compare
verb (used with object)
to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences.
compares
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present tense formof compare (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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That compares with 2,289 cases during all of 2025, and is the highest level recorded by the CDC since 1991.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
This method examines short, standardized sections of DNA and compares them with reference sequences from known species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
That compares to a core profit margin of between one and three percent which the Munich-based manufacturer expected back in June, itself a cut on expectations at the start of the year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
This compares with the $2.21 billion it reported in the same period last year and the $7.33 billion analysts expected, according to a company-compiled consensus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
See how smart she was, she seems to intone as she compares the picture to my father.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
