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compare · verb
Present I compare
Positive I compare
Singular
1st person I compare
2nd person you compare
3rd person he/she/it compares
Plural
1st person we compare
2nd person you compare
3rd person they compare
Negative I don't compare
Singular
1st person I don't compare I do not compare
2nd person you don't compare you do not compare
3rd person he/she/it doesn't compare he/she/it does not compare
Plural
1st person we don't compare we do not compare
2nd person you don't compare you do not compare
3rd person they don't compare they do not compare
Question do I compare?
Singular
1st person do I compare?
2nd person do you compare?
3rd person does he/she/it compare?
Plural
1st person do we compare?
2nd person do you compare?
3rd person do they compare?
Negative question don't I compare?
Singular
1st person don't I compare? do I not compare?
2nd person don't you compare? do you not compare?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it compare? does he/she/it not compare?
Plural
1st person don't we compare? do we not compare?
2nd person don't you compare? do you not compare?
3rd person don't they compare? do they not compare?
Past I compared
Positive I compared
Singular
1st person I compared
2nd person you compared
3rd person he/she/it compared
Plural
1st person we compared
2nd person you compared
3rd person they compared
Negative I didn't compare
Singular
1st person I didn't compare I did not compare
2nd person you didn't compare you did not compare
3rd person he/she/it didn't compare he/she/it did not compare
Plural
1st person we didn't compare we did not compare
2nd person you didn't compare you did not compare
3rd person they didn't compare they did not compare
Question did I compare?
Singular
1st person did I compare?
2nd person did you compare?
3rd person did he/she/it compare?
Plural
1st person did we compare?
2nd person did you compare?
3rd person did they compare?
Negative question didn't I compare?
Singular
1st person didn't I compare? did I not compare?
2nd person didn't you compare? did you not compare?
3rd person didn't he/she/it compare? did he/she/it not compare?
Plural
1st person didn't we compare? did we not compare?
2nd person didn't you compare? did you not compare?
3rd person didn't they compare? did they not compare?
Future I'll compare
Positive I'll compare
Singular
1st person I'll compare I will compare
2nd person you'll compare you will compare
3rd person he/she/it'll compare he/she/it will compare
Plural
1st person we'll compare we will compare
2nd person you'll compare you will compare
3rd person they'll compare they will compare
Negative I won't compare
Singular
1st person I won't compare I will not compare
2nd person you won't compare you will not compare
3rd person he/she/it won't compare he/she/it will not compare
Plural
1st person we won't compare we will not compare
2nd person you won't compare you will not compare
3rd person they won't compare they will not compare
Question will I compare?
Singular
1st person will I compare?
2nd person will you compare?
3rd person will he/she/it compare?
Plural
1st person will we compare?
2nd person will you compare?
3rd person will they compare?
Negative question won't I compare?
Singular
1st person won't I compare? will I not compare?
2nd person won't you compare? will you not compare?
3rd person won't he/she/it compare? will he/she/it not compare?
Plural
1st person won't we compare? will we not compare?
2nd person won't you compare? will you not compare?
3rd person won't they compare? will they not compare?
Conditional I'd compare
Positive I'd compare
Singular
1st person I'd compare I would compare
2nd person you'd compare you would compare
3rd person he/she/it'd compare he/she/it would compare
Plural
1st person we'd compare we would compare
2nd person you'd compare you would compare
3rd person they'd compare they would compare
Negative I wouldn't compare
Singular
1st person I wouldn't compare I would not compare
2nd person you wouldn't compare you would not compare
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't compare he/she/it would not compare
Plural
1st person we wouldn't compare we would not compare
2nd person you wouldn't compare you would not compare
3rd person they wouldn't compare they would not compare
Question would I compare?
Singular
1st person would I compare?
2nd person would you compare?
3rd person would he/she/it compare?
Plural
1st person would we compare?
2nd person would you compare?
3rd person would they compare?
Negative question wouldn't I compare?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I compare? would I not compare?
2nd person wouldn't you compare? would you not compare?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it compare? would he/she/it not compare?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we compare? would we not compare?
2nd person wouldn't you compare? would you not compare?
3rd person wouldn't they compare? would they not compare?
Present continuous I'm comparing
Positive I'm comparing
Singular
1st person I'm comparing I am comparing
2nd person you're comparing you are comparing
3rd person he/she/it's comparing he/she/it is comparing
Plural
1st person we're comparing we are comparing
2nd person you're comparing you are comparing
3rd person they're comparing they are comparing
Negative I'm not comparing
Singular
1st person I'm not comparing I am not comparing
2nd person you aren't comparing you're not comparing you are not comparing
3rd person he/she/it isn't comparing he/she/it's not comparing he/she/it is not comparing
Plural
1st person we aren't comparing we're not comparing we are not comparing
2nd person you aren't comparing you're not comparing you are not comparing
3rd person they aren't comparing they're not comparing they are not comparing
Question am I comparing?
Singular
1st person am I comparing?
2nd person are you comparing?
3rd person is he/she/it comparing?
Plural
1st person are we comparing?
2nd person are you comparing?
3rd person are they comparing?
Negative question aren't I comparing?
Singular
1st person aren't I comparing? am I not comparing?
2nd person aren't you comparing? are you not comparing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it comparing? is he/she/it not comparing?
Plural
1st person aren't we comparing? are we not comparing?
2nd person aren't you comparing? are you not comparing?
3rd person aren't they comparing? are they not comparing?
Past continuous I was comparing
Positive I was comparing
Singular
1st person I was comparing
2nd person you were comparing
3rd person he/she/it was comparing
Plural
1st person we were comparing
2nd person you were comparing
3rd person they were comparing
Negative I wasn't comparing
Singular
1st person I wasn't comparing I was not comparing
2nd person you weren't comparing you were not comparing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't comparing he/she/it was not comparing
Plural
1st person we weren't comparing we were not comparing
2nd person you weren't comparing you were not comparing
3rd person they weren't comparing they were not comparing
Question was I comparing?
Singular
1st person was I comparing?
2nd person were you comparing?
3rd person was he/she/it comparing?
Plural
1st person were we comparing?
2nd person were you comparing?
3rd person were they comparing?
Negative question wasn't I comparing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I comparing? was I not comparing?
2nd person weren't you comparing? were you not comparing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it comparing? was he/she/it not comparing?
Plural
1st person weren't we comparing? were we not comparing?
2nd person weren't you comparing? were you not comparing?
3rd person weren't they comparing? were they not comparing?
Future continuous I'll be comparing
Positive I'll be comparing
Singular
1st person I'll be comparing I will be comparing
2nd person you'll be comparing you will be comparing
3rd person he/she/it'll be comparing he/she/it will be comparing
Plural
1st person we'll be comparing we will be comparing
2nd person you'll be comparing you will be comparing
3rd person they'll be comparing they will be comparing
Negative I won't be comparing
Singular
1st person I won't be comparing I will not be comparing
2nd person you won't be comparing you will not be comparing
3rd person he/she/it won't be comparing he/she/it will not be comparing
Plural
1st person we won't be comparing we will not be comparing
2nd person you won't be comparing you will not be comparing
3rd person they won't be comparing they will not be comparing
Question will I be comparing?
Singular
1st person will I be comparing?
2nd person will you be comparing?
3rd person will he/she/it be comparing?
Plural
1st person will we be comparing?
2nd person will you be comparing?
3rd person will they be comparing?
Negative question won't I be comparing?
Singular
1st person won't I be comparing? will I not be comparing?
2nd person won't you be comparing? will you not be comparing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be comparing? will he/she/it not be comparing?
Plural
1st person won't we be comparing? will we not be comparing?
2nd person won't you be comparing? will you not be comparing?
3rd person won't they be comparing? will they not be comparing?
Conditional continuous I'd be comparing
Positive I'd be comparing
Singular
1st person I'd be comparing I would be comparing
2nd person you'd be comparing you would be comparing
3rd person he/she/it'd be comparing he/she/it would be comparing
Plural
1st person we'd be comparing we would be comparing
2nd person you'd be comparing you would be comparing
3rd person they'd be comparing they would be comparing
Negative I wouldn't be comparing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be comparing I would not be comparing
2nd person you wouldn't be comparing you would not be comparing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be comparing he/she/it would not be comparing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be comparing we would not be comparing
2nd person you wouldn't be comparing you would not be comparing
3rd person they wouldn't be comparing they would not be comparing
Question would I be comparing?
Singular
1st person would I be comparing?
2nd person would you be comparing?
3rd person would he/she/it be comparing?
Plural
1st person would we be comparing?
2nd person would you be comparing?
3rd person would they be comparing?
Negative question wouldn't I be comparing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be comparing? would I not be comparing?
2nd person wouldn't you be comparing? would you not be comparing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be comparing? would he/she/it not be comparing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be comparing? would we not be comparing?
2nd person wouldn't you be comparing? would you not be comparing?
3rd person wouldn't they be comparing? would they not be comparing?
Present perfect I've compared
Positive I've compared
Singular
1st person I've compared I have compared
2nd person you've compared you have compared
3rd person he/she/it's compared he/she/it has compared
Plural
1st person we've compared we have compared
2nd person you've compared you have compared
3rd person they've compared they have compared
Negative I haven't compared
Singular
1st person I haven't compared I have not compared
2nd person you haven't compared you have not compared
3rd person he/she/it hasn't compared he/she/it has not compared
Plural
1st person we haven't compared we have not compared
2nd person you haven't compared you have not compared
3rd person they haven't compared they have not compared
Question have I compared?
Singular
1st person have I compared?
2nd person have you compared?
3rd person has he/she/it compared?
Plural
1st person have we compared?
2nd person have you compared?
3rd person have they compared?
Negative question haven't I compared?
Singular
1st person haven't I compared? have I not compared?
2nd person haven't you compared? have you not compared?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it compared? has he/she/it not compared?
Plural
1st person haven't we compared? have we not compared?
2nd person haven't you compared? have you not compared?
3rd person haven't they compared? have they not compared?
Past perfect I had compared
Positive I had compared
Singular
1st person I had compared
2nd person you had compared
3rd person he/she/it had compared
Plural
1st person we had compared
2nd person you had compared
3rd person they had compared
Negative I hadn't compared
Singular
1st person I hadn't compared I had not compared
2nd person you hadn't compared you had not compared
3rd person he/she/it hadn't compared he/she/it had not compared
Plural
1st person we hadn't compared we had not compared
2nd person you hadn't compared you had not compared
3rd person they hadn't compared they had not compared
Question had I compared?
Singular
1st person had I compared?
2nd person had you compared?
3rd person had he/she/it compared?
Plural
1st person had we compared?
2nd person had you compared?
3rd person had they compared?
Negative question hadn't I compared?
Singular
1st person hadn't I compared? had I not compared?
2nd person hadn't you compared? had you not compared?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it compared? had he/she/it not compared?
Plural
1st person hadn't we compared? had we not compared?
2nd person hadn't you compared? had you not compared?
3rd person hadn't they compared? had they not compared?
Future perfect I'll have compared
Positive I'll have compared
Singular
1st person I'll have compared I will have compared
2nd person you'll have compared you will have compared
3rd person he/she/it'll have compared he/she/it will have compared
Plural
1st person we'll have compared we will have compared
2nd person you'll have compared you will have compared
3rd person they'll have compared they will have compared
Negative I won't have compared
Singular
1st person I won't have compared I will not have compared
2nd person you won't have compared you will not have compared
3rd person he/she/it won't have compared he/she/it will not have compared
Plural
1st person we won't have compared we will not have compared
2nd person you won't have compared you will not have compared
3rd person they won't have compared they will not have compared
Question +'ll I have compared?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have compared? will I have compared?
2nd person +'ll you have compared? will you have compared?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have compared? will he/she/it have compared?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have compared? will we have compared?
2nd person +'ll you have compared? will you have compared?
3rd person +'ll they have compared? will they have compared?
Negative question won't I have compared?
Singular
1st person won't I have compared? will I not have compared?
2nd person won't you have compared? will you not have compared?
3rd person won't he/she/it have compared? will he/she/it not have compared?
Plural
1st person won't we have compared? will we not have compared?
2nd person won't you have compared? will you not have compared?
3rd person won't they have compared? will they not have compared?
Conditional perfect I'd have compared
Positive I'd have compared
Singular
1st person I'd have compared I would have compared
2nd person you'd have compared you would have compared
3rd person he/she/it'd have compared he/she/it would have compared
Plural
1st person we'd have compared we would have compared
2nd person you'd have compared you would have compared
3rd person they'd have compared they would have compared
Negative I wouldn't have compared
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have compared I would not have compared
2nd person you wouldn't have compared you would not have compared
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have compared he/she/it would not have compared
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have compared we would not have compared
2nd person you wouldn't have compared you would not have compared
3rd person they wouldn't have compared they would not have compared
Question would I have compared?
Singular
1st person would I have compared?
2nd person would you have compared?
3rd person would he/she/it have compared?
Plural
1st person would we have compared?
2nd person would you have compared?
3rd person would they have compared?
Negative question wouldn't I have compared?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have compared? would I not have compared?
2nd person wouldn't you have compared? would you not have compared?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have compared? would he/she/it not have compared?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have compared? would we not have compared?
2nd person wouldn't you have compared? would you not have compared?
3rd person wouldn't they have compared? would they not have compared?
Imperative compare!
Positive
you compare!
we let's compare!
Negative
you don't compare!
we let's not compare!
Examples compare examples
How do I use compare in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Compare your translation with his.
Many poets compare death to sleep.
You can't even begin to compare with Tom.
Compare your answers with the teacher's.
Compare your answer with Tom's.
Compare your translation with the one on the blackboard.
Compare your sentence with the one on the blackboard.
People sometimes compare death to sleep.
Compare the style of those three letters.
Compare the style of those letters.
In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland.
We compare life to a journey.
Movie subtitles
Compare that with China, with its one monolithic empire.
One of them opens his umbrella to compare its size with the mushroom, but the umbrella suddenly takes root and transforming itself into a mushroom starts growing attaining gigantic proportions.
Of course, it doesn't compare with this coliseum of yours.
Yes. Then let me tell you, Venice can't compare with Constantinople.
But it cannot compare with Pisthyan.
I compare my life to yours.
They are not treated with our new method to allow us compare the achieved results.
I can only compare you to an orchid of Zanzibar.
Even in the same dress, you couldn't compare.
You'll have a chance to compare our styles.
Drip, drip, drop Little April shower What can compare With your beautiful sound?
We'll compare notes in the morning.
Don't compare a man to the Lord.
Oh. that place doesn't compare with this.
I'll thank you not to compare me to that piece of junk.
We'll compare smells.
Don't compare her to Madame.
Now just compare them coolly, without prejudice.
My government may wish to compare them with their own.
You have the effrontery to compare yourself with William Allen White?
But Hans, I would not compare you to him. He is a real poet.
If you compare them.
And, if nothing else exists, there is nothing left with which to compare it.
You'd scarcely compare them with the Sioux, captain.
You can't even compare them.
Then let me tell you, Venice can't compare with Constantinople.
You can't compare her to Madame.
What can compare With your beautiful sound?
Then you and I'd both be old ladies and we could compare notes.
That is, if you had any to compare.
If you compare it with Strindberg.
Dear God, why always compare things?
Look at the numbers now and compare them.
There's nothing to compare you with.
What's a roulette wheel got can compare to that?
When you dance, you can compare.
News and current affairs
Rarely has a small country been represented by a statesman of such world stature: only Thomas Masaryk and Jan Smuts come to mind to compare with him.
As we know from other contexts, adjustment to newcomers is not easy: compare, say, the reaction to the tie-up between France's Alcatel and America's Lucent to the bids by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation for Chevron or Mittal for Acelor.
Compare Argentina with another grain exporter, Australia, which has been hit by some of the same shocks.
Compare this to smarter technological solutions.
But, rather than picking facts and stories to fit some grand narrative of decline or progress, we should try to compare across all areas of human existence to see if the world really is doing better or worse.
The Sistine Chapel cannot compare with it - most children will become bored after ten minutes by the frescoes of Michelangelo, but will watch a detergent commercial with riveted interest.
This project provides a sound basis on which to measure and compare different uses of scarce resources.
We constantly compare our lot with that of others, feeling either superior or inferior, whatever our income level; well-being depends more on how the fruits of growth are distributed than on their absolute amount.
Compare this situation to the drama 60 years ago.
That's why some commentators, inflaming the tensions, speak of barbarians at the gates and compare Europe's situation to the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire.
As growth and development in emerging economies like China continues, people will increasingly compare themselves to the richer people in their countries' urban centers.
These countries' successful people will increasingly compare themselves to people in other countries who are perceived as even more successful.
As politicians in the West compare him to Mugabe or Mussolini, Putin's Kremlin aides invoke the Munich appeasers who tried to push Hitler eastward.
Simple computer programs can compare two or more strings of these units and evaluate degrees of similarity, search huge databases to match new sequences against known ones, and cluster groups of sequences in the form of a family tree.
Given this, it would seem wrong, if not dangerous, to compare Tunisia and its Jasmine Revolution to other national contexts in the region.
To compare median household incomes over time, the authorities divide these annual dollar values by the consumer price index to create annual real median household incomes.
For some traits, we do not have to speculate - we can measure and compare on the basis of studies covering thousands of individuals over several generations.
Moreover, it is erroneous to compare the present with the late 1990's.
Yet if we compare ourselves to the more exclusive group of developed countries, the truth is that we still have much to learn from them.
What would be the strength of such a system if and when it is developed, and how will it compare with that of the US?
Anyone seeking to compare a public-service job with the private sector in negotiating an employment contract should simply seek work in the private sector rather than for the public good.
Translating all these demands into a common unit of physical area gives us an opportunity to compare it with Earth's productive area - and thus to get a sense of how sustainable we are.
They frequently compare the eurozone favorably to other developed economies.
Germany's credit rating would not be endangered, because Eurobonds would compare favorably with bonds issued by other major countries.
Some compare the Iranian regime to Nazi Germany.
It is more difficult to compare the reduction of suffering brought about by correcting a facial deformity with saving a life.
Globalization has fueled ever-widening disparities among its members - just compare Colombia with Afghanistan, or Chile with Sudan - that make it difficult to transform sheer numbers into coherent influence.