equivalent
To make equivalent toTo make equivalent to; to equal.
» One emu egg is about the equivalent of nine chicken eggs.
Одне яйце ему є еквівалентом приблизно дев'яти куриних яєць. — deniko
Одне яйце ему приблизно дорівнює дев'ятьом куриних яєць. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo make equivalent to; to equal.
Examples
81 sentencesOne emu egg is about the equivalent of nine chicken eggs.
Одне яйце ему є еквівалентом приблизно дев'яти куриних яєць. — deniko
His request was equivalent to an order.
deSeine Bitte kam einem Befehl gleich. — xtofu80
A meter isn't quite equivalent to a yard.
ruМетр - это не совсем ярд. — marafon
deEin Meter entspricht nicht ganz einem Yard. — Waldelfe
It's the equivalent of sawing off the branch you're sitting on.
ruЭто всё равно что пилить сук, на котором сидишь. — marafon
The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.
ruСумма возрастов детей равнялась возрасту отца. — Hellerick
Origin
From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle ofFrom Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent.
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Forms
equivalents, equivalenting, equivalented, equivalented| Base form | equivalent · to equivalent |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | equivalents |
| Present participle | equivalenting |
| Past simple | equivalented |
| Past participle | equivalented |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.