verb🔗ShareTo 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."I am comparing the prices of laptops online to find the best deal. "attitudephilosophylogiclanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"]."Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs."languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective)."We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best"."grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be similar (often used in the negative)."A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare."languagewordgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo get; to obtain."Scenario: A student is trying to find the best grade in their class. Sentence: "By comparing her test scores with her classmates', Sarah is trying to get the highest grade in the class." "businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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