Collocations with Equipment



An important step to improving your vocabulary is to not only learn the appropriate terms, but to learn the words that commonly go together with those terms. These word combination are often, adjective + noun, verb + noun, and noun + verb pairs. Each of these collocation sheets provide collocations for commonly used words arranged into categories. Each collocation is illustrated with an example sentence.

Adjectives + "Equipment"
 
The following list are adjectives that are commonly used with the noun 'equipment'. Each adjective has an example sentence to illustrate usage. 

the latest

He always buys the latest fishing equipment to make sure he catches the most fish.

modern

They've got quite a bit of modern computer equipment in the house.

state-of-the-art
The lab uses only state-of-the-art equipment.

up-to-date
Our equipment is up-to-date, but not state-of-the-art.

high tech
I love browsing in stores with lots of high tech equipment.

sophisticated
We use sophisticated equipment to track weather across the region.


technical
Our technical equipment is equal to any task.

sensitive
Be careful when you use that equipment. It's very sensitive.

essential
Be sure to gather all the essential equipment before you begin the experiment.

faulty
We need to get rid of that faulty equipment and buy the latest.

gym
The school bought state-of-the-art gym equipment this year.

office
Office equipment manufacturers do billions in business each year.

scientific
The laboratory employs a wide range of scientific equipment.

electronic
The studio provides a wide range of electronic equipment for your needs.

Verbs + "Equipment"

buy, purchase
I've been saving to purchase the new equipment.

sell
Best Buy sells a wide range of audio equipment.

provide, supply
Our company supplies a number of leading hospitals with medical equipment.

install
You'll need to ask a specialist to install this equipment.

upgrade
We need to upgrade our scientific equipment.

operate
You don't need to be a genius to operate this equipment.

require
This profession requires a wide range of equipment.

"Equipment" + Verbs

consist of something
The required equipment consists of two transformers and a switch.

work
The equipment is working now.

malfunction
Unfortunately, the equipment is malfunctioning at the moment.

"Equipment" + Nouns

maker, manufacturer
There are a number of high tech equipment manufacturers in the area.

supplier, vendor
The best computer equipment vendor is down the street.

rental
It's best to go with equipment rental for that project. Buying that technical equipment is far too expensive.

Phrases + "Equipment"

the right
Don't try that experiment without the right equipment.

the proper
Make sure to have all the proper equipment before you begin.




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