English

rank|Roman|wise|watch|866|equal|afternoon|picture|study

Etymology
L. term|aequalis

Pronunciation
IPA|/�i�kw�l/, SAMPA|/"i:kw@l/
audio|en-us-equal.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. notcomparable The same in all respects.

#: Equal conditions should produce equal results.

1. context|mathematics|notcomparable Exactly identical, having the same value.

#: All right angles are equal.

1. comparable Unvarying, fair.

#: The treatment of students in this school is very equal.

1. comparable adequate|Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

#: This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it.
#* 1881, Jane Austen, Emma, p. 311
#*: her comprehension was certainly more equal to the covert meaning, the superior intelligence, of those five letters so arranged.

Synonyms
sense|the same in all respects identical
sense|exactly identical equivalent, identical
sense|unvarying even, fair, uniform, unvarying

Translations

trans-top|the same in all respects
Czech: stejný m
Dutch: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke
Esperanto: sama
Finnish: sama, samanlainen
German: gleich
trans-mid
Italian: uguale, pari
Japanese: ���
Romanian: egal
Russian: �авн�й, одинаков�й
Spanish: igual
Swedish: lik
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trans-top|mathematics: exactly identical
Czech: stejný m
Dutch: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke
Esperanto: sama
Finnish: yhtäsuuri
trans-mid
French: égal m, égale f
German: gleich
Romanian: egal
Russian: �авн�й
Spanish: igual
Swedish: lik
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trans-top|unvarying, fair
Dutch: gelijk, gelijke
Esperanto: sama
Finnish: reilu, tasavertainen, tasa-arvoinen
trans-mid
German: gleich
Russian: �авн�й, одинаков�й
Spanish: capaz
Swedish: jämlik
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Verb
en-verb|equals|equalling|equalled UK

en-verb US

1. mathematics To be equal to, to have the same value as.

#: Two plus two equals four.

1. informal To have as its consequence.

#: Losing this deal equals losing your job.

Synonyms
sense|to be equal to be
sense|informal|have as its consequence entail, imply, lead to, mean, result in, spell

Translations

trans-top|be equal to
Czech: rovnat se
Dutch: gelijk zijn aan
Finnish: olla yhtä suuri (kuin)
French: égaler à
trans-mid
German: gleichen
Italian: eguagliare
Spanish: igualar
Swedish: vara lika med
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trans-top|informal: have as its consequence
Dutch: betekenen
Finnish: vastata (following noun in partitive)
trans-mid
German: gleichen
Swedish: betyda
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Noun
en-noun

1. A person or thing of equal status to others.

#: We're all equals here.
#: This beer has no equal.

Synonyms
sense|person or thing of equal status to others peer

Translations

trans-top|person or thing of equal status to others
Dutch: gelijke m|f
Finnish: vertainen
trans-mid
German: Gleichgestellter m, Gleichgestellte f
Swedish: jämlike#Swedish|jämlike c, like#Swedish|like c
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Derived terms
equally
equalize
unequal
equal temperament

Related terms
rfc-level|Related terms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
equality

Category:1000 English basic words

ang:equal
ar:equal
el:equal
fa:equal
fr:equal
io:equal
id:equal
it:equal
kk:equal
hu:equal
ja:equal
pl:equal
simple:equal
fi:equal
sv:equal
ta:equal
te:equal
vi:equal
tr:equal
uk:equal
zh:equal

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