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Meaning of equal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈiːkwəl

Definitions

  1. A person or thing of equal status to others.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The same.
  3. One that is equal to another: These two models are equals in computing power.
  4. State of being equal; equality.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  5. One that is very similar to another in rank or position:coequal, colleague, compeer, equivalent, fellow, peer.
  6. Equalise.
  7. 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. gelyke مُساوٍ لِ еднакъв igual stejný gleich ens; lige; lige- ίσοςigual võrdne برابر؛ مساوی yhtäläinen égalשווה समान jednak egyenlő sama jafn uguale 等しい (…과) 같은, 동일한 lygus, vienodas līdzīgs; vienāds sama gelijk lik, likestilt, jevnbyrdigrówny برابر، مساوى، يورنګ، په تله برابر، وړ، مناسب، چمتو (دكار لپاره): انډول، همزولى igual egal равный rovnaký enak j...
    etc
  8. one of the same age, rank, ability etc. I am not his equal at running. eweknie نَظير равен igual rovný (soupeř) der/die Gleichgestellte ligemand; jævnbyrdig ίσος, ισάξιοςigual võrdne هم رتبه؛ هم توان sama égal/-ale שווה समकक्ष, समवर्ग par, premac egyenrangú tandingan jafningi pari, uguale 同等の人 (지위, 능력 등에서) 같은 사람 lygus līdzinieks sama gelijk like, makerówny يورنګ igual egal ровня rovný (súper) vrstnik ravnopravan jämlike ความเท่าเทียมกัน akran, eş 相同的人 рівня مشابہ عمر، منصب، یا قابلیت والا ngư...
    etc
  9. to be the same in amount, value, size etc. I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten. gelykmaak, ewenaar يُساوي، يُعادِل равен съм на ser igual a rovnat se gleichkommen være lig med; udligne ισούμαι με, ισοφαρίζωigualar, equivaler võrdne olema, võrdsustama برابری کردن؛ مساوی بودن با olla jnk veroinen égaler לִהיוֹת שָׁווֶה ב- बराबर होना biti jednak, izjednačiti megegyezik menyamai jafngilda uguagliare, eguagliare; essere uguale a ~に等しい (수량, ...
    etc
  10. the state of being equal. Women want equality of opportunity with men. gelykheid bereid مُساواه равенство igualdade rovnost die Gleichheit, die Gleichberechtigung lighed; ligestilling ισότηταigualdad võrdsus برابری؛ مساوات tasa-arvoisuus égalitéשוויון समानता jednakost, ravnopravnost egyenlőség persamaan jafnrétti uguaglianza, eguaglianza 平等 같은 상태 lygybė vienlīdzība kesamaan gelijkheid likhet, likestilling, jevnbyrdighetrówność برابر، مساوى كول، يو شانته كول igualdade egalitate равенство; равн...
  11. to make or become equal. Our team were winning by one goal – but the other side soon equalized. gelykmaak يُساوي بَيْن، يُعادِل изравнявам igualar vyrovnat ausgleichen udligne εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζωigualar võrdsustama, ühtlustuma برابر کردن؛ مساوی کردن tasoittaa égaliser לְהַשווֹת समान करना, बराबर करना izjednačiti kiegyenlít menyamakan jafna pareggiare ~に等しくする 대등하게 하다 sulyginti izlīdzināt menyamakan gelijkmaken, gelijk worden utjevne, utlikne, stille på likefotwyrównywać برابرول، مساوى كول، يو شا...
  12. All are equally good; He divided his chocolate equally between us. gelyk بالتَّساوي، على حَدِّ سَواء по равно igualmente stejně, rovně gleichermaßen ligeligt εξίσου, όμοια igualmente võrdselt بطور مساوس yhtä également בְּאוֹתָה מִידָה समान रूप से jednako egyaránt sama rata jafnt ugualmente, egualmente 等しく 동등하게 vienodai, po lygiai vienādi sama rata even, gelijkmatig like, likt, jevntjednakowo, równo په برابره تو ګه، په مساوى ډول، يو شانته igualmente (în mod) egal одинаково; поровну rovnako ena...
  13. fit or able for. I didn't feel equal to telling him the truth. gelykstaande aan كُفء، قادِر على готов да pronto para schopný, odhodlaný imstande kunne magte άξιοςcapaz võimeline از پس کاری برآمدن kykenevä capable de בָּעַל יְכוֹלֶת के योग्य dorastao képes vmire, megbirkózik vmivel mampu fær um all'altezza ~をする力がある ...과 동일한 pajėgus, galintis spējīgs; piemērots dapat in staat tot ha krefter til, klare, makte, være situasjonen voksengotowy, zdolny do چمتو (دكار لپاره): انډول، همزولى preparado pa...
  14. Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca bərabər eyni
Беларуская роўны
Български еднакъв равен същ
Bosanski lik par
Català equivaldré igual
Čeština rovný Stejný
Dansk lig
Ελληνικά Ίσος
Esperanto egala egali sama
Eesti võrdne
Euskara berdin
فارسی برابر دادن شدن همتا
Français égal égale égaler à
Gàidhlig leithid
Galego igual
עברית שווה
हिन्दी बराबर समान
Hrvatski lik par
Հայերեն հավասար
Bahasa Indonesia sederajat
Íslenska jafningi jafnoki maki
日本語 同じ 平等 等しい
ខ្មែរ ស្មើ
Кыргызча тең
Lietuvių lygus
Македонски еднаков ист
Polski jednakowy równy
Português igual igualar par ser igual a significar
Română egal
Slovenčina rovnaký
Slovenščina isti
Shqip njëjtë
Српски lik par
Svenska betyda jämlike lik like
Тоҷикӣ баробар
Tagalog parehas
Türkçe Eşit eşleşmek
Українська однаковий рі́вний
اردو برابر سمان
Oʻzbekcha teng

Examples

“We're all equals here.”
“This beer has no equal.”
“Those who were once his equals envy and defame him.”
“The two who have no equals become friends without equal.”
“They had hoped their son, a stockbroker, would marry a financial equal, but Suzette, a teacher, did not come from money.”
“Thou that presum'st to weigh the world anew, And all things to an equall to restore.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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