Equal To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
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Quick answer
Use “equal to” when something is the same in amount, number, size, or comparable value, and in the documented formal ability construction “equal to the task.”
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsequal to
Further guidance
Construction
Use “equal to” when something is the same in amount, number, size, or comparable value, and in the documented formal ability construction “equal to the task.”
Style Boundary
Cambridge also documents “equal in” before a dimension such as volume or size; this page does not collapse those distinct complement patterns.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Equal↗ (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct learner-dictionary evidence for equal to constructions and documented equal in alternatives.
Ablaze With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Abound In or With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Absorbed In: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acceptable To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Accessible To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
