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"He compared me TO Dolly Parton" means he suggested I was comparable to her or put me in the same class; "He compared me WITH Dolly Parton" means he instituted a detailed comparison, or pointed out where and how far I resembled or failed to resemble her. Source: H.W. Fowler.
In informal speech they are interchangeable. In writing, "compare with" means examine in order to note similarity or difference, while "compare to" means to suggest similarity. Further, in the sense of being worthy of comparison, only " compare with" is correct: Words do not compare with actions. Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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What is compare in tagalog?
The word "compare" in Tagalog can be translated as "ihambing."
What is the noun form of the word compare?
The noun form of the word "compare" is "comparison".
When you use older and elder?
"Older" is used to compare two things in terms of age or length of time, while "elder" is used to refer to the oldest member in a group or family. For example, you would say "He is older than his sister" to compare ages, and "She is the elder of her two siblings" to refer to the oldest sibling.
What is the past participle of compare?
The past participle of "compare" is "compared." For example, "I have compared the two options and made a decision."
Compare the two pictures and check the statement below that is correct?
I'm unable to see the pictures you're referring to. Please describe the statement or provide more details for me to compare them for you.
How do you you say compare in Korean?
비교 = compare
What is another way to say compare the flow rates of liquids?
Another way to say compare the flow rates of liquids is compare their viscosities.
How do you say compare in french?
Comparer
How do you say compare in spanish?
Comparar
What does compare and constract means?
Compare means to say what is alike between one or more things. Contrast is to say what is different between them.
What is 'Compare Italian to English' in Italian?
"to compare" is confrontare, so you could say: "confronta italiano a inglese"
What does the meerkat say in the compare the meerkat advert?
Simples !
What is the meaning of contrast when you use it as a question?
contrast = say how items are different compare = say how items are the same
What are friends are compared with?
Friends compare to many thing, of what how you should say.
Can a vector be less than its magnitude?
For a start, you can't compare a vector with a scalar, so you can't really compare a vector with its magnitude, either. To say which is larger, you can't even compare one vector with another - you can only compare their magnitudes.
Compare mediaval muslime to mediaval English?
well we say there exactaly the same
Compare and contrast hibernation and estivation?
It is a some of special thing to say about someone :)
