{
    "term": "equip",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "equip",
            "heSheIt": "equips"
        },
        "pastSimple": "equipped",
        "pastParticiple": "equipped",
        "ingForm": "equipping"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to provide yourself/somebody/something with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity",
            "sensetop": "equip somethingequip yourself/somebody/something (with something) (for something)be equipped for/with something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be **fully/poorly equipped**",
                    "contextForm": "equip something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She got a bank loan to rent and equip a small workshop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He equipped himself with a street plan.",
                    "contextForm": "equip yourself/somebody/something (with something) (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The centre is **well equipped** for canoeing and mountaineering.",
                    "contextForm": "be equipped for/with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rooms vary in size and **come equipped** with hairdryers, television and telephone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car is fully equipped with all the latest gadgets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flat is fully equipped with a cooker and fridge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hostel is specially equipped for wheelchair access."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We travelled in a specially equipped medical jeep."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "kit out/up",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["lavishly", "splendidly", "superbly"],
                "verb + equip": ["seek to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["for", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be equipped to deal with",
                    "be equipped to handle something",
                    "come equipped with"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to prepare somebody for an activity or task, especially by teaching them what they need to know",
            "sensetop": "equip somebody (for something)equip somebody (to do something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The course is designed to equip students for a career in nursing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Here he received the education that would equip him to take his place in society."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["lavishly", "splendidly", "superbly"],
                "verb + equip": ["seek to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["for", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be equipped to deal with",
                    "be equipped to handle something",
                    "come equipped with"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪp/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equip__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪps/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equips__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpt/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equipped__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equipping__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪp/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equip__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪps/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equips__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpt/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equipped__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "eq/equip/equipping__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from French équiper, probably from Old Norse skipa ‘to man (a ship)’, from skip ‘ship’."
}