equal to


Adequate or fit in ability or extent, as in I'm not sure I'm equal to the task. [Late 1600s] Also see feel up to; up to.

Words Nearby equal to

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How to use equal to in a sentence

  • In fact, everyone was equal to-day, and the very knowledge of the fact seemed to put dignity and order into the assembly.

    Follow My leader | Talbot Baines Reed
  • Make all men equal to-day, and God has so created them that they shall be all unequal to-morrow.

    An Autobiography | Anthony Trollope
  • No need to tell him that were all men equal to-night, some would get the start by rising an hour earlier to-morrow.

    Mary Barton | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • If men were equal to-morrow and all wore the same coats, they would wear different coats the next day.

    The Way We Live Now | Anthony Trollope
  • Make every man equal to-day, and the old inequalities will reappear to-morrow.