compare to, compare with — These two can be usefully distinguished. Compare to should be used to liken things, compare with to consider their similarities or differences. She compared London to New York means that she felt London to be similar to New York. She compared… … Dictionary of troublesome word
compare with — compare with, compare to 1. In general usage, these two constructions tend to be used interchangeably; AmE generally prefers to when there is a choice, whereas in BrE the choice is more evenly divided. A broad distinction in principle should be… … Modern English usage
compare with — index approximate, contrast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compare with — phr verb Compare with is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑record … Collocations dictionary
compare with — /kəm peə wɪð/ verb to examine two things to see where they are the same and where they differ ● How do the sales this year compare with last year’s? ● Compared with the previous month, last month was terrific … Dictionary of banking and finance
compare with — be similar to or have a specified relationship with another thing or person: → compare … English new terms dictionary
compare with — (Roget s IV) , v. Syn. put beside, relate to, equate, equal; see compare 1 , 3 … English dictionary for students
not compare with — index differ (vary) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compare to — compare with, compare to 1. In general usage, these two constructions tend to be used interchangeably; AmE generally prefers to when there is a choice, whereas in BrE the choice is more evenly divided. A broad distinction in principle should be… … Modern English usage
Compare — Com*pare , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comparing}.] [L.comparare, fr. compar like or equal to another; com + par equal: cf. F. comparer. See {Pair}, {Peer} an equal, and cf. {Compeer}.] 1. To examine the character or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
