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com·pare  (km-pâr)

v. com·pared, com·par·ing, com·pares

v.tr.

1. To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken.

2. To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of.

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.

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[Middle English comparen, from Old French comparer, from Latin comparre, from compr, equal : com-, com- + pr, equal; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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com·parer n.

Usage Note: Compare usually takes the preposition to when it refers to the activity of describing the resemblances between unlike things: He compared her to a summer day. Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer. It takes with when it refers to the act of examining two like things in order to discern their similarities or differences: The police compared the forged signature with the original. The committee will have to compare the Senate's version of the bill with the version that was passed by the House. When compare is used to mean "to liken (one) with another," with is traditionally held to be the correct preposition: That little bauble is not to be compared with (not to) this enormous jewel. But to is frequently used in this context and is not incorrect.

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compare

Verb

[-paring, -pared]

1. to examine in order to observe resemblances or differences: the survey compared the health of three groups of children

2. compare to to declare to be like: one ambulance driver compared the carnage to an air crash

3. (usually foll. by with)to resemble: his storytelling compares with the likes of Le Carré

4. to bear a specified relation when examined: this full-flavoured white wine compares favourably with more expensive French wines

5. compare notes to exchange opinions

Noun

beyond compare without equal [Latin com- together + par equal]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compare - qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" comparability, comparison, equivalence alikeness, 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 analogy collate - compare critically; of texts compare - 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, liken consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
	4.	compare - to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

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compare

verb contrast, balance, weigh, set against, collate, juxtapose

compare to something liken to, parallel, identify with, equate to, correlate to, mention in the same breath as

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

Translations

compare [kəmˈpɛəʳ] vt → comparar

vi to compare (with) → poder compararse (con);

compared with or to → comparado con or a;

how do the prices compare? → ¿cómo son los precios en comparación?

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compare [kəmˈpɛəʳ] vt to compare sth/sb with or to → comparer qch/qn avec or à vi to compare (with) → se comparer (à); être comparable (à);

how do the prices compare? → comment sont les prix?, est-ce que les prix sont comparables?;

compared with or to → par rapport à

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compare [kəmˈpɛəʳ] vt to compare (with or to) → vergleichen (mit) vi to compare (with) → sich vergleichen lassen (mit);

how do the prices compare? → wie lassen sich die Preise vergleichen?;

compared with or to → im Vergleich zu, verglichen mit

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compare [kəmˈpɛəʳ] vt to compare sth/sb with/to → confrontare qc/qn con/a vi to compare (with) → reggere il confronto (con);

compared with or to → a paragone di, rispetto a;

how do the prices compare? → che differenza di prezzo c'è?