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1 English

1.1 Transitive verb

1.1.1 Translations

1.2 Intransitive verb
1.3 Related terms
1.4 See also

English

Transitive verb

to compare (past tense and past participle compared)

  1. To assess the similarities (between two things ["to compare X and Y"] or between one thing and another ["to compare X to Y" or "to compare X with Y"]
    Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs
    Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra
    You can't compare my problems and yours
  2. (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
    We compare good as good, better, best

Translations

Intransitive verb

  1. To be similar (often used in the negative)
    A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare

Related terms

See also

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The noun "compare" has one sense: The verb "compare" has four senses:

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