Meaning
To look at two or more things to see how they are the same and how they are different.
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Word origin
From Latin comparare meaning to put in pairs, from com- meaning together and par meaning equal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- comparare
- English cognates
- pair, peer
Grammar
Examples
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You compare things to find what is the same and what is not.
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Comparing often means checking which one is better or cheaper.
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To "compare A to B" is to say that A is like B.
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Grammar articles
(8)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Comparatives and superlatives in English: rules and chart
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Modals of deduction in English: must, might, could, can't
Ordinal numbers in English: first, second, third (chart)
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
Phrasal verbs with come in English: 13 meanings, examples
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English, with examples
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 7: compare, stair, campaign and 7 more words.