjective
...well-equipped research buildings.
The greenhouses come equipped with a ventilating system and aluminium screen door. [+ with]
Each caravan is equipped for four persons.
2. verb
If something equips you for a particular task or experience, it gives you the skills and attitudes you need for it, especially by educating you in a particular way.
Relative poverty, however, did not prevent Martin from equipping himself with anexcellent education. [VERB noun + with]
A basic two-hour first aid course would equip you to deal with any of these incidents. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
[Also VERB noun + for]
equippedadjective
Some students have emotional problems that teachers feel ill equipped to handle.
When they leave school, they will be equipped for obtaining office jobs. [+ for]
More Synonyms of equip
equip in British English
(ɪˈkwɪp)
verbWord forms: equips, equipping or equipped(transitive)
1.
to furnish with (necessary supplies, etc)
2. (usually passive)
to provide with abilities, understanding, etc
her son was never equipped to be a scholar
3.
to dress out; attire
Derived forms
equipper (eˈquipper)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Old French eschiper to embark, fit out (a ship), of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse skipa to put in order, skip ship
equip in American English1
(iˈkwɪp; ɪˈkwɪp)
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈquipped or eˈquipping
1.
to provide with what is needed; outfit
troops equipped for battle
2.
to prepare by training, instruction, etc.
3.
to dress (oneself) for a certain purpose
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfurnish
Word origin
Fr équiper < OFr esquiper, to embark, put out to sea, prob. < ON skipa, to arrange, make ready < skip, ship
equip in American English2
equipment
Examples of 'equip' in a sentence
equip
Most experts agree that it is not equipped to handle a serious crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Yet he feels well equipped to deal with it.
The Sun (2016)
You're superbly equipped to deal with recent ups and downs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Actually, they're better equipped to deal with these.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some are better equipped to handle the stress than others.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They were not equipped to deal with the threat which they should have been familiar with.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The vehicle is equipped with emergency equipment for use en route to hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is not equipped to handle the wild peaks and troughs typical of wind production.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Britain is well equipped to deal with tough global conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But if the ship had been properly equipped with the right resources and decisive leadership it would succeed.
Christianity Today (2000)
Police on the scene were ill equipped to cope with the mob and armed only with basic riot gear.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Both sides should be properly equipped.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He quickened in fine style here last time and is well equipped to deal with a slow pace if it gets tactical.
The Sun (2008)
First, an observation team equipped with monitoring equipment slipped into position around the safe house.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What suddenly makes Britain uniquely ill equipped to provide such a choice?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We weren't properly equipped and we will make sure we are the next time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
For all its intellectual firepower, the unit was dangerously ill equipped and badly prepared.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He also pointed to the importance of making sure that British troops are properly equipped.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are growing up facing problems they're not equipped to handle and they are suffering for it.
The Sun (2015)
But we felt we were best equipped to deal with those problems and give him the best chance to reproduce what we know he can.
The Sun (2007)
All his venues are now equipped to handle digital, though only 10% currently do.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The first of three shipments from German army reserves will equip 4,000 soldiers by the end of the month.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They were furnished and equipped to cavalry regiment standards with silver, military prints on the walls, costly vintages and rich food.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
In other languages
equip
British English: equip VERB
If you equip a person or thing with something, you give them the tools or equipment that are needed.
They try to equip their vehicles with gadgets to deal with every possible contingency.
American English: equip
Brazilian Portuguese: equipar
Chinese: 装备
European Spanish: equipar
French: équiper
German: ausstatten
Italian: equipaggiare
Japanese: 装備する
Korean: 장착하다
European Portuguese: equipar
Latin American Spanish: equipar
Chinese translation of 'equip'
equip
(ɪˈkwɪp)
vt
to equip (with)[person, army]装(裝)备(備) (zhuāngbèi)
[room, car etc]配备(備) (pèibèi)
to equip sb for sth/to do sth (= prepare) 为(為)某事/做某事使某人做好准(準)备(備) (wèi mǒushì/zuò mǒushì shǐ mǒurén zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi)
to be well equipped装(裝)备(備)充分的 (zhuāngbèi chōngfèn de)
1 (verb)
Definition
to provide with supplies, components, etc.
The country did not have the funds to equip the reserve army properly.
Synonyms
supply
an agreement to supply the library with new computers
provide
I will be happy to provide you with a copy of the report.
They did not provide any food.
stock
I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store.
dress
We dressed the baby in a warm outfit.
outfit
Homes can be outfitted with security lights for a few hundred dollars.
arm
She had armed herself with a weapon.
rig
He had rigged the dinghy for a sail.
array
a priest arrayed in white vestments
furnish
Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques.
endow
attire
fit out
deck out
kit out
fit up
accoutre
2 (verb)
Definition
to provide with abilities, understanding, etc.
Our aim is to provide courses which equip students for future employment.
Synonyms
prepare
The crew has been preparing the ship for storage.
qualify
The course does not qualify you to practise as a therapist.