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What (who) is compare - definition

EXAMINATION OF TWO OR MORE ENTITIES TO DEDUCE THEIR SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

Compare; Comparision; Comparative study; Comparing; Comparisons

compare

I. v. a.

1.

Collate (followed by with), bring into comparison, estimate relatively.

2.

Liken (followed by to), declare similar, represent as resembling.

II. v. n.

Bear a comparison, admit of comparison, present a resemblance.

III. n.

(Poetical.) Comparison.

Compare

·noun Comparison.

II. Compare ·noun Illustration by comparison; simile.

III. Compare ·vi To Vie; to assume a likeness or equality.

IV. Compare ·vt To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration; to Liken.

V. Compare ·vi To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.

VI. Compare ·vt To Get; to Procure; to Obtain; to Acquire.

VII. Compare ·vt To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention.

VIII. Compare ·vt To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing "- er" and "-est" to the positive form; as, black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing "more" and "most", or "less" and "least", to the positive; as, beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful.

compare

¦ 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 thing or person: salaries compare favourably with those of other professions.

2. Grammar form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or an adverb).

Phrases

beyond (or without) compare surpassing all others of the same kind.

compare notes exchange ideas or information about something.

Origin

ME: from OFr. comparer, from L. comparare, from compar 'like, equal'.

Wikipedia

Comparison

Comparison or comparing is the act of evaluating two or more things by determining the relevant, comparable characteristics of each thing, and then determining which characteristics of each are similar to the other, which are different, and to what degree. Where characteristics are different, the differences may then be evaluated to determine which thing is best suited for a particular purpose. The description of similarities and differences found between the two things is also called a comparison. Comparison can take many distinct forms, varying by field:

To compare is to bring two or more things together (physically or in contemplation) and to examine them systematically, identifying similarities and differences among them. Comparison has a different meaning within each framework of study. Any exploration of the similarities or differences of two or more units is a comparison. In the most limited sense, it consists of comparing two units isolated from each other.

To compare things, they must have characteristics that are similar enough in relevant ways to merit comparison. If two things are too different to compare in a useful way, an attempt to compare them is colloquially referred to in English as "comparing apples and oranges." Comparison is widely used in society, in science and in the arts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison

Examples of use of compare

1. "They compare me with Stalin, they compare me with Hitler," Chávez said.

2. It is often difficult to compare two cards just as one cannot compare orange and mangoes.

3. Don‘t Miss CNET: Compare prices CNET: Compare most popular digital camcorders Shooting with the HV30 feels easy and natural.

4. Women tend to compare themselves to their friends while men compare themselves to their workmates, said the study by Carrentals.co.uk.

5. One can only compare the tools used by those opposing both regimes; one can compare their goals and then decide whether there is any justification to their behavior.