compare
verb
/kəmˈpɛə/
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/kəmˈpɛɚ/
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[kəmˈpeə]
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[kəmˈpeɚ]
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[kəmˈpeɹ]
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[kəmˈpɛə]
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[kəmˈpɛɚ]
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[kəmˈpɛɹ]
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[kəmˈpɛː]
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- (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.
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vergelijken
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- (transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
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overeenstemmen
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comparative
noun
/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/
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/kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/
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- (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
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vergrotende trap,
vergelijkende trap
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comparable
adjective
/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/
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/kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/
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/ˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/
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/ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/
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- (often with to) Able to be compared (to).
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vergelijkbaar
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comparative
adjective
/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/
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/kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/
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- Of or relating to comparison.
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vergelijkend
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