compare apples to apples
compare apples to apples · compares apples to apples · compared apples to apples · comparing apples to apples
To compare like thingsTo compare like things.
Meaning
1 sensesTo compare like things.
The article compares apples to apples, grouping diamond rings of the same variety and price together.
Forms
compares apples to apples, comparing apples to apples, compared apples to apples, compared apples to apples| Base form | compare apples to apples · to compare apples to apples |
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| 3rd person singular | compares apples to apples |
| Present participle | comparing apples to apples |
| Past simple | compared apples to apples |
| Past participle | compared apples to apples |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | compare apples to apples |
| he, she, it | compares apples to apples |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | compared apples to apples |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have compared apples to apples |
| he, she, it | has compared apples to apples |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will compare apples to apples |
Antonyms
1 antonymscompare apples and oranges
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.