compare

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♦ com|pare /kəmp'eər/ (compares comparing compared)
1 [VERB] V pl-n, V n with n, V n to n
When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them.
Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60...
Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?...
Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow.
to compare notes: see note
2 [VERB] V n to/with n/-ing, V n to/with n/-ing
If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing.
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce...
I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
= liken
3 [V-RECIP] V adv with n, pl-n V adv
If one thing compares favourably with another, it is better than the other thing. If it compares unfavourably, it is worse than the other thing.
Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other European countries...
How do the two techniques compare in terms of application?
4 [VERB] usu with neg, V with n
If you say that something does not compare with something else, you mean that it is much worse.
The flowers here do not compare with those at home...
5
see also compared

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