compare

A1Frequent NGSL-1

UK /kəmˈpeə(r)/US /kəmˈper/

Meaning

verb

to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different

“compare A and B, It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.”

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“substantial uh that compared to say a”

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“compared with now.”

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