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compare
compareto liken; relate; examine similarities: compare the shades of blue
Not to be confused with:contrast – to examine differences; a striking exhibition of unlikeness: The contrast of styles intensified the impact of the paintings.com·pare C0523900 (kəm-pâr′)v. com·pared, com·par·ing, com·pares v.tr.1. To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken: Is it right to compare the human brain to a computer?2. To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of: We compared the two products for quality and cost. The article compares the recent recession with the one in the early 1990s.3. Grammar To form the positive, comparative, or superlative degree of (an adjective or adverb).v.intr.1. To be worthy of comparison; bear comparison: two concert halls that just do not compare.2. To draw comparisons.n. Comparison: a musician beyond compare.Idiom: compare notes To exchange ideas, views, or opinions.
[Middle English comparen, from Old French comparer, from Latin comparāre, from compār, equal : com-, com- + pār, equal; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
com·par′er n.Usage Note: A common rule of usage holds that compare to and compare with are not interchangeable. To implies "in the direction of" or "toward a target," and so comparing Miriam to a summer's day means treating the summer's day as a standard or paragon and noting that Miriam, though a different kind of entity, is similar in some ways to it. With implies "together" or "side by side," and so comparing the Senate version of the bill with the House version means treating them symmetrically, as two examples of the same kind of entity, and noting both the similarities and the differences. It's a subtle distinction, and most writers accept both prepositions for both kinds of comparison, though with a preference that aligns with the traditional rule. The 2014 Usage Survey presented He compared the runner to a gazelle, where the items are in different categories and the first is likened to the second; the Panelists found to more acceptable than with by a large margin (95 percent to 55 percent). The margin of acceptability was slimmer for a sentence about assessing the similarities and differences between two comparable items: The police compared the forged signature with the original. The acceptability of with was only slightly greater than that of to (84 percent to 76 percent), and with might have been even more acceptable had the sentence been about two forged signatures.compare (kəmˈpɛə) vb1. (usually foll by: to) to regard or represent as analogous or similar; liken: the general has been compared to Napoleon. 2. (usually foll by: with) to examine in order to observe resemblances or differences: to compare rum with gin. 3. (usually foll by: with) to be of the same or similar quality or value: gin compares with rum in alcoholic content. 4. (intr) to bear a specified relation of quality or value when examined: this car compares badly with the other. 5. (usually foll by: with) to correspond to: profits were £3.2 million. This compares with £2.6 million last year. 6. (Grammar) (tr) grammar to give the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of (an adjective)7. (intr) archaic to compete or vie8. compare notes to exchange opinionsncomparison or analogy (esp in the phrase beyond compare)[C15: from Old French comparer, from Latin comparāre to couple together, match, from compar equal to one another, from com- together + par equal; see par] comˈparer ncom•pare (kəmˈpɛər)
v. -pared, -par•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences. 2. to consider or describe as similar; liken: “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?” 3. to form or display the degrees of comparison of (an adjective or adverb). v.i. 4. to be worthy of comparison: Whose plays can compare with Shakespeare's? 5. to be in similar standing; be alike: This recital compares with the one he gave last year. 6. to appear in quality, progress, etc., as specified: Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations. 7. to make comparisons. n. 8. comparison: a beauty beyond compare. Idioms: compare notes, to exchange views, ideas, or impressions. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French comperer < Latin comparāre to place together, match, v. derivative of compar alike, matching (see com-, par)] com•par′er, n. usage: A traditional rule states that compare should be followed by to when it points out likenesses between unlike persons or things: She compared his handwriting to knotted string. It should be followed by with, the rule says, when it examines two entities of the same general class for similarities or differences: She compared his handwriting with mine. This rule, though sensible, is not always followed, even in formal speech and writing. Common practice is to use to for likeness between members of different classes: to compare a language to a living organism. Between members of the same category, both to and with are used: Compare the Chicago of today with (or to) the Chicago of the 1890s. After the past participle compared, either to or with is used regardless of the type of comparison. compare1. 'compare'When you compare things, you consider how they are different and how they are similar. It's interesting to compare the two products.When compare has this meaning, you can use either with or to after it. For example, you can say 'It's interesting to compare this product with the old one' or 'It's interesting to compare this product to the old one'. The study compared Russian children with those in Britain.I haven't got anything to compare it to.2. 'be compared to'If one thing is compared to or can be compared to another thing, people say they are similar. As a writer he is compared frequently to Dickens.A computer virus can be compared to a biological virus.When you use compare like this, you must use to after it. Don't use 'with'. compare
Past participle: compared
Gerund: comparing
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| I compare | | you compare | | he/she/it compares | | we compare | | you compare | | they compare |
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| I compared | | you compared | | he/she/it compared | | we compared | | you compared | | they compared |
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| I am comparing | | you are comparing | | he/she/it is comparing | | we are comparing | | you are comparing | | they are comparing |
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| I have compared | | you have compared | | he/she/it has compared | | we have compared | | you have compared | | they have compared |
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| I was comparing | | you were comparing | | he/she/it was comparing | | we were comparing | | you were comparing | | they were comparing |
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| I had compared | | you had compared | | he/she/it had compared | | we had compared | | you had compared | | they had compared |
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| I will compare | | you will compare | | he/she/it will compare | | we will compare | | you will compare | | they will compare |
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| I will have compared | | you will have compared | | he/she/it will have compared | | we will have compared | | you will have compared | | they will have compared |
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| I will be comparing | | you will be comparing | | he/she/it will be comparing | | we will be comparing | | you will be comparing | | they will be comparing |
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| I have been comparing | | you have been comparing | | he/she/it has been comparing | | we have been comparing | | you have been comparing | | they have been comparing |
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| I will have been comparing | | you will have been comparing | | he/she/it will have been comparing | | we will have been comparing | | you will have been comparing | | they will have been comparing |
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| I had been comparing | | you had been comparing | | he/she/it had been comparing | | we had been comparing | | you had been comparing | | they had been comparing |
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| I would compare | | you would compare | | he/she/it would compare | | we would compare | | you would compare | | they would compare |
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| I would have compared | | you would have compared | | he/she/it would have compared | | we would have compared | | you would have compared | | they would have compared |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  compare - qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"comparability, comparison, equivalencealikeness, likeness, similitude - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness" | | Verb | 1. | compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"analogise, analogize - make an analogycollate - compare critically; of textscompare - be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" | | 2. | compare - be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"go - be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go" | | 3. | compare - consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"equate, likenconsider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" | | 4. | compare - to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverbinflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language |
compareverb contrast, balance, weigh, set against, collate, juxtapose Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.compare to something liken to, parallel, identify with, equate to, correlate to, mention in the same breath as Commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.compare with something be as good as, match, approach, equal, compete with, come up to, vie, be on a par with, be the equal of, approximate to, hold a candle to, bear comparison, be in the same class as The flowers here do not compare with those at home.compareverb1. To represent as similar:analogize, assimilate, equate, identify, liken, match, parallel.2. To examine in order to note the similarities and differences of:balance, collate.3. To be equal or alike:correspond, equal, match, measure up, parallel, touch.Informal: stack up.Translationscompare (kəmˈpeə) verb1. to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different. If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one. 比較 比较2. to describe as being similar to. She compared him to a monkey. 比作 比作3. to be near in standard or quality. He just can't compare with Mozart. 比得上 相比comparable (ˈkompərəbl) adjective of the same kind, on the same scale etc. The houses were not at all comparable in size. 可比較的 可比较的comparative (kəmˈpӕrətiv) adjective1. judged by comparing with something else. the comparative quiet of the suburbs. 比較的 比较的2. (of an adjective or adverb used in comparisons) between positive and superlative, as the following underlined words. a bigger book; a better man; Blacker is a comparative adjective; (also noun) What is the comparative of `bad'? 比較級的 比较级的comˈparatively adverbThis house was comparatively cheap. 相對地 比较地comparison (kəmˈpӕrisn) noun (an act of) comparing. There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London. 比較 比较
compare with is used to bring out similarities and differences between two things of the same type: He compared his pen with mine and decided mine was better .
compare to is used when pointing out a similarity between two different things: Stars are often compared to diamonds . compare
compare apples and orangesTo try to highlight the similarities between two different things—which typically cannot be done. You can't compare your job as a nurse to mine as an engineer—that's comparing apples and oranges!See also: and, apple, compare, orangecompare notesTo discuss one's feelings on or experience of someone or something with another person. This afternoon, we'll have to compare notes on the applicants we've interviewed so far.See also: compare, notecompare notes on (someone or something)To discuss one's feelings on or experience of someone or something with another person. This afternoon, we'll have to compare notes on the applicants we've interviewed so far.See also: compare, note, oncompare (someone or something) to (someone or something)To highlight the similarities between two people or things. Well, if Shakespeare can compare someone to a summer's day, then so can I! Unfortunately, I can only compare her performance to a train wreck.See also: comparecompare (someone or something) with (someone or something)To highlight the similarities between two people or things. Well, if Shakespeare can compare someone with a summer's day, then so can I! Unfortunately, I can only compare her performance with a train wreck.See also: comparebe as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)To be unimportant or trivial compared to someone or something else. These new pieces are as nothing compared to his groundbreaking early works.See also: nothingbeyond compareUnequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won that scholarship—her intelligence is beyond compare.See also: beyond, comparewithout compareUnequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won that scholarship—her intelligence is without compare.See also: compare, withoutbeyond comparisonUnequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won a full scholarship to that prestigious university—her intelligence is beyond comparison.See also: beyond, comparisoncompare notes on someone or somethingto share observations on someone or something. We took a little time to compare notes on our ancestors and have discovered that we are cousins.See also: compare, note, oncompare someone or something to someone or somethingto liken people or things to other people or things; to say that some people or things have the same qualities as other people or things. (See the comment at compare someone or something with someone or something.) l can only compare him to a cuddly teddy bear. He compared himself to one of the knights of the round table.See also: comparecompare someone or something with someone or somethingto consider the sameness or difference of sets of things or people. (This phrase is very close in meaning to compare someone or something to someone or something, but for some connotes stronger contrast.) Let's compare the virtues of savings accounts with investing in bonds. When I compare Roger with Tom, I find very few similarities. Please compare Tom with Bill on their unemployment records.See also: comparebeyond comparisonAlso, without comparison or beyond compare . Too superior to be compared, unrivaled, as in This view of the mountains is beyond comparison, or That bakery is without comparison. The first term, more common today than the much older variants, was first recorded in 1871. Without comparison goes back to 1340, and without compare to 1621. See also: beyond, comparisoncompare notesExchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700] See also: compare, notecompare notes exchange ideas, opinions, or information about a particular subject.See also: compare, notebeyond/without comˈpare (literary) too good, beautiful, etc. to be compared with anyone or anything else: The loveliness of the scene was beyond compare.See also: beyond, compare, withoutcompare ˈnotes (with somebody) exchange ideas or opinions with somebody, especially about shared experiences: We met after the exam to compare notes on how well we had done.See also: compare, note compare notes To exchange ideas, views, or opinions.See also: compare, noteapples and oranges, like comparingComparing two unlike objects or issues. This term, dating from the second half of the 1900s, has largely replaced the difference between chalk and cheese, at least in America. The latter expression of disparateness is much older, dating from the 1500s. Why apples and oranges, since they’re both fruits, and not some other object is unclear. Nevertheless, it has caught on and is on the way to being a cliché.See also: and, apple, compare, likecompare notes, toTo exchange opinions, impressions, or information. The original meaning referred to written notes, but the phrase soon included verbal exchanges as well. It was known by at least 1700. In 1712 Richard Steele wrote (in the Spectator), “They meet and compare notes upon your carriage.”See also: comparecompare
compareA fundamental computer capability. By comparing one set of data with another, the computer can locate, analyze, select, reorder and make decisions. After comparing, the computer can indicate whether the data were equal or which set was numerically greater or less than the other. See ASCII chart and computer.MedicalSeecomputerFinancialSeecomparisonCOMPARE
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| COMPARE➣Compiler Generation for Parallel Machines | | COMPARE➣Comparison of Mesoscale Prediction and Research (climatology) | | COMPARE➣Console for Optical Measurement And Precise Analysis Of Radiation From |
See COE Message Processorcompare
Synonyms for compareverb contrastSynonyms- contrast
- balance
- weigh
- set against
- collate
- juxtapose
phrase compare to somethingSynonyms- liken to
- parallel
- identify with
- equate to
- correlate to
- mention in the same breath as
phrase compare with somethingSynonyms- be as good as
- match
- approach
- equal
- compete with
- come up to
- vie
- be on a par with
- be the equal of
- approximate to
- hold a candle to
- bear comparison
- be in the same class as
Synonyms for compareverb to represent as similarSynonyms- analogize
- assimilate
- equate
- identify
- liken
- match
- parallel
verb to examine in order to note the similarities and differences ofSynonymsverb to be equal or alikeSynonyms- correspond
- equal
- match
- measure up
- parallel
- touch
- stack up
Synonyms for comparenoun qualities that are comparableSynonyms- comparability
- comparison
- equivalence
Related Words- alikeness
- likeness
- similitude
verb examine and note the similarities or differences ofRelated Words- analyse
- analyze
- examine
- study
- canvass
- canvas
- analogise
- analogize
- collate
- compare
verb be comparableRelated Wordsverb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogousSynonymsRelated Wordsverb to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverbRelated Words |