Compare Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations. | | 2. | to consider or describe as similar; liken: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? | | 3. | Grammar. to form or display the degrees of comparison of (an adjective or adverb). | –verb (used without object) | 4. | to be worthy of comparison; be held equal: Dekker's plays cannot comp
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are with Shakespeare's. | | 5. | to appear in a similar standing: His recital certainly compares with the one he gave last year. | | 6. | to differ in quality or accomplishment as specified: Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations. | | 8. | to make a comparison: The only way we can say which product is better is to compare. | –noun | 9. | comparison: Her beauty is beyond compare. | —Idiom | 10. | compare notes. note (def. 32). | |
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Internet Definition–noun | a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols. | |
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