"compare" meaning in English

See compare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəmˈpɛr/ Audio: en-us-compare.ogg [US] Forms: compare [canonical], compares [third-person, singular], compared [past], compared [past, participle], comparing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|compar|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you compare two things, you look at, talk about, or think about how they are the same and how they are different.
    Sense id: simple-compare-en-verb-a5o7s89p
     
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        {
          "text": "I compared all different kinds of computers before buying this one."
        },
        {
          "text": "Compared to the sun, the moon is quite small."
        }
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