- compare [A with B] vs compare A [with B] | WordReference Forums
compare A [with B] (compare 1 thing together with sb) I think, for the question setter, they thought it is the latter pattern that should explain the question
- Compare to and compare with, use this phase at very beginning of a . . .
Hi, everyone, I've read many articles, about the differences betwwen compare to and compare with, but every one expalin it in a different way So, the way I want to use it is pretty simple, for example, Compared to with A, B is xxx, Compared with younger people, older peopler are more
- Liken vs compare vs analogize - WordReference Forums
To me compare and liken can be used interchangeably in this specific case, however in many other contexts when X is being compared to Y, the whole point of doing the comparison is to identify differences, not similarities Additionally, I guess the verb analogize is rarely used in English (either in AE or BE,) so we can even forget about it PS
- compare with against versus - WordReference Forums
Compare with (= compare against) works best in that context In general, you compare one thing to another to identify similarities between them, and you compare it with or against something to identify differences
- as any she belied with false compare - WordReference Forums
"as any she belied with false compare" = "as any woman people lie about by making false comparisons" In Shakespeare, 'she' is sometimes used to mean "a woman" (For example, in Twelfth Night, there's a line about someone being "the cruelest she alive" ) He's saying that his mistress is as rare as those other women people write untruthful poems about (where they say their mistresses eyes are
- Compare apples and oranges - WordReference Forums
Apples and pears are arguably more similar than lucciole and lanterne or fischi and fiaschi Sì, indubbiamente Edit: Jg, riesci a pensare ad un contesto, ad una frase con "compare apples and oranges"? Magari è più facile vedere se i nostri modi di dire possono adattarsi o magari a qualcuno viene in mente qualcos'altro
- comparing it against with | WordReference Forums
The following is from an English exercise given by my son's teacher 40% of lizard species worldwide could be extinct by 2080 Barry Sinerro reached the conclusion by taking current data on Mexican lizards and comparing it against extinction modelling and projected risks worldwide Can
- Commare - WordReference Forums
Maria, welcome to the WR Forums Commare is not in Italian, rather a Southern dialect The correct spelling in Italian is comare Unlike the word compare (same word but for a man) that was less fortunate, comare has several meanings: 1 = godmother 2 = neighbour who likes gossip 3 = it can also be a title before the name (in the South) Depending on the context it can also be used for woman, old
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