compare

/kəmˈpɛr/
noun
  1. The act of comparing; used mainly in the phrase 'beyond compare' meaning without equal.
    • The athlete's speed is beyond compare in this year's competition.
    • Her kindness is beyond compare; she helps everyone she meets.
    • The beauty of the sunset was beyond compare.
verb
  1. To examine two or more things to see how they are similar or different.
    • When you compare the photos, you can see how much the city has changed.
    • Let's compare the prices of these two laptops before buying one.
    • The teacher asked us to compare the characters in the two novels.
  2. To say that one thing is similar to another thing.
    • Some people compare the internet to a giant library.
    • He compared the feeling of winning to flying through the air.
    • Critics often compare her singing voice to that of a nightingale.
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