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compare
  1. (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
  2. (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
  3. (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
  4. (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
  5. (obsolete) To get; to obtain.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. contrast, juxtapose, balance, collate, differentiate, correlate, weigh, analyse, analyze, assess, measure, compete, parallel, scrutinise, scrutinize, confront, consider, contemplate, evaluate, examine, hang, inspect, judge, match, observe, oppose, ponder, segregate, separate, study, divide, set side by side, weigh up, match up, measure up, size up, weigh against, balance the differences between, measure the differences between, place in juxtaposition, set against, stack up against, stand the pace, stand the test, weigh against another, weigh the differences between, put side by side, discriminate, differ, vary … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Let's not jump to conclusions until we compare this year's data to historical trends.”
      “I would compare his dance moves to the convulsions of a dog biting into a lemon for the first time.”
      “I can assure you that salaries at our company compare favorably with others in our industry.”
compeer
  1. To be equal with; to match.
compares
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contrasts, juxtaposes, balances, collates, differentiates, correlates, weighs, analyses, analyzes, assesses, measures, competes, parallels, scrutinises, scrutinizes, confronts, considers, contemplates, evaluates, examines, hangs, inspects, judges, matches, observes, opposes, ponders, segregates, separates, studies, divides, sets side by side, weighs up, matches up, measures up, sizes up, weighs against, balances the differences between, measures the differences between, places in juxtaposition, sets against, stacks up against, stands the pace, stands the test, weighs against another, weighs the differences between, puts side by side, analogizes, equates, likens … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It not only compares the amount of knowledge they have but also deals with qualitative aspects of their lexical knowledge.”
      “Watch this space to see how the three hundred and fifty pound camera compares with the thirty quid webcam.”
      “He compares each of Francis's early companions to one of the twelve Apostles.”
compareth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare
comparest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of compare
compared
  1. simple past tense and past participle of compare
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contrasted, juxtaposed, balanced, collated, differentiated, correlated, weighed, analysed, analyzed, assessed, measured, competed, paralleled, parallelled, scrutinised, scrutinized, confronted, considered, contemplated, evaluated, examined, hung, hanged, inspected, judged, matched, observed, opposed, pondered, segregated, separated, studied, divided, set side by side, weighed up, matched up, measured up, sized up, weighed against, balanced the differences between, measured the differences between, placed in juxtaposition, set against, stacked up against, stood the pace, stood the test, weighed against another, weighed the differences between, put side by side, analogized … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Ferrous sulfate compared with iron polysaccharide complex resulted in a greater increase in hemoglobin concentration at 12 weeks.”
      “Their disagreement is just a political sideshow when compared to the real issues at hand.”
      “Their strong wind seems anglicized when compared to Asturias's Amerindianized one.”
compeered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of compeer
comparing
  1. present participle of compare
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contrasting, juxtaposing, balancing, collating, differentiating, correlating, weighing, analysing, analyzing, assessing, measuring, competing, paralleling, parallelling, scrutinising, scrutinizing, confronting, considering, contemplating, evaluating, examining, hanging, inspecting, judging, matching, observing, opposing, pondering, segregating, separating, studying, dividing, setting side by side, weighing up, matching up, measuring up, sizing up, weighing against, balancing the differences between, measuring the differences between, placing in juxtaposition, setting against, stacking up against, standing the pace, standing the test, weighing against another, weighing the differences between, putting side by side, analogizing, equating … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Any quatorze beats any trio, and when comparing two quatorzes or two trios, the one with the higher ranked cards wins.”
      “It's odd comparing which bits of material are standard and which were the ad-libs.”
      “This paper describes novel results on the characteristics of three-party dialogues by quantitatively comparing them with those of two-party.”
compeering
  1. present participle of compeer
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