compare: Meaning and Definition of

com•pare

1. to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
2. to consider or describe as similar; liken: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
3. to form or display the degrees of comparison of (an adjective or adverb).

1. to be worthy of comparison; be held equal: Dekker's plays cannot compare with Shakespeare's.
2. to appear in a similar standing: His recital certainly compares with the one he gave last year.
3. to differ in quality or accomplishment as specified: Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations.
4. to vie; rival.
5. to make a comparison: The only way we can say which product is better is to compare.
6. See(def. 25).

1. comparison: Her beauty is beyond compare.