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