equaled
Translation
equalled
Examples
Two plus two equaled four.
Two plus two equalled four.
Her performance equaled the world record.
Her performance equalled the world record.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((sth.)) to be the same in number or amount His salary equalled mine.
((sb./sth.)) ((sb./sth.)) to be as good as someone or something else No one has ever equalled her achievement.
Similar Words
Synonyms: matched, rivalled, corresponded to
Etymology
From Latin 'aequalis' (uniform, identical). The '-ed' suffix marks the past tense.
Memory Tips
The word 'equal' is inside. The '-ed' at the end means it happened in the past. It *was* equal.