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comparer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compare verb To examine two or more things together to note their similarities and differences.
  • liken verb Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.

Senses

comparer is used for these senses in English:

  • compare (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
  • liken Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.

compare — full definition

  1. verb To examine two or more things together to note their similarities and differences.
  2. verb To describe one thing as similar to another.

liken — full definition

  1. verb Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
  2. verb Chiefly followed by to: to make (oneself, someone, or something) resemble another person or thing.
  3. verb To represent or symbolize (something).
  4. verb Followed by to: to be like or resemble; also, to become like.