COMPARE
Dictionary entry overview: What does compare mean?
• COMPARE (noun)
The noun COMPARE has 1 sense:
1. qualities that are comparable
Familiarity information: COMPARE used as a noun is very rare.
• COMPARE (verb)
The verb COMPARE has 4 senses:
1. examine and note the similarities or differences of
2. be comparable
3. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
4. to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
Familiarity information: COMPARE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• COMPARE (noun)
Meaning:
Qualities that are comparable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
comparability; compare; comparison; equivalence
Context examples:
no comparison between the two books / beyond compare
Hypernyms ("compare" is a kind of...):
alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)
• COMPARE (verb)
Meaning:
Examine and note the similarities or differences of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
John compared his haircut to his friend's / We compared notes after we had both seen the movie
Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "compare"):
analogise; analogize (make an analogy)
collate (compare critically; of texts)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Be comparable
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes
Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "compare"):
go (be ranked or compare)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
liken; equate; compare
Context examples:
We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans / You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):
consider; study (give careful consideration to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "compare" is one way to...):
inflect (change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
