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compare something to/with — estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. → compare … English new terms dictionary
compare — com|pare1 [ kəm per ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to consider how things or people are different and how they are similar: compare something with/to something: Just compare the one that has been cleaned with the others. The results are then compared … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compare — I UK [kəmˈpeə(r)] / US [kəmˈper] verb Word forms compare : present tense I/you/we/they compare he/she/it compares present participle comparing past tense compared past participle compared *** 1) a) [transitive] to consider how things or people… … English dictionary
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… … English new terms dictionary
compare — ► VERB 1) (often compare to/with) estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. 2) (compare to) point out or describe the resemblances of (something) with. 3) (usu. compare with) be similar to or have a specified… … English terms dictionary
Something Awful — LLC. Type Limited Liability Company (LLC) Industry Web based Founded 1999 Founder(s) Richa … Wikipedia
Something About Airplanes (Death Cab For Cutie) — Something About Airplanes Something About Airplanes Album par Death Cab for Cutie Sortie 18 août 1998 Enregistrement 1998 Durée 43min21s Genre(s) indie … Wikipédia en Français
Something About Airplanes — Album par Death Cab for Cutie Sortie 18 août 1998 Enregistrement 1998 Durée 43min21s Genre indie … Wikipédia en Français
compare — 1 verb 1 SIMILAR/DIFFERENT (T) to consider two or more things, people, ideas etc, in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other: The report compares the different types of home computer currently available. | compare sth… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compare — com|pare1 W1S1 [kəmˈpeə US ˈper] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar like , from com ( COM ) + par equal ] 1.) [T] to examine or judge two or more things in order to show how they are similar to or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
