compare in English: To look at two or more things to see how they are the same and how they are different. (verb)

/kəmˈpeə/

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Translation

To look at two or more things to see how they are the same and how they are different.

Word origin

From Latin comparare meaning to put in pairs, from com- meaning together and par meaning equal.

Verb typeregular (compare, compares, compared)

You compare things to find what is the same and what is not.

Comparing often means checking which one is better or cheaper.

To "compare A to B" is to say that A is like B.

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This word is part of lesson 40.