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Määritelmät
Verbi
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
- (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- (intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
- (obsolete) To get; to obtain.
Substantiivi
- (uncountable) Comparison.
- (countable, programming) An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Illustration by comparison; simile.
Esimerkit
- Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.
- You can't compare my problems and yours.
- Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
- Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.
- Solon compared the people unto the sea, and orators and counsellors to the winds; for that the sea would be calm and quiet if the winds did not trouble it.
- We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".
- A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.
- Shall pack horses[...]compare with Caesar's?
- To fill his bags, and richesse to compare.
- Their small galleys may not hold compare with our tall ships.
- His mighty champion, strong beyond compare.
- Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | compared | Imperfekti | compared |
| Partisiipin preesens | comparing | Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | compares |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | compareth (vanhahtava) | Monikko | compares |