[ UK /kəmpˈe‍ə/ ]
[ US /kəmˈpɛɹ/ ]
NOUN
  1. qualities that are comparable
    beyond compare
    no comparison between the two books
VERB
  1. 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
  2. to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
  3. examine and note the similarities or differences of
    We compared notes after we had both seen the movie
    John compared his haircut to his friend's
  4. be comparable
    This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes
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How To Use compare In A Sentence

  • The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores. Matthew Yglesias » Krakow
  • Our interneuronal connections in our brain, for example, process information at chemical signaling speeds of a few hundred feet per second, compared to a billion feet per second for electronics - electronics is a million times faster.
  • Listen to our astronomers talk about the magnitudes and disunites and composition of the stars, and compare with their story that which was written in the astronomy of a few centuries ago. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index
  • A reduced short chain fatty acid concentration has also been reported in pouch contents from patients with pouchitis compared with those without.
  • Words are confusing, but they're nothing compared to non-words, mainly because non-words lead to rash assumptions and misunderstandings.
  • Currently, 30 percent of Americans are obese, compared with the 4 percent who meet criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder.
  • In addition, experimental flowers that matured a fruit (and therefore received a visit) had significantly larger corollas compared with corollas of flowers that did not initiate a fruit.
  • I was merely commenting how superior the Assos jersey seemed, compared to the other jerseys in my burgeoning collection.
  • Compared to a Finno-Ugric language like Estonian or Hungarian, which has tons of cases with exotic names like the inessive, superessive, ablative, translative, and exessive, English seems as poor as a pauper on payday. 2009 October « Motivated Grammar
  • But I doubt anything will compare to the light and clever touch she displays in CCF! Stella Gibbons's novel Cold Comfort Farm is a masterpiece
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