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comparative
Adjective
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You use comparative to show that something is not great but is better than something else.
They lived in the comparative comfort of her uncle's house.
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You use comparative to show that someone or something is not quite a beginner, etc., but almost the same as one.
The absent father was a comparative stranger to the son.
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Comparative study is a form of study that looks at how things are alike and different.
The study of how the anatomy of animals are alike and different is called comparative anatomy.
comparative
Noun
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A comparative is a form of a comparable adjective. You use it to show that something is "more big", "more good", etc.
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is a comparable adjective and bigger is the comparative.
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' is a comparable adjective. Its comparative is more intelligent.
My students always forget the -er in comparatives.
terms
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noun
(= footing)
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
on good terms with her in-laws
on a friendly footing
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noun
(= price, damage)
the amount of money needed to purchase something
the price of gasoline
he got his new car on excellent terms
how much is the damage?