VERB | cognition | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
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stative | compare | be comparable / comparable | |
cognition | compare, liken, equate | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | |
communication | compare | to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb | |
NOUN | attribute | compare, comparison, equivalence, comparability | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
Sounds | kahmpeh'r | |
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Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... |
Meaning | Qualities that are comparable / comparable. | |
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Example | "beyond compare" | |
Synonyms | comparison, equivalence, comparability | |
Broader | likeness, alikeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
Spanish | comparabilidad, comparación, cotejo | |
Catalan | comparabilitat, comparació, comparança, cotejament | |
Verbs | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
compare | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | |
compare | be comparable / comparable |
Meaning | Examine and note the similarities or differences of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Examples |
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Entailed by | categorize, categorise | place into or assign to a category / category |
choose, prefer, opt | select as an alternative over another | |
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate | Arrange or order by classes or categories / categories | |
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | mark as different | |
Narrower | analogize, analogise | make an analogy / analogy |
collate | compare critically | |
Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
Similar to | compare | Be comparable / comparable |
Spanish | comparar, cotejar | |
Catalan | comparar | |
Adjectives | comparative | estimated by comparison |
Nouns | compare | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
comparison, comparing | the act of examining resemblances | |
comparison | relation based on similarities and differences |
Meaning | Be comparable / comparable. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" | |
Narrower | go | Be ranked or compare |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Similar to | compare | Examine and note the similarities or differences of |
Spanish | comparar | |
Catalan | comparar, poder-se comparar | |
Nouns | compare | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
Meaning | Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans" | |
Synonyms | liken, equate | |
Broader | study, consider | Give careful consideration to |
Spanish | comparar, equiparar | |
Catalan | comparar, equiparar | |
Adjectives | comparative | estimated by comparison |
comparative | relating to or based on or involving comparison | |
Nouns | comparing | the act of examining resemblances |
comparison, compare | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
Meaning | To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | inflect | change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language |
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