Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another:
Русский
By meaning 2
to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another:
to be similar:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another:
to form the three degrees of comparison of:
to be similar:

Examples

532 sentences

  1. People sometimes compare death to sleep.

    Люди іноді порівнюють смерть зі сном. — uaspeaker

    ruЛюди иногда сравнивают смерть со сном. — Hellerick

    deDer Tod wird manchmal mit dem Schlaf verglichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Death is often compared to sleep.

    Смерть часто порівнюють зі сном. — marko

    ruСмерть часто сравнивают со сном. — marafon

    deDer Tod wird oft mit dem Schlaf verglichen. — MUIRIEL

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  3. I compared my car with his.

    Я порівняв свою машину з його. — deniko

    ruЯ сравнил свою машину с его. — sharptoothed

    deIch verglich meinen Wagen mit seinem. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

5 senses

  1. (transitive)To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

    Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.

    You can't compare my problems and yours.

    vergleichen, komparieren

    сра́вниватьsrávnivatʹ, сравни́тьsravnítʹ

    порі́внюватиporívnjuvaty, порівня́тиporivnjáty

  2. (intransitive)To be similar (often used in the negative).

    A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.

    übereinstimmen

    сра́вниватьсяsrávnivatʹsja, сравни́тьсяsravnítʹsja

  3. (transitive)To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).

    We compare “good” as “good”, “better”, “best”.

    steigern

    to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

More meanings 2

  1. (transitive)To declare two things to be similar in some respect [“to compare X to Y”].

    Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.

  2. (obsolete)To get; to obtain.

Origin

From Middle English comparen, from Old French comparer, from Latin comparare (“to prepare,

From Middle English comparen, from Old French comparer, from Latin comparare (“to prepare, procure”), from compar (“like or equal to another”), from com- + par (“equal”). Displaced native Old English metan (“to compare,” also “to measure”).

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Forms

compares, comparing, compared, compared

regular · Lesson

Base formcompare · to compare
3rd person singularcompares
Present participlecomparing
Past simplecompared
Past participlecompared

Tenses

compare · compared · will compare · have compared

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycompare
he, she, itcompares

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill compare

Past simpleLesson

all personscompared

Synonyms

5 synonyms
To assess the similarities and differences between two…:set againstweigh againstcollate
To declare two things to be similar in some respect [“to…:liken
Close in meaning
  • consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous:likenequate

Word family

14 related words
RelatedcomparativeA2comparisonB1comparandcomparandumcf
Derivedcomparablecompareecompare notescomparinglyincomparedintercomparemiscomparerecompareuncompared

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • nothing compared to
  • are nothing compared
  • nothing compared

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
comparablecomparativeA2comparativelycomparisonB1compartmentcompartmentalize

Dictionary 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.

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