equip
To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or taskTo supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
» The soldiers were equipped with weapons.
Die Soldaten waren mit Waffen ausgestattet.
Die Soldaten wurden mit Waffen ausgestattet.
Die Soldaten wurden bewaffnet.
Солдати були озброєні.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)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.
ausrüsten, ausstatten
(transitive)To dress up; to array; to clothe.
(transitive)To prepare (someone) with a skill.
I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.
(transitive)To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
anlegen
- provide with abilities or understanding
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Examples
93 sentencesThe soldiers were equipped with weapons.
Солдати були озброєні. — deniko
deDie Soldaten waren mit Waffen ausgestattet. — Aldain
We have equipped our office with computers.
Ми обладнали офіс комп'ютерами. — aandrusiak
deWir haben unser Büro mit Computern ausgestattet. — kolonjano
The ship is not equipped with radar.
Цей корабель не обладнаний радаром. — deniko
deDieses Schiff ist nicht mit Radar ausgestattet. — tokyomews
I'm not equipped to do that.
The boat was equipped with radar.
ruЛодка была оснащена радаром. — Lenin_1917
deDas Schiff verfügte über eine Radaranlage. — Tamy
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiperFrom French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”).
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Forms
equips, equipping, equipped, equippedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle