equipped; equipping
1
: to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning
equip an army
3
: to make ready : prepare
wasn't equipped to handle the pressures of the job
Examples of equip in a Sentence
Verb
More money was needed to train and equip the troops.
Equipped with a hoe and a shovel, I headed for the garden.
Her training has equipped her to deal with emergencies.
She is well-equipped to deal with emergencies.
Those students are not equipped for the challenges of college.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
In addition, the Broward lab was not equipped to perform the complicated analysis of the data that might exclude Duckett as the assailant.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In the coming weeks, Berkebile, along with his colleague Brian Weinberg, will lead a variety of projects, including building a parking lot and welcome plaza equipped with benches and informational signage about the forest.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Soft robots equipped with advanced sensing could eventually help elderly users, assist caregivers, or support surgeons during minimally invasive procedures.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Verb
In reality, the incident had no bearing on subway construction—much of Los Angeles sits on or near petroleum and natural-gas deposits, and Metro engineers had already demonstrated that they were equipped to deal with the hazards—but the bill passed anyway.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
In addition, the Broward lab was not equipped to perform the complicated analysis of the data that might exclude Duckett as the assailant.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In the coming weeks, Berkebile, along with his colleague Brian Weinberg, will lead a variety of projects, including building a parking lot and welcome plaza equipped with benches and informational signage about the forest.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Soft robots equipped with advanced sensing could eventually help elderly users, assist caregivers, or support surgeons during minimally invasive procedures.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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“Equip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equip. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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