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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x1)
- We need equipment like goggles and gloves for this experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x2)
- A helmet is important safety equipment for cycling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x3)
- The hospital has lots of special equipment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x4)
- Camping equipment can be heavy to carry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x5)
- Each group got a piece of equipment to measure with. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x6)
- Check the equipment before you start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x7)
- The diving equipment included a mask and flippers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x8)
- Fionn and the champions looked on this gentleman, and they admired exceedingly his bearing and equipment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs/4/)
- [Tickled rats make very high chirps that people cannot hear without special equipment, and they come back for more tickles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs/13/)
- [Cords, drawstrings and scarves on clothes can catch on playground equipment and pull tight around your neck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/4-climbing/14/)
- [Falls from climbing frames, trees and playground equipment cause most playground injuries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/4-climbing/18/)
- [Cords and scarves can also catch on equipment and strangle a child.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/228-parks-and-playgrounds/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «equipment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/equipment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.