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Collocations for equivalent - adj.

VERBS

be, seem | become

ADV.

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

PREP.

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

Collocations for equivalent - noun

ADJ.

direct, exact, nearest
the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival
approximate | modern
the modern equivalent of the village inn
American, British, etc.

VERB + EQUIVALENT

have
a word which has no direct equivalent in English

PREP.

~ 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.

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