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

VERBS

be
be born
I believe everyone is born equal
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

genuinely, truly 3 equal to sth able to do sth
more than
I felt more than equal to the task