equipped

American  

[ih-kwipt] / ɪˈkwɪpt /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• overequipped adjective
• unequipped adjective
• well-equipped adjective

Etymology

Origin of equipped

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

Roads near the front have been equipped with protective nets attempting to stop attacking drones, while trucks fitted with anti-drone cages and drone jammers speed along them.

From Barron's

Pahlavi has also criticized some of his more eager supporters, saying a democratic system is better equipped to accommodate political differences.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They need a satellite receiver equipped with a large parabolic antenna," said Beskrestnov.

From Barron's

But crucially the report notes that the RSF's military campaign was reinforced by foreign mercenaries equipped with "advanced weaponry and communications systems".

From BBC

BBC Verify has confirmed the location of US aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln - equipped with guided missile destroyers and dozens of fighter jets - near Iran.

From BBC

Related Words

• armed
• clothed
• dressed
• furnished
• rigged
• supplied