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compares

The correct spelling is compares.

How to pronounce compares

noun

Say it like: Com-par-es

The correct spelling is compares. Comparison. For example: "Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra."

Usage Examples

Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.

Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.

We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Comparison.
  2. 2.An instruction or command that compares two values.
  3. 3.Illustration by comparison; simile.

verb

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
  3. 3.(grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
  4. 4.To be similar (often used in the negative).
  5. 5.To get; to obtain.

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