French word

comparer

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔ̃paʁe/

Meaning

  • verbcompare

Example

Je compare souvent les prix avant d'acheter.

I often compare prices before buying.

Illustration for comparer (compare)

More examples

Il est facile de comparer les avantages et les inconvénients.

It is easy to compare the advantages and disadvantages.

Core concept

Several choices lined up while attention moves between them to judge how closely they match or differ.

Common phrases

  • comparer les avantages et les inconvénients

    compare the advantages and disadvantages

  • comparer les performances

    compare performances

  • comparer son salaire à celui d'un collègue

    compare one's salary with that of a colleague

Similar words

peser: To consider the pros and cons of the options to decide between them.
juger: To evaluate a person or action and judge its value or quality.
différencier: To recognize how similar things differ from one another.
confronter: To set opinions or information against each other for direct comparison.

Definition in French

Examiner deux ou plusieurs éléments pour en relever les ressemblances et les différences.

Word origin

The verb comparer is inherited through French from Latin comparare, whose parts com- 'together' and parare 'prepare' express the bringing together of items for judgment.

Usage tips

  • The reflexive form se comparer à means 'to compare oneself with', while ordinary comparer does not require the reflexive pronoun.

Other meanings

  • contrastverb
  • likenverb

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