compare
pronunciation
How to pronounce compare in British English:
UK [kəmˈpeə(r)]
How to pronounce compare in American English:
US [kəmˈper]
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- Noun:
- qualities that are comparable
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- Verb:
- examine and note the similarities or differences of
- be comparable
- consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
Word Origin
- compare
- compare: [15] Compare comes via Old French comparer from Latin comparāre ‘couple, match’, a verb based on the adjective compar ‘equal’, a compound formed from the prefix com- ‘mutually’ and pār ‘equal’ (source of English pair, peer, and parity). The Latin derivative noun comparātiō gave Old French comparesoun and hence English comparison [14].=> pair, par, parity, peer
- compare (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French comparer (12c., Modern French comparer), from Late Latin comparare "to liken, to compare" (see comparison). Related: Compared; comparing. To compare notes is from 1708. Phrase without compare (attested from 1620s, but similar phrasing dates to 1530s) seems to be altered by folk etymology from compeer "rival."
Example
- 1. Don 't compare yourself to others .
- 2. So how does the china compare with the u.s. ?
- 3. The proper way is to compare assets and liabilities .
- 4. Young and fair beyond compare .
- 5. Academic research provides some basis to compare this performance .