fitted out
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Equipped with necessary items or gear: Describes something or someone that has been provided with all the essential equipment, supplies, or furnishings required for a specific purpose, task, or occupation.
- Prepared and ready for use: Indicates a state of being fully prepared and properly supplied for a particular activity or undertaking.
Usage
- The adjective "fitted out" is used to describe a person, group, or thing that has been equipped or supplied.
- It is often used in the passive voice (e.g., "was fitted out," "have been fitted out").
- It can be followed by a prepositional phrase starting with "for" or "with" to specify the purpose or the type of equipment.
- fitted out for a journey / an expedition / battle
- fitted out with new tools / the latest technology
Examples
- Adjective:
- The ship was fitted out for its long voyage across the Atlantic.
- The new laboratory is fitted out with state-of-the-art equipment.
- Before the camping trip, we made sure the car was fitted out with all the necessary gear.
Advanced Usage
- "to be fitted out": to be equipped or supplied.
- The apartment comes fitted out with modern appliances.
- "to fit someone/something out": the active verb form meaning to equip or supply someone or something.
- The company fitted the team out with new uniforms and safety gear.
Variants and Related Words
- Outfit (verb): To provide with necessary equipment, clothes, or other items. (e.g., )
- Equip (verb): To supply with what is needed. (e.g., )
- Furnish (verb): To provide or supply. Often used for rooms or buildings. (e.g., )
- Kit out (phrasal verb, chiefly British): To equip or supply. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Equipped: Provided with necessary items.
- Outfitted: Supplied with equipment, especially for a special purpose.
- Rigged out: Equipped, often in a makeshift or specific way (e.g., a ship).
- Appointed: Furnished or equipped, often implying a high standard (e.g., a well-appointed room).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Fit out (with): To provide or equip with something.
- The charity fitted out the school with new computers.
- Kit out (with): (Chiefly British) To equip someone with clothing or gear.
- We need to kit the new recruits out with proper boots.
Related Idioms
- Turnkey operation/ready: Something that is completely equipped and ready for immediate use. While not using "fitted out," it shares the concept of being fully prepared and supplied.
- They bought a turnkey business, so they could start operating immediately.
Adjective
- furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
- a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole
- prepared with proper equipment
- equipped for service in the Arctic