📖 Definitions of "Compares"
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Comparison.
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An instruction or command that compares two values.
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Illustration by comparison; simile.
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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."
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To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
"Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs."
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(grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
"We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best"."
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To be similar (often used in the negative).
"A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Compares"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| comparisonnoun | The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared. |
| likenverb | (transitive) Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare. |
| comparabilitynoun | The quality of being comparable. |
| equivalenceverb | (uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal. |
| equateverb | (transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with). |
| appears | "Appears" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. |
| comparativenoun | Of or relating to comparison. |
| comparisonsnoun | The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared. |
| confrontsverb | (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with. |
| contrastsverb | (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts. |
| differsverb | (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct. |
| equatesverb | (transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with). |
| likensnoun | A surname from Dutch. |
| matchesnoun | "Matches" is a song recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. |
| percentagesnoun | The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole. |
| presentsnoun | (law) The contents of the present document: the one in which the word presents appears. |
| reportverb | (transitive, intransitive) To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). |
| resemblesverb | (transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. |
| correlatesnoun | Either of a pair of things related by a correlation; a correlative. |
| parallels | "Parallels" is the 11th episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 163rd overall. |
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