equipped

[ih-kwipt]

adjective

1. supplied with whatever gear or apparatus is needed for use or for any undertaking; outfitted.

   The sports complex includes a swimming pool, a squash court, a fully equipped gym, and a fitness center.

2. provided with intellectual or emotional resources, skills, etc.; prepared.

   My education has made me a better equipped candidate for the job market.

3. dressed or arrayed.

   In his gold-embroidered vest and high buckskin boots, he was a most handsomely equipped bridegroom.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of equip.

Other Word Forms

• overequipped adjective
• unequipped adjective
• well-equipped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of equipped¹

First recorded in 1835–45; equip ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; equip ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

No one actor is more immediately equipped to bring this role as much compassion as Byrne does.

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This approach emphasizes education, based on the idea that the more informed you are about your injury, or how you should feel, the better equipped you are to understand and manage recovery.

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Amazon’s new devices are equipped with more sensors to understand what’s happening in your home.

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Increasingly sophisticated traps, equipped with cameras and artificial intelligence that can identify species in real time, are being deployed.

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Her apartment is equipped with radiation detectors, air-quality monitors and emergency lights.

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