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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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N2
近付ける
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to bring near, to put close, to let come near
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付近
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neighborhood, vicinity
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付属
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being attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going with
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予備
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preparation, spare
N3
追い付く
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catch up with, overtake
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思い付く
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think of, hit upon, come up with
N3
片付く
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be tidied up, be settled
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気付く
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notice, realize, become aware
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寄付
kifu
donation, contribution
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