compare
/kəmˈpeə(r)/verb
उच्चारण कम्पेअर
तुलना करना
Basic word
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[T] ~ A and B | ~ A with/to B
to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different
तुलना करना
- Compare your answers with the key.
- Before buying a phone, compare the prices in different shops.
- The teacher asked us to compare the two poems.
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- If you compare this year's results with last year's, there is a clear improvement.
Synonyms contrast weigh juxtapose measure against set side by side
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[T] ~ A to B
to say that something is similar to something else
(से) उपमा देना
- Life is often compared to a journey.
- The reporter compared the young batter to a famous legend.
- People often compare Kolkata to London because of its old buildings.
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- The author compares memory to a river that never stops flowing.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
compare sth with sth
Use with when you examine two things side by side to see how they are alike or different.
जब दो चीज़ों को साथ रखकर समानता या अंतर देखा जाए, तब 'compare with' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika compared her answers with the answer key.
- Compare this price with the one in the market.
compare sth to sth
Use to when you say that one thing is like another, often as a figure of speech.
जब यह कहा जाए कि एक चीज़ दूसरी जैसी है (अक्सर अलंकार के रूप में), तब 'compare to' आता है।
- The poet compares life to a river.
- People often compare her voice to Lata Mangeshkar's.
compared with / to + noun
This participle phrase opens a sentence and compares two situations. The subject of the main clause must be the thing being compared.
यह participle phrase वाक्य के आरंभ में दो स्थितियों की तुलना करता है।
- Compared with last year, the number of candidates has doubled.
- Compared to Mumbai, Jaipur is much quieter.
compare notes / beyond compare / cannot compare
Compare notes means to share views or experiences. Beyond compare means so good that nothing matches it.
'Compare notes' का अर्थ अनुभव या विचार साझा करना है; 'beyond compare' का अर्थ अतुलनीय है।
- After the exam, the students compared notes on the paper.
- The beauty of the Himalayas is beyond compare.
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adverb + compare
favourablyunfavourablyroughlycloselydirectly
- Our results compare favourably with those of last year.
compare + noun
pricesnotesresultsfiguresoptions
- Compare the prices before you buy the ticket.
compare + preposition
withtoagainst
- He compared the new model against the old one.
in / by comparison
by comparisonin comparison withbear comparisonno comparison
- By comparison, the second question was easy.
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- Do not compare yourself with your classmates; compare yourself with your own past results.
अपनी तुलना सहपाठियों से न करें; अपनी तुलना अपने पिछले परिणामों से करें।
- Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.
शेक्सपियर ने संसार की तुलना एक रंगमंच से की।
- Radhika's handwriting does not compare with her sister's.
राधिका की लिखावट उसकी बहन की लिखावट की बराबरी नहीं कर सकती।
- Compared with the fare by bus, the train is cheaper.
बस के किराये की तुलना में रेल सस्ती है।
- Let us compare the two proposals before the meeting.
बैठक से पहले हम दोनों प्रस्तावों की तुलना कर लें।
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✗ Compared than last year, prices have risen.
✓ Compared with last year, prices have risen.
Compared takes with or to, never than.
'Compared' के बाद with या to आता है, 'than' कभी नहीं।
✗ The cost of living in Mumbai is higher in comparison of Pune.
✓ The cost of living in Mumbai is higher in comparison with Pune.
The fixed phrase is in comparison with (or to), not in comparison of.
Fixed phrase 'in comparison with (या to)' है, 'in comparison of' नहीं।
✗ Her work cannot be compared than yours.
✓ Her work cannot be compared with yours.
Use with after the passive of compare, not than.
Compare के passive रूप के बाद 'with' आता है, 'than' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Compare, contrast and liken all put two things side by side, but they stress different things.
Compare, contrast और liken तीनों दो चीज़ों को साथ रखते हैं, पर ज़ोर अलग-अलग बातों पर देते हैं।
To look at both similarities and differences.
समानताओं और अंतरों दोनों को देखना।
- Compare the two poems.
To stress only the differences between two things.
केवल अंतरों पर ज़ोर देना।
- Contrast village life with city life.
To say that one thing is similar to another, in a formal or literary way.
औपचारिक या साहित्यिक ढंग से कहना कि एक वस्तु दूसरी के समान है।
- The writer likens the mind to a garden.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Compare A with B (look at similarities and differences: 'compare this year's result with last year's'); compare A to B (say A is like B: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'compare A with B' (समानताएँ और अंतर देखना: 'compare this year's result with last year's'); 'compare A to B' (A को B जैसा बताना: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?')।
Comparison of adjectives has three degrees: positive (good), comparative (better), superlative (best); avoid double comparatives ('more better' is wrong).
Adjectives की तुलना की तीन अवस्थाएँ: positive (good), comparative (better), superlative (best); double comparatives से बचें ('more better' गलत है)।