Associations to the word «Compare»

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Wiktionary

COMPARE, verb. (transitive) 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, verb. (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
COMPARE, verb. (transitive) (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
COMPARE, verb. (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
COMPARE, verb. (obsolete) To get; to obtain.
COMPARE, noun. Comparison
COMPARE, noun. Illustration by comparison; simile

Dictionary definition

COMPARE, noun. Qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare".
COMPARE, verb. Examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie".
COMPARE, verb. Be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes".
COMPARE, verb. Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed".
COMPARE, verb. To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin