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 combinations 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 g 

ot 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 manufactures 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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