be, seem | become

exactly, precisely | almost, closely, essentially, practically | approximately, broadly, more or less, roughly
the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly equivalent house

in, to
These first computers were equivalent in power to a modern calculator.

direct, exact, nearest
the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival

approximate | modern
the modern equivalent of the village inn

American, British, etc.

have
a word which has no direct equivalent in English

~ for
There is no exact male equivalent for witches.

~ in
It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.

~ of
This qualification is the equivalent of a degree.

~ to
This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent to London''s Albert Hall.