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Definition of 'Equal'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) equal
as great as; the same as (often fol. by to or with).

2.  equal
like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.

3.  equal
of the same rank, ability, merit, etc.:
two students of equal brilliance.

4.  equal
evenly proportioned or balanced:
an equal contest.

5.  equal
uniform in operation or effect:
equal laws.

6.  equal
adequate or sufficient in quantity or degree.

7.  equal
having adequate ability or means; suited:
I felt equal to the task.

8.  equal
level, as a plain.

9.  equal
tranquil or undisturbed.

10.  equal
impartial or equitable.

11. (n.) equal
a person or thing that is equal.

12. (v.t.) equal
to be or become equal to; meet or match, as in value.

13.  equal
to make or do something equal to:
to equal someone else's achievements.

14.  equal
Archaic. to make equal; equalize.

15.  equal
Obs. to recompense fully.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < L aequālis equal, like )

Definition of 'Equal'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) peer, equal, match, compeer
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

2. (adj) equal
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
"on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

3. (verb) adequate, equal
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
"she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"

4. (verb) equal, be
be identical or equivalent to
"One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

5. (verb) equal, touch, rival, match
be equal to in quality or ability
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

6. (verb) equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
"let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

Definition of 'Equal'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) equal
of the same size, value, amount, etc. as sth else
two coins of equal value; Five pounds is equal to about ten dollars.; The stones are approximately equal in weight.

2. equal
being treated in the same way as others
a time when some races were not considered equal; equal pay for men and women

3. (verb) equal
to be the same as
Four plus four equals eight.

4. equal
to be as good as
Nobody has equaled his batting record.

5. (noun) equal
sb or sth that is as good as sb else
a teacher who treats her students as equals; The team has no equal in the league.

Definition of 'Equal'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Equal
agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value

2. (adj) Equal
bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task

3. (adj) Equal
not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement

4. (adj) Equal
evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just

5. (adj) Equal
of the same interest or concern; indifferent

6. (adj) Equal
intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed

7. (adj) Equal
exactly agreeing with respect to quantity

8. (noun) Equal
one not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal."

9. (noun) Equal
state of being equal; equality

10. (verb) Equal
to be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen/urate with

11. (verb) Equal
to make equal return to; to recompense fully

12. (verb) Equal
to make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality

Translation of 'Equal'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the same in size, amount, value etc four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.
Afrikaans: gelyke	Arabic: مُساوٍ لِ	Bulgarian: еднакъв
Brazilian: igual	Czech: stejný	German: gleich
Danish: ens; lige; lige-	Greek: ίσος	Spanish: igual
Estonian: võrdne	Farsi: برابر؛ مساوی	Finnish: yhtäläinen
French: égal	Hebrew: שָׁווֶה	Hindi: समान
Croatian: jednak	Hungarian: egyenlő	Indonesian: sama
Icelandic: jafn	Italian: uguale	Japanese: 等しい
Korean: (…과) 같은, 동일한	Lithuanian: lygus, vienodas	Latvian: līdzīgs; vienāds
Malay: sama	Dutch: gelijk	Norwegian: lik(e), likestilt, jevnby
Polish: równy	Persian: برابر؛ مساوی	Pashto: برابر، مساوى، يورنګ، په ت
Portuguese: igual	Romanian: egal	Russian: равный
Slovak: rovnaký	Slovenian: enak	Serbian: jednak
Swedish: lika, samma, jämlik	Thai: เท่ากัน	Turkish: eşit, aynı
Taiwanese: 相等的	Ukrainian: рівний; однаковий	Urdu: مقدار، حجم، قیمت وغیرہ کے
Vietnamese: bằng nhau	Chinese: 相等的
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