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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.
'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 miss / to give
'verpassen' and 'ausstatten' can both mean that someone or something receives something. The difference lies in tone and context. 'ausstatten' is used when someone or something is provided with necessary things, devices, or even qualities. It sounds neutral and often somewhat factual. In this meaning, 'verpassen' is colloquial and means more that you give something a particular look or quality. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with 'geben' (to give) or 'versehen mit' (to provide with). For furniture, technology, or equipment, 'ausstatten' is usually a better fit; for a casual sentence about style or appearance, 'verpassen' can sound more natural.
Die Firma stattet alle neuen Büros mit modernen Computern aus.
The company equips all new offices with modern computers.
Für das Projekt verpasste er der Präsentation ein neues Design.
For the project, he gave the presentation a new design.