Vergleich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comparison noun An act of comparing two or more things, or the result of doing so.
- paragon noun A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a quality.
- settlement noun A formal agreement that resolves a dispute, often involving payment.
- simile noun A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using a linking word such as 'like' or 'as', in order to make a description more vivid.
Senses
Vergleich is used for these senses in English:
- comparison The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- comparison An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
- paragon (obsolete) Comparison; competition. [16th–17th c.]
- settlement agreement (legal) A contractual agreement between parties to actual or potential litigation by which each party agrees to a resolution of the underlying dispute.
- simile A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
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