How to pronounce compare
American English pronunciation
kum-PAIR
- IPA
- /kəmˈpɛɹ/
- Syllables
- kum · PAIR (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What compare means
To look at how things are alike and different
In a sentence: Let's compare the two drawings to see how they differ.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin comparare, built on a word meaning equal. To compare is to set things side by side, as if to see if they match.
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