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.
was equipping
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past progressiveof equip.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Airbnb said to remain competitive, it was equipping hosts with new tools to normalize pricing and starting its marketing campaigns earlier in the year to attract cost-conscious travelers ahead of the peak summer season.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2023
The list indicates that as early as December, the Pentagon was equipping Ukrainian fighters with arms and equipment useful for fighting in urban areas, including shotguns and specialized suits to safeguard soldiers handling unexploded ordnance.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2022
The government was equipping hospitals with more beds, and Jakarta continues to be the hardest hit in Indonesia.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
And five U.S. senators wrote a letter to the company last month demanding more information about why it was equipping its delivery vans with surveillance cameras that constantly monitor the driver.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2021
It is fortunate for the admirers of the old ballad, that it did not fall into Ramsay's hands, when he was equipping with new sets of words the old Scottish tunes in his Tea-Table Miscellany.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott
