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Equipped Pronunciation
Equipped is pronounced i-KWIPT, IPA /ɪˈkwɪpt/.
i-KWIPT
US /ɪˈkwɪpt/ · UK /ɪˈkwɪpt/
Syllables: i · KWIPT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (past tense and past participle of equip): Supplied with what is needed for a task, or fitted with a particular feature.
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Equipped in a Sentence
- Every van is equipped with a spare battery.
- They equipped the kitchen from a single auction.
- She felt poorly equipped for the first week.
Common Mispronunciations of Equipped
Not i-KWI-pid
The ed is a plain t here, so the word holds at two beats and closes on a hiss.
Not E-kwipt
Volume waits until KWIPT, and the qu in front of it is read as a kw.
Tip: The p doubles before the ending, which is what keeps the i short: equip, equipped, equipping.
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