Meaning

1 senses

  1. To distress oneself by comparing one's own situation with that of others who seem more successful.

Forms

compares and despairs, comparing and despairing, compared and despaired, compared and despaired
Base formcompare and despair · to compare and despair
3rd person singularcompares and despairs
Present participlecomparing and despairing
Past simplecompared and despaired
Past participlecompared and despaired

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycompare and despair
he, she, itcompares and despairs

Past simpleLesson

all personscompared and despaired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave compared and despaired
he, she, ithas compared and despaired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill compare and despair

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
comparativeA2comparativelycompareA2comparisonB1compartmentcompartmentalize
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