compare

/kəmˈpɛɚ/

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Also seen as: compares · comparing · compared

Sense 1

Meaning · English

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.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đánh giá sự tương tự và khác biệt giữa hai hoặc nhiều thứ

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Verb

Examples

Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tuyên bố hai thứ giống nhau ở một số khía cạnh

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Verb

Examples

Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

Comparison.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

so sánh

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Noun

Examples

His mighty Champion, ſtrong above compare,

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

An instruction or command that compares two values or states.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lệnh hoặc lệnh so sánh hai giá trị hoặc trạng thái

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Noun

Examples

[…] including addition and subtraction, memory operations, compares, shifts, logic operations, and condition operations.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “compare” mean?

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.

Is “compare” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.