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noun ADJ. intellectual, social VERB + EQUAL regard sb as, treat sb as He did not regard himself as her intellectual equal. PREP. as an ~ He talks even to small children as equals. | between ~s An interview should be a conversation between equals. | without ~ 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 In fighting, they had no equals., adj. same in size/quantity/value, etc. VERBS be | become | make sth We moved some of the better players to make the two sides equal. ADV. absolutely, exactly, in every way, precisely Their test results were equal in every way. | almost, nearly, virtually | about, approximately, more or less, roughly The EU nations together have an economy about equal in size to that of the US. | just | at least Fitness is important in sport, but of at least equal importance are skills. PREP. in The two books are more or less equal in length. | to Three feet is roughly equal to one metre. having the same rights VERBS be | be born I believe everyone is born equal. ADV. genuinely, truly 3 equal to sth able to do sth VERBS 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. ADV. more than I felt more than equal to the task.
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equal
adverbs
exactly equal
• The food is shared out in exactly equal portions among all members of the community.
roughly/approximately equal
• The number of buyers and sellers must be roughly equal before trading begins.
about/almost equal
• They are about equal in height and weight.
nouns
an equal number/amount
• Both candidates received an equal number of votes.
phrases
be of equal size/length/height etc
• Draw two lines of equal length.
be equal in size/length/height etc
• The population of each town is roughly equal in size.
be equal in value
• Your pension will be equal in value to two thirds of your final year salary.
be equal in number/numbers
• In higher education, women are equal in numbers to men.
of equal value/importance
• He is remembered for his novels, but his scientific work is of equal importance.
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nouns
equal rights
• In many countries, women do not have equal rights with men.
equal opportunities
• The government must make sure that all children have equal opportunities in education.
equal pay
• The workers’ demands include equal pay for equal work.
equal access
(= the same right to do or receive something )
• The law states that disabled people must have equal access to employment.
equal treatment
• Everyone should get equal treatment under the law.
phrases
be born equal
• It is a myth that all men are born equal.
be created equal
• They believe that everyone is created equal by God.
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