equip
verb (used with object)
to supply with whatever gear or apparatus is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army.
has been equipping
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present perfect progressiveof equip (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Technology is still moving forward, not backward, and business investment has been equipping workers with more capital goods.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Italy has been equipping and training the Libyan coast guard to rescue migrants in their search-and-rescue area and to discourage traffickers.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2021
Italy has been equipping and training the Libyan coast guard personnel to rescue migrants in their search-and-rescue area and to discourage traffickers.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2021
For 23 years he has been equipping himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
