compares
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Verb
/kəmˈpe(ə)r/,
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compared, past participle; compared, past tense; comparing, present participle; compares, 3rd person singular present;
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Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
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individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area
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the survey compares prices in different countries
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total attendance figures were 28,000, compared to 40,000 at last year's event
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Point out the resemblances to; liken to
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her novel was compared to the work of Daniel Defoe
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Draw an analogy between one thing and (another) for the purposes of explanation or clarification
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he compared the religions to different paths toward the peak of the same mountain
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Have a specified relationship with another thing or person in terms of nature or quality
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salaries compare favorably with those of other professions
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Be of an equal or similar nature or quality
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sales were modest and cannot compare with the glory days of 1989
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Form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or an adverb)
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words of one syllable are usually compared by “-er” and “-est.”