Definition

1. 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

1. furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
   • a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole
2. prepared with proper equipment
   • equipped for service in the Arctic