Equipped has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of equip
"After we equipped the lab with new microscopes, the students could finally conduct their experiments."
In plain English: To be equipped means to have the necessary tools, skills, or things you need to do something successfully.
"The new smartphone is equipped with a powerful camera for taking high-quality photos."
Usage: Use "equipped" to describe something that has been supplied with necessary tools or features, such as saying a car was equipped with GPS. Do not confuse it with "equiped," which is an incorrect spelling.
Adjective
1
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
"a well equipped playground"
"a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation"
2
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
"a furnished apartment"
"a completely furnished toolbox"
3
prepared with proper equipment
"equipped for service in the Arctic"
4
carrying weapons
"The heavily equipped soldiers moved silently through the fog toward the enemy outpost."
Example Sentences
"The new smartphone is equipped with a powerful camera for taking high-quality photos."
verb
"The new employees were equipped with safety gear before entering the factory floor."
verb
"She was not properly equipped to handle such complex financial decisions alone."
verb
"Our team is fully equipped to tackle any challenge that arises during the project."
verb
Origin
Derived from Old French equipier, equipped comes from the Latin aequipare, meaning to make equal or match. The term originally referred to providing someone with necessary tools or resources by leveling their capabilities against a task.