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to equip
To provide someone or something with the necessary or desired things. This often refers to furnishing rooms or equipping people or objects.
Die neue Wohnung ist bereits mit einer modernen Küche ausgestattet.
The new apartment is already equipped with a modern kitchen.
to endow
In a figurative sense: to provide someone with certain abilities, talents, or qualities. Often used in the passive.
Die Natur hat sie mit einer außergewöhnlichen Stimme ausgestattet.
Nature has endowed her with an extraordinary voice.
to provide a dowry
In a historical or legal context: to give a bride a dowry for marriage.
Der Vater stattete seine Tochter mit einem beträchtlichen Vermögen aus.
The father provided his daughter with a considerable fortune as a dowry.
'Ausstatten' (to equip) is a separable verb. The prefix 'aus-' goes to the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive, the verb stays together.
Die Firma stattet alle Mitarbeiter mit neuen Laptops aus.
The company equips all employees with new laptops.
The structure is almost always fixed: you equip someone or something (accusative) with something (dative). The preposition 'mit' (with) is very important here.
Wir haben unser Wohnzimmer mit neuen Möbeln ausgestattet.
We equipped our living room with new furniture.
To describe the condition or features of something, the passive is often used. The form 'ist ausgestattet mit ...' (is equipped with ...) is very common for naming the features of a place or object.
Das Hotelzimmer ist mit Klimaanlage und Minibar ausgestattet.
The hotel room is equipped with air conditioning and a minibar.
In the figurative sense, 'ausstatten mit' (to endow with) describes which talents or qualities a person has by nature. Typical combinations are 'mit Talent ausstatten' (to endow with talent), 'mit Geduld ausstatten' (to endow with patience), or 'mit einer guten Stimme ausstatten' (to endow with a good voice).
Die Natur hat ihn mit großer Musikalität ausgestattet.
Nature endowed him with great musicality.
The meaning 'to give a dowry' is rare today and belongs in a historical or legal context. You find it mainly in historical novels or texts about earlier forms of society.
Im 19. Jahrhundert war es üblich, dass Väter ihre Töchter für die Heirat ausstatteten.
In the 19th century, it was customary for fathers to provide their daughters with a dowry for marriage.
to provide / to be mistaken
Versehen and ausstatten both refer to adding things. Mit etwas versehen is often used for a single addition and emphasizes its presence. Ausstatten highlights several necessary or desired items that serve a particular purpose.
Die Werkstatt stattete das Fahrrad für die Reise mit Licht, Taschen und einem Gepäckträger aus.
The workshop equipped the bicycle for the trip with lights, bags, and a luggage rack.
Die Werkstatt versah das Fahrrad mit einer neuen Klingel.
The workshop fitted the bicycle with a new bell.
