(~s, ~ling, ~led)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'
1.
If two things are ~ or if one thing is ~ to another, they are the same in size, number, standard, or value.
Investors can borrow an amount ~ to the property’s purchase price.
...in a population having ~ numbers of men and women...
Research and teaching are of ~ importance.
ADJ: oft ADJ to n
2.
If different groups of people have ~ rights or are given ~ treatment, they have the same rights or are treated the same as each other, however different they are.
We will be justly demanding ~ rights at work.
...the commitment to ~ opportunities.
...new legislation allowing building societies to compete on ~ terms with their competitors.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
If you say that people are ~, you mean that they have or should have the same rights and opportunities as each other.
We are ~ in every way...
At any gambling game, everyone is ~.
ADJ: v-link ADJ
4.
Someone who is your ~ has the same ability, status, or rights as you have.
She was one of the boys, their ~...
You should have married somebody more your ~.
N-COUNT: poss N
5.
If someone is ~ to a particular job or situation, they have the necessary ability, strength, or courage to deal successfully with it.
She was determined that she would be ~ to any test the corporation put to them...
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n
6.
If something ~s a particular number or amount, it is the same as that amount or the equivalent of that amount.
9 percent interest less 7 percent inflation ~s 2 percent...
V-LINK: V amount
7.
To ~ something or someone means to be as good or as great as them.
The victory ~led Southend’s best in history...
VERB: V n
8.
If you say ‘other things being ~’ or ‘all things being ~’ when talking about a possible situation, you mean if nothing unexpected happens or if there are no other factors which affect the situation.
Other things being ~, most tenants would prefer single to shared rooms...
PHRASE: PHR with cl