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equips

equips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of equip.

Meaning of equip

Verb

equip (third-person singular simple present equips, present participle equipping, simple past equipped, past participle equipped or (archaic) equipt)

  1. (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).
    • Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs
  2. (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
    • The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode.1711 July 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SUNDAY, July 2, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 129; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New...
    Synonyms:
    don
  3. (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
    • I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.
  4. (transitive) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
    • Take it down from a distance with a magic spell, or equip your sword and attack it at close range.2002, Prima Temp Authors, PlayStation 2: Hot Strategies for Cool Games, page 69

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Questions about equips

What is equips the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Equips is the third-person singular simple present indicative of equip.

Words near equips in the dictionary

  1. equiproportion
  2. equiproportional
  3. equiproportionality
  4. equiproportionate
  5. equiproportions
  6. equips
  7. equipt
  8. equiptment
  9. equiquantal
  10. equiradial
  11. equiradiate

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