equip
/ɪˈkwɪp/verb
उच्चारण इक्विप
सुसज्जित करना
Core word
- 1
[T]
to provide yourself or somebody or something with the things that are needed for a particular purpose; to prepare somebody for an activity or task
सुसज्जित करना
- equipped with modern labs
- equip students with skills
- The hospital is well equipped to handle emergencies.
+ 2 more examples
- Schools should equip students with skills for the modern workplace.
- We equipped the kitchen with a new stove and a water filter.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
equip + somebody / something + with + noun
The usual pattern: equip the room with computers. The thing provided follows with.
सामान्य संरचना: equip the room with computers। जो वस्तु दी जाती है, वह with के बाद आती है।
- The college equipped the lab with new microscopes.
- The soldiers were equipped with night-vision goggles.
equip + somebody + for / to-infinitive
In the second meaning, equip prepares a person for a task: it gives skills.
दूसरे अर्थ में 'equip' किसी व्यक्ति को कार्य के लिए तैयार करता है: कौशल देता है।
- Good schooling equips students for life.
- The course equips them to teach.
equip yourself with
A reflexive pronoun is used when you prepare yourself.
जब आप स्वयं को तैयार करते हैं, तब reflexive pronoun लगता है।
- Equip yourself with a map before the trek.
be well / fully / poorly equipped
In the passive, equipped is often an adjective after be.
Passive में 'equipped' प्रायः be के बाद adjective की तरह आता है।
- The hospital is well equipped for emergencies.
+Collocations 4
adverb + equipped
wellfullypoorlyproperlyideallyamply
- The school is fully equipped with a library and a lab.
equip + with
with toolswith skillswith weaponswith machineswith knowledge
- The village was equipped with water tanks.
equip + people
studentssoldiersworkersvolunteerschildren
- The programme equips youth with job skills.
equip + place
a kitchena laboratorya hospitala classrooma gym
- They equipped the classroom with a projector.
“More examples 5
- The ambulance is equipped with oxygen and a defibrillator.
एम्बुलेंस में ऑक्सीजन और defibrillator की व्यवस्था है।
- Radhika equipped herself with notes and a water bottle before the long exam.
राधिका ने लंबी परीक्षा से पहले नोट्स और पानी की बोतल साथ ले ली।
- Regular practice of basic grammar equips you to write clear sentences.
बुनियादी grammar का नियमित अभ्यास आपको स्पष्ट वाक्य लिखने में सक्षम बनाता है।
- The army was poorly equipped for the harsh winter.
सेना कठोर सर्दी के लिए पर्याप्त रूप से सुसज्जित नहीं थी।
- The NGO equipped the primary school with desks and benches.
एक NGO ने प्राथमिक विद्यालय को डेस्क और बेंच उपलब्ध कराईं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The lab is equipped by modern machines.
✓ The lab is equipped with modern machines.
What is provided follows with, not by.
जो चीज़ दी जाती है, उससे पहले 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ He equipped to the soldiers with rifles.
✓ He equipped the soldiers with rifles.
Equip is transitive; no preposition before its object.
'Equip' सकर्मक है; object से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean providing what is needed, but differ in what is provided.
ये क्रियाएँ आवश्यक चीज़ें उपलब्ध कराने के अर्थ में हैं, पर क्या उपलब्ध कराया जाता है, इसमें भिन्नता है।
To provide tools, machines or skills for a purpose.
किसी उद्देश्य के लिए औज़ार, मशीनें या कौशल देना।
- They equipped the lab.
To give goods or services regularly.
नियमित रूप से वस्तुएँ या सेवाएँ देना।
- The farm supplies milk.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Equip sb or sth with sth; equipment is uncountable ('a piece of equipment', not 'equipments').
Equip sb या sth with sth; equipment uncountable है ('a piece of equipment', 'equipments' नहीं)।