Collocations for "compare"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "compare" in context.
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compare
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- compare [one] to [another]
- compare one another
- compare two [things] (together)
- compare and contrast
- compare [prices, rates, deals, the quality]
- compare the [data, results, facts, findings]
- compare (them) side by side
- compared over [1000] [studies, specimens, patients]
- if you compare it [to, with]
- when compared to [most, many, previous, other]
- [browse, search, research] and compare
- [allows, helps] you to compare
- compare before you buy
- nothing compares to [you, the feeling]
- compares [favorably, poorly] with
- [cannot, does not] compare (with)
- [simply, just] [cannot] compare
'compare' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):