compare

/kəmˈpɛə//kəmˈpɛɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    Comparison.

  2. 2

    An instruction or command that compares two values.

  3. 3

    Illustration by comparison; simile.

verb

  1. 1

    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.”
  2. 2

    To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].

    “Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.”
  3. 3

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

    “We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".”
  4. 4

    To be similar (often used in the negative).

    “A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.”
  5. 5

    To get; to obtain.

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