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сопоставлять — meaning in English

sopostavlyat

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English meaning

  • collate verb To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
  • confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  • juxtapose verb To place two or more things side by side, especially so that the contrast between them becomes clear.
  • match noun An organized contest between competitors, as in sport.

Senses

сопоставлять is used for these senses in English:

  • collate (transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
  • confront (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
  • juxtapose (transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
  • match (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.

collate — full definition

  1. verb To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
  2. verb To assemble something in a logical sequence.
  3. verb To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
  4. verb To bestow or confer.

confront — full definition

  1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

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