compare
to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: If you compare these three pieces of cloth, you'll see they're all similar in weight.It's difficult to directly compare the governments of two very different nations.
to consider or describe as similar; liken: “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”
Grammar. to form or display the degrees of comparison of (an adjective or adverb).
to be worthy of comparison; be held equal: Dekker's plays cannot compare with Shakespeare's.
to appear in a similar standing: His recital certainly compares with the one he gave last year.
to differ in quality or accomplishment as specified: Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations.
to make a comparison: The only way we can say which product is better is to compare.
comparison: Her beauty is beyond compare.
Idioms about compare
compare and contrast. See entry at compare and contrast.
compare apples and / with / to oranges, to compare things that are fundamentally different from each other, usually used to suggest that the things cannot or should not be directly compared:Comparing per pupil costs in public schools to tuition costs in private schools is comparing apples and oranges.
compare apples to / with / and apples, to compare things that are similar to each other in a basic or fundamental way:Let’s compare apples to apples and look at the Professional package versus the Plus package.
compare notes. note (def. 32).
compared to / with, considered in relation to; contrasted with: The report investigated whether electric buses were cost-effective compared to traditional diesel buses.Compared with other video editing software, our program offers many more features.
Origin of compare
1usage note For compare
Other words from compare
- com·par·er, noun
- in·ter·com·pare, verb (used with object), in·ter·com·pared, in·ter·com·par·ing.
- pre·com·pare, verb (used with object), pre·com·pared, pre·com·par·ing.
- re·com·pare, verb (used with object), re·com·pared, re·com·par·ing.
- un·com·pared, adjective
- well-com·pared, adjective
Words that may be confused with compare
- compare , contrast
Words Nearby compare
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How to use compare in a sentence
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Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd compare, as noted up top, to Secretary Clinton, who spent years quietly pushing a modernized Cuba policy.
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Here he can inspect what he sees, say the reflection of the face of his mother or nurse, and compare it at once with the original.
Children's Ways | James SullyPentegot est une fort belle riviere, et peut 48 estre compare la Garonne de France.
A bull-fight is fearful enough, but it cannot compare with the struggle between a maddened buffalo and his pursuer.
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The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller"And I can return the compliment," was my reply, as we all gathered round a brew of tea to exchange news and compare notes.
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British Dictionary definitions for compare
/ (kəmˈpɛə) /
(tr usually foll by to) to regard or represent as analogous or similar; liken: the general has been compared to Napoleon
(tr usually foll by with) to examine in order to observe resemblances or differences: to compare rum with gin
(intr usually foll by with) to be of the same or similar quality or value: gin compares with rum in alcoholic content
(intr) to bear a specified relation of quality or value when examined: this car compares badly with the other
(intr usually foll by with) to correspond to: profits were £3.2 million. This compares with £2.6 million last year
(tr) grammar to give the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of (an adjective)
(intr) archaic to compete or vie
compare notes to exchange opinions
comparison or analogy (esp in the phrase beyond compare)
Origin of compare
1Derived forms of compare
- comparer, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with compare
In addition to the idiom beginning with compare
- compare notes
also see:
- beyond compare
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