"comparable" meaning in English

See comparable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [UK], /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/ [UK], /ˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [US], /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/ [US], /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more comparable [comparative], most comparable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|comparable}} Middle English comparable, {{der|en|frm|comparable}} Middle French comparable, {{der|en|la|comparābilis}} Latin comparābilis, {{surf|en|compare|-able}} By surface analysis, compare + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} comparable (comparative more comparable, superlative most comparable)
  1. (often with to) Able to be compared (to). Tags: often Translations (able to be compared): comparable (Asturian), сравним (sravnim) (Bulgarian), comparable (Catalan), 比得上 (bǐdeshàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 可比較的 (Chinese Mandarin), 可比较的 (kě bǐjiào de) (Chinese Mandarin), srovnatelný [masculine] (Czech), vergelijkbaar (Dutch), komparebla (Esperanto), verrattavissa oleva (Finnish), comparable (French), comparable (Galician), comparábel (Galician), vergleichbar (German), steigerbar (note: in grammar) (German), komparabel (German), komparierbar (German), graduierbar (German), तुल्य (tulya) (Hindi), összehasonlítható (Hungarian), összemérhető (Hungarian), fogható (Hungarian), hasonlítható (Hungarian), mérhető (Hungarian), comparabile (Italian), 比較できる (hikaku dekiru) (alt: ひかくできる) (Japanese), 비슷하다 (biseuthada) (Korean), 견줄 만하다 (gyeonjul manhada) (Korean), 비교(比較)할 수 있다 (bigyohal su itda) (Korean), 비교(比較)가 가능(可能)하다 (bigyo-ga ganeunghada) (Korean), споредлив (sporedliv) (Macedonian), comparable (Middle English), sammenlignbar (Norwegian), komparabel (Norwegian), wiþmetendlīċ (Old English), porównywalny (Polish), comparável (Portuguese), comparabil (Romanian), сравни́мый (sravnímyj) (Russian), сопостави́мый (sopostavímyj) (Russian), porovnateľný (Slovak), comparable (Spanish), equiparable (Spanish), jämförbar (Swedish), karşılaştırılabilir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-comparable-en-adj-zSarpNBF Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 51 3 29 7 10 Disambiguation of 'able to be compared': 79 2 15 4
  2. (often with to) Similar (to); like. Tags: often
    Sense id: en-comparable-en-adj-RNyvEjaK
  3. (mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-comparable-en-adj-AfkIGLH9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 48 9 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 5 45 14 16 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (grammar) Said of an adjective that has comparative and superlative forms. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: gradable
    Sense id: en-comparable-en-adj-en:grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comparability, comparable function, comparableness, comparable worth, incomparable, noncomparable (english: or non-comparable), uncomparable

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [UK], /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/ [UK], /ˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [US], /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/ [US], /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: comparables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|comparable}} Middle English comparable, {{der|en|frm|comparable}} Middle French comparable, {{der|en|la|comparābilis}} Latin comparābilis, {{surf|en|compare|-able}} By surface analysis, compare + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} comparable (plural comparables)
  1. Something suitable for comparison.
    Sense id: en-comparable-en-noun-ee1~ToFh

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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