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備え付ける
Meaning in Englishto provide, to equip, to install
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What it means
To equip a space or object by attaching components so that they become a permanent part of it, enabling immediate use or functionality.
Main meanings
- embedded fixtures or components permanently integrated in devices, furniture, or architecture
- to equip or furnish with necessary components or fittings
- to provision in advance or make ready for use
- figurative sense of provisioning resources or capabilities for future use
How to use it
Used in formal, technical, and architectural language to describe fixed installations or built-in equipment; patterns include Xを備え付ける to indicate installing components and Xが備え付けられている to indicate a fixture is already installed
Variants and close terms
- 設置する (せっちする) — to install, to set up
- 取り付ける (とりつける) — to attach or mount
- 装備する (そうびする) — to equip
- 内蔵する (ないぞうする) — to embed, built-in
Composition
- 備える: to prepare or provision
- 付ける: to attach or affix
- The combination conveys making something a fixed, prepared feature by attaching it
Etymology
備える + 付ける form a native Japanese compound, indicating the act of preparing by attaching or affixing
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transitive verb (動詞・他動詞)
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