equipped

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈkwɪpt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪpt
• Hyphenation: equipped

Adjective

equipped (comparative more equipped, superlative most equipped)

1. Having the equipment, resources, and skills one needs; prepared.
   • 1995, Veterinary Education, page 44:

     Hence, the delivery of animal health services in Cameroon faces a peculiar paradox: those who are most qualified and most equipped to deliver services are not the ones delivering them.

   • 2022, Charlie Hugh-Jones, Be More: What to Do When You Can't Do Any More!:

     My hope for you is that this book reads you as much as you read it, that you see your reflection in the stories I share, and find yourself inspired and more equipped to live life with more ease and more joy, and to more often access the deepest realms of creativity, connection, and compassion—to be more

   • 2024, Jessica Olenski, The Opera Ghost, page 365:

     You don't seem very equipped for the cellars.

Derived terms

• go equipped
• ill-equipped
• underequipped
• well-equipped

 

Verb

equipped

1. simple past and past participle of equip