equip betydelse and definition

Betydelse av equip på svenska

• 0 to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particular purpose:

  • It's going to cost $4 million to equip the hospital.

  • All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.

• 1 to give someone the skills needed to do a particular thing:

  • The goal of the course is to equip people with the skills necessary for a job in this technological age.

  • A degree in the history of art is very nice but it doesn't exactly equip you for many jobs.

• 2 to provide someone or something with objects that are needed for a particular activity or purpose:

  • All of our classrooms are equipped with computers.

• 3 to prepare someone or something with whatever is needed to deal with a particular situation:

  • The convention center is equipped to handle 20,000 people daily.

  • I am not really equipped to discuss international affairs.

• 4 to give someone or something the tools and equipment they need to do a job:

  • A company spokesman said it would not be equipping the new $2.5 billion plant until business conditions improve.

  • equip sb/sth with sth Only about 15% of buses in Chicago are equipped with diesel particulate filters to reduce soot emissions into the air.

  • Many so-called 'smart' cars now come equipped with wireless technology.

  • All our appliances are fully equipped with the latest safety features.

  • equip sb/sth to do sth Nearly every phone on the market is equipped to send and receive texts.

  • equip sb/sth for sth The latest range of planes is equipped for in-flight refueling.

• 5 to give someone the skills and knowledge they need in order to do something:

  • equip sb/sth to do sth Small businesses are not necessarily equipped to provide the stimulus and career progression many seek.

  • The EU and NATO now seem better equipped to deal with any new threats that may lie ahead.

  • equip sb/sth for sth An 'efficient' balance sheet in the short term does not necessarily equip firms for success in the long term.