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Word: Compare
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar ‘like, equal’, from com- ‘with’ + par ‘equal’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəmˈpɛː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
Short Definition:estimate similarity or dissimilarity between
Examples:- individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area
- the survey compares prices in different countries
- total attendance figures were 28,000, compared to 40,000 at last year's event
Definition:
form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or an adverb)
Short Definition:form comparative and superlative degrees of word
Examples:- words of one syllable are usually compared by ‘-er’ and ‘-est’
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