compare
31compare — verb 1》 (often compare something to/with) estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. ↘(compare something to) liken something to. ↘(usu. compare with) be similar to or have a specified relationship with another… …
32compare — com·pà·re s.m. 1. RE centromerid., padrino di battesimo o cresima: far da compare 2. CO colloq., socio, complice in azioni disoneste o poco pulite: quel tipo e il suo compare mi sembrano poco raccomandabili 3. CO nelle favole, appellativo che si… …
33compare — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To regard as similar] Syn. relate, connect, liken, note the similarities, draw a comParison, make a comParison, associate, link, reduce to a common denominator, equate, match, express by metaphor, analogize, show… …
34compare*/*/*/ — [kəmˈpeə] verb 1) [T] to consider the ways in which people or things are similar or different The research compares and contrasts the two policies (= shows how they are similar and how they are different).[/ex] Compare the one that has been… …
35compare — verb /kəmˈpɛɹ/ a) 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 tigers coloration with… …
36compare — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, analogize, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, assimilate, associate, balance, be commensurable, be comparable, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, bracket, bring into analogy, bring… …
37compare — 01. If you try to [compare] the two students, you will find that they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. 02. John is a terrible soccer player. [Compared] to him, I look like Pelé. 03. You shouldn t make [comparisons] between your… …
38compare — [c]/kəmˈpɛə / (say kuhm pair) verb (compared, comparing) –verb (t) 1. to represent as similar or analogous; liken (to). 2. to note the similarities and differences of: to compare apples with pears. 3. to bring together for the purpose of noting… …
39compare — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by to) express similarities in; liken (compared the landscape to a painting). 2 tr. (often foll. by to, with) estimate the similarity or dissimilarity of; assess the relation between (compared radio with television;… …
40compare — See compare, contrast …
