- equal
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ intellectual, socialVERB + EQUAL▪ consider sb (as), regard sb as, treat sb as▪
He did not regard himself as her intellectual equal.
PREPOSITION▪ as an equal▪He talks even to small children as equals.
▪ between equals▪An interview should be a conversation between equals.
▪ without equal▪His guitar playing is without equal.
PHRASES▪ be sb's equal▪I shall never be his equal at chess.
▪ first among equals▪He was regarded as the ‘first among equals’ by the other office clerks.
▪ have few equals▪When it comes to plain speaking, she has few equals.
▪ have no equal▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}In fighting, they had no equals.
verb{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.1 same in size, quantity, value, etc.VERBS▪ be▪ become▪ make sth▪We moved some of the better players to make the two sides equal.
ADVERB▪ absolutely, exactly, in every way, precisely▪Their test results were equal in every way.
▪ almost, essentially (esp. AmE), nearly, virtually▪ about, approximately, more or less, relatively (esp. AmE), roughly▪The EU nations together have an economy about equal in size to that of the US.
▪ just▪ at least▪Fitness is important in soccer, but of at least equal importance are skills.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪The two books are more or less equal in length.
▪ to▪One pound is roughly equal to two dollars.
2 having the same rightsVERBS▪ be▪ be born▪I believe everyone is born equal.
ADVERB▪ genuinely, truly3 equal to sth able to do sthVERBS▪ be, feel, prove, seem▪I hope that he proves equal to the challenge.
▪ become▪ make sb▪I felt that nothing could make me equal to the demands being made of me.
ADVERB▪ more than▪I felt more than equal to the task.
Equal is used with these nouns: ↑access, ↑amount, ↑balance, ↑chance, ↑contest, ↑distance, ↑distribution, ↑division, ↑ease, ↑emphasis, ↑footing, ↑importance, ↑instalment, ↑number, ↑part, ↑participation, ↑partner, ↑partnership, ↑pay, ↑piece, ↑probability, ↑prominence, ↑proportion, ↑recognition, ↑representation, ↑respect, ↑right, ↑share, ↑size, ↑standing, ↑status, ↑stress, ↑treatment, ↑validity
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
