compare

🇺🇸 /kəmˈper/ 🇬🇧 /kəmˈpeə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
A1

to look at two or more things to see how they are alike or different

Compare the prices at different stores before you buy.

B2

to be as good as something else

This phone can compare with the most expensive models.

B2

to say that one thing is like another

She compared his smile to sunshine.

translation

v. to look at two or more things to see how they are alike or different; to be as good as something else; to say that one thing is like another

Word Forms

3rd Present compares
Past compared
Perfect compared
Progressive comparing