to look at two or more things to find out how they are similar or different
Before buying a laptop, Mia compared prices at several stores.
The teacher asked the students to compare the two poems.
to be as good, important, or impressive as something else
No other singer compares with her powerful voice.
Nothing compares to fresh bread straight from the oven.
to say that one thing is like another, often to explain or describe it
The coach compared the team’s journey to climbing a mountain.
Scientists often compare the brain to a computer.
