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equal   (TTS Sound)

The noun equal has 1 sense

• peer, equal, match, compeer -- (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)

The verb equal has 3 senses

• equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!")


• equal, touch, rival, match -- (be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents")


• equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate -- (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors")

The adj equal has 2 senses

• equal -- (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law")


• adequate, equal -- (having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task")