Compare (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), com·pared, com·par·ing.
  1. to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: If you compare these three pieces of cloth, you'll see they're all similar in weight.It's difficult to directly compare the governments of two very different nations.
  2. to consider or describe as similar; liken: “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”
  3. to form or display the degrees of comparison of (an adjective or adverb).
verb (used without object), com·pared, com·par·ing.
  1. to be worthy of comparison; be held equal: Dekker's plays cannot compare with Shakespeare's.
  2. to appear in a similar standing: His recital certainly compares with the one he gave last year.
  3. to differ in quality or accomplishment as specified: Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations.
  4. to vie; rival: Can we all agree that most people want fair treatment and to compare favorably with others?
  5. to make a comparison: The only way we can say which product is better is to compare.
noun
  1. comparison: Her beauty is beyond compare.
Idioms
  1. See entry at compare and contrast.
  2. to compare things that are fundamentally different from each other, usually used to suggest that the things cannot or should not be directly compared:Comparing per pupil costs in public schools to tuition costs in private schools is comparing apples and oranges.
  3. to compare things that are similar to each other in a basic or fundamental way:Let’s compare apples to apples and look at the Professional package versus the Plus package.
  4. note (def. 32).
  5. considered in relation to; contrasted with: The report investigated whether electric buses were cost-effective compared to traditional diesel buses.Compared with other video editing software, our program offers many more features.
verb
  1. to regard or represent as analogous or similar; liken
  2. to examine in order to observe resemblances or differences
  3. to be of the same or similar quality or value
  4. to bear a specified relation of quality or value when examined
  5. to correspond to
  6. to give the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of (an adjective)
  7. to compete or vie
  8. to exchange opinions
noun
  1. comparison or analogy (esp in the phrase beyond compare)
Compare (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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