Equivalent - English meaning

adjective

(of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice.

Usage examples:

The various alternative methods for resolving disputes

noun

One of two or more available possibilities.

Usage examples:

Audiobooks are an interesting alternative to reading

noun

Something that is different, esp. from what is usual; a choice

Usage examples:

You can make it look good by comparing it to a crummy alternative., i have no alternative but to as…

verb

Come to be (the total) when added together.

Usage examples:

Losses amounted to over 10 million pounds

noun

A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent.

Usage examples:

Sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people

adjective

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Usage examples:

They saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and child…

adjective

Relating to or using signals or information represented by a continuously variable physical quantity such as spatial position, voltage, etc.

Usage examples:

Analogue signals

noun

A person or thing seen as comparable to another.

Usage examples:

An interior analogue of the exterior world

adjective

Using a system in which information, such as sound or images, is stored or sent in a continuously changing form, such as electrical signals, radio waves, or film

Usage examples:

Analogue tv/radio/phone, analogue system/signal/service, viewers would be forced to make the switch…

noun

A thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.

Usage examples:

He knocked and entered without waiting for an answer

verb

Say or write something as a reaction to someone or something.

Usage examples:

‘of course i can,’ she answered

verb

A statement made to reply to a question or criticism

adjective

Having the same rank or importance.

Usage examples:

Coequal partners

noun

A person or thing equal with another.

Usage examples:

One of them, ‘the book of ruth and naomi,’ suggests that we consider ruth and naomi coequals.

adjective

Able to be likened to another; similar.

Usage examples:

The situation in holland is comparable to that in england

adjective

Similar in size, amount, or quality to something else

Usage examples:

The girls are of comparable ages., our prices are comparable to/with those in other shops., the two…

noun

A thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality.

Usage examples:

Local ales provide the perfect complement to fine food

verb

Contribute extra features to (someone or something) in such a way as to improve or emphasize their qualities.

Usage examples:

A classic blazer complements a look that's smart or casual

verb

To help make something or someone more complete or effective

Usage examples:

She used photographs to complement the text of the news story., this ancient chinese therapy is par…

noun

A person who writes letters on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

She wasn't much of a correspondent

adjective

Corresponding.

Usage examples:

However, correspondent payment can involve payment between two banks in the same jurisdiction, if p…

noun

A person employed by a newspaper, magazine, television station, etc., to report news on a particular subject or from a place that is far away

Usage examples:

He works as a correspondent in moscow., willa was not a good correspondent, and often didn’t write …

adjective

Analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable.

Usage examples:

The corresponding jamaican word is ‘bada’

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

noun

A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation.

Usage examples:

The minister held talks with his french counterpart

noun

A person or thing that has the same position or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or organization

Usage examples:

The president will meet with his brazilian counterpart tomorrow.

noun

A person or thing that does the same job or has the same function as a person or thing in a different organization, etc.

Usage examples:

Why should women in top managerial positions earn less than their male counterparts?, for the first…

adjective

Consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things.

Usage examples:

Double doors

predeterminer

Twice as much or as many.

Usage examples:

The jail now houses almost double the number of prisoners it was designed for

adverb

At or to twice the amount or extent.

Usage examples:

You have to be careful, and this counts double for older people

adjective

Similar in every detail; exactly alike.

Usage examples:

Four girls in identical green outfits

adjective

Exactly the same, or very similar

Usage examples:

The test is identical to the one you took last year., the two sisters dressed identically.

adjective

(of two things) able to be interchanged.

Usage examples:

Eyepieces are interchangeable and one can use any eyepiece with any telescope

adjective

Able to be exchanged with each other without making any difference or without being noticed

Usage examples:

Interchangeable machine parts

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

Usage examples:

A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Usage examples:

He struck a match against the wall

verb

Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.

Usage examples:

Faye peered at her with suspicion

noun

A member of the nobility in britain or ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

Usage examples:

Hereditary peers could still dominate the proceedings of the house of lords

verb

Make or become equal with.

Usage examples:

The thames could not peer with the mill-streamlet close to my home

noun

A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.

Usage examples:

He has no serious rival for the job

verb

Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.

Usage examples:

He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun

A person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area

Usage examples:

Business/political rivals, no computer can rival a human brain.

adjective

Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Usage examples:

A soft cheese similar to brie

noun

A person or thing similar to another.

Usage examples:

He was one of those whose similar you never meet

adjective

Looking or being almost the same, although not exactly

Usage examples:

They both went to ivy league schools and have similar backgrounds., he used similar tactics to win …

adjective

Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

Usage examples:

The resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt

adjective

Equal

Usage examples:

Her silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.

noun

One of two children or animals born at the same birth.

Usage examples:

Experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins

adjective

Forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth.

Usage examples:

She gave birth to twin boys

verb

Link (a town or district) with another in a different country or cause (two towns or districts) to be linked, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange.

Usage examples:

The russian city of kostroma is twinned with durham