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equal2   Show phonetics
verb [T] (UK) equalling, past equalled, (US) equaling, past equaled
1 SAME to have the same value, size, etc as something else, often shown using a symbol (=)
Two plus two equals four.

2 AS GOOD AS to be as good as someone or something else
She equalled her own world record in the race.

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