Compares
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Compares
noun
- Comparison.
- An instruction or command that compares two values.
- Illustration by comparison; simile.
verb
- 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.
"Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra."
- To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
"Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs."
- (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
"We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best"."
- To be similar (often used in the negative).
"A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare."
- To get; to obtain.
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