compare
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
qualities that are comparable
no comparison between the two books
Types & categories
- similitude hypernym
Related & opposite
- compare derivation
- equate derivation
- compare derivation
- comparable derivation
Sense 2 verb
examine and note the similarities or differences of
John compared his haircut to his friend's
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- comparison derivation
- compare derivation
- comparison derivation
- relative derivation
- compare verb group
Sense 3 verb
be comparable
This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
Types & categories
- consider hypernym
Related & opposite
- comparison derivation
- equating derivation
- compare derivation
- peer derivation
- relative derivation
- comparative derivation
Sense 5 verb
to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
Types & categories
- inflect hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | compare |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | equate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | compare |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | comparable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | similitude |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comparison |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | compare |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comparison |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relative |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | compare |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | study |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | analogize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | collate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | compare |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | compare |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | go |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | comparison |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | equating |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | compare |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | peer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | relative |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | comparative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | consider |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | inflect |