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compare

S2 W1

BrE /kəmˈpeər/ AmE /kəmˈper/

verb en → es

past compared pp compared ing comparing

1 COMPARE ITEMS [transitive] A2

to examine two or more things to see how they are similar and different

comparar, poner en comparación

  • compare A with B
  • compare something

Collocations compare prices · compare notes

  • I'll compare the prices of these two laptops.

    Compararé los precios de estos dos portátiles.

2 COMPARE IDEAS [transitive] B1

to think about how ideas or opinions are similar and different

comparar, poner en paralelo

  • compare A with B
  • compare something

Collocations compare notes · compare views

  • We compared our ideas about the future.

    Comparamos nuestras ideas sobre el futuro.

Phrasal verbs

compare to COMPARE SIMILARITIES B1

comparar con

  • He compared the war to a storm.

    Lo comparó la guerra con una tormenta.

compare with COMPARE DIFFERENCES B1

comparar con

  • We compared our results with those of the previous year.

    Comparamos nuestros resultados con los del año anterior.

Idioms

compare apples and oranges B2

comparar manzanas y naranjas

  • It's like comparing apples and oranges.

    Es como comparar manzanas con naranjas.