Meaning

4 senses
  1. (copulative)To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

    Two plus two equals four.

    gleichen

    равня́тьсяravnjátʹsja

  2. (transitive)To make equivalent to; to cause to match.

    David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.

    be identical or equivalent to

  3. (transitive)To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.

    be equal to in quality or ability

  4. (copulative, informal)To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.

    Losing this deal equals losing your job.

    Might does not equal right.

    gleichen

Examples

399 sentences
  1. All men are equal before God.

    Усі люди рівні перед Богом. — anastasishko

    ruВсе люди равны перед Богом. — souris_qui_rit

    deVor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich. — Kerstin

  2. Everybody is equal before the law.

    Перед законом усі рівні. — rmdas

    ruПеред законом все равны. — wondersz1

    deVor dem Gesetz ist jeder gleich. — Adelpa

  3. Everyone is equal before the law.

    Перед законом усі рівні. — rmdas

    deVor dem Gesetz sind alle gleich. — MUIRIEL

  4. All languages are equal, but English is more equal than the others.

    Всі мови рівні, але англійська рівніша за інші. — deniko

    ruВсе языки равны, но английский равнее других. — al_ex_an_der

    deAlle Sprachen sind gleich, aber Englisch ist gleicher als die anderen. — MUIRIEL

  5. All men are equal.

    Усі люди рівні. — hectorvk

    ruВсе люди равны. — marafon

    deAlle Menschen sind gleich. — MUIRIEL

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
be equal to:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
be equal to:

Origin

From Middle English equal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of aequalis and egal.

From Middle English equal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of aequalis and egal.

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Forms

equals, equaling, equaled, equaled
Base formequal · to equal
3rd person singularequals
Present participleequaling
Past simpleequaled / equalled
Past participleequaled / equalled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyequal
he, she, itequals

Past simpleLesson

all personsequaled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave equaled
he, she, ithas equaled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill equal

Synonyms

14 synonyms
to be equal to:beA1isA1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Collocations

4 patterns
  • equal to the
  • created equal
  • is equal to
  • two equals

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
equal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto