Equal

/หˆiหkwษ™l/

The meaning and definition of Equal, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A person or thing of equal status to others.
    โ€œThis beer has no equal.โ€
  2. State of being equal; equality.
verb
  1. To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
    โ€œTwo plus two equals four.โ€
  2. To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
    โ€œDavid equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.โ€

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms peer entail imply lead mean result in

Origin

From Latin aequalis.

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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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