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Collocations for equal - 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.

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.

2. 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.

Collocations for equal - 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.

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