Sekirov Dictionary

compare

UK /kəmˈpɛə/US /kəmˈpɛɚ/

verb 5
noun 3
forms 5
phrases 1

verb5

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to set two or more things side by side in the mind and judge how far they match
- Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.
- You can't compare my problems and yours.
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To declare two things to be similar in some respect [“to compare X to Y”].
- Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.
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To be similar (often used in the negative).
- A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.
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To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- We compare “good” as “good”, “better”, “best”.
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(no longer used) To get; to obtain.
- To fill his bags, and richesse to compare. — 1590

noun3

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Comparison.
- Their small galleys may not hold compare with our tall ships. — 1687
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An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
- […] including addition and subtraction, memory operations, compares, shifts, logic operations, and condition operations. — 1998
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(no longer used) Illustration by comparison; simile.
- Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare. — 1602

forms

compared · comparing · compares · compareth · comparest

Phrases with compare

compare notes
To exchange information and ideas about related experiences.

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