equipment

«equipment» in Mova's school dictionary: The tools, machines, clothes and other things you need… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (equipment — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

The tools, machines, clothes and other things you need for a particular job, sport or activity. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, equipment means things like beakers, test tubes, thermometers, magnifying glasses and measuring cylinders; we use it carefully and wear safety goggles when needed. In PE and sport, equipment includes balls, bats, cones and helmets; safety equipment (helmets, knee pads, life jackets) protects you. In everyday life, camping equipment includes tents and sleeping bags. Phrases: "sports equipment", "safety equipment", "a piece of equipment", "PE equipment", "put the equipment away".

examples

• Please put the PE equipment back in the cupboard. tree →
• We need equipment like goggles and gloves for this experiment. tree →
• A helmet is important safety equipment for cycling. tree →
• The hospital has lots of special equipment. tree →
• Camping equipment can be heavy to carry. tree →
• Each group got a piece of equipment to measure with. tree →
• Check the equipment before you start. tree →
• The diving equipment included a mask and flippers. tree →
• Fionn and the champions looked on this gentleman, and they admired exceedingly his bearing and equipment. tree →

note

Uncountable: say "some equipment", "a piece of equipment", "lots of equipment" — never "an equipment" or "equipments". It takes a singular verb: "The equipment is ready." Spelling: e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t (from "equip").

In the corpora

• Tickled rats make very high chirps, too high for us to hear without special equipment, and come back for more.
• Tickled rats make very high chirps that people cannot hear without special equipment, and they come back for more tickles.
• Cords, drawstrings and scarves on clothes can catch on playground equipment and pull tight around your neck.
• Falls from climbing frames, trees and playground equipment cause most playground injuries.
• Cords and scarves can also catch on equipment and strangle a child.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «equipment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.