"equal to" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [English]

IPA: /ˈiː.kwəl ˌtuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈi.kwəl ˌtu/ [Canada, General-American], /-tə/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈiː.kwəl ˌtʉː/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /-tə/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈi.kwəl ˌtʉ/ [Scotland], /-tə/ [Scotland], /ˈiː.kwal ˌʈuː/ [India], /-ʈo/ [India]
enPR: ē′kwəl to͞o′, -tə Etymology: First attested in the late 17th century. Etymology templates: {{etydate|late 17th century}} First attested in the late 17th century Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} equal to
  1. (idiomatic) Having the requisite qualities for; fit or able for. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: adequate to, capable, up to Translations (having the requisite qualities for; fit or able for): capaz (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equal_to-en-prep-en:fit_or_able_for Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'having the requisite qualities for; fit or able for': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see equal, to.
    Sense id: en-equal_to-en-prep-MVClYwxO Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 45 55 Related terms: able, adequate, alert, ample, capable, commensurate, competent, decent, due, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, enough, equal, fit, fitted, good enough (english: good + enough), good, like, minimal, minimum, plenty, productive, proficient, proportionate, qualified, satisfactory, satisfying, substantial, sufficient, suitable, suited, up to (english: up + to), worthy
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          "english": "good + enough",
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