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How to pronounce compare
Say it like this: /kəmˈpɛɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does compare mean?
verbTo 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.
“You can't compare my problems and yours.”
To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
“Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.”
To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
“We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".”
nounComparison.
“His mighty Champion, ſtrong above compare,”
An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
Illustration by comparison; simile.
“Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare.”
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