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сопоставлять — meaning in English

sopostavlyat

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English meaning

  • collate verb To compare different documents in order to find what is similar or different between them.
  • 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 compare different documents in order to find what is similar or different between them.
  2. verb To put items together in a sensible order.
  3. verb To arrange several copies of printed pages into the right order, one set at a time, usually before they are bound.
  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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