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com·pa·ra·ble

(kŏm′pər-ə-bəl, -prə-bəl)

adj.

1. Admitting of comparison with another or others: "The satellite revolution is comparable to Gutenberg's invention of movable type" (Irvin Molotsky).

2. Similar or equivalent: pianists of comparable ability.

com′pa·ra·bil′i·ty, com′pa·ra·ble·ness n.

com′pa·ra·bly adv.

Usage Note: Usually when the suffix -able is attached to a word, the stress pattern of the original word remains the same. For example, when -able is added to manage, the stress remains on the first syllable. Compare, which is stressed on the second syllable, is a prominent exception to this pattern. Comparable is traditionally pronounced with stress on the first syllable. In our 2002 survey, 70 percent of the Usage Panel found the pronunciation in which the second syllable is stressed (kəm-pâr′ə-bəl) to be unacceptable. This pronunciation is very common, however, and would seem likely to become more acceptable because so many other words are stressed in this pattern.

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comparable

(ˈkɒmpərəbəl)

adj

1. worthy of comparison

2. able to be compared (with)

ˌcomparaˈbility, ˈcomparableness n

ˈcomparably adv

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com•pa•ra•ble

(ˈkɒm pər ə bəl or, sometimes, kəmˈpɛər-)

adj.

1. capable of being compared; permitting comparison: to consider the Roman and British empires comparable.

2. worthy of comparison: shops comparable to those on Fifth Avenue.

3. usable for comparison; similar: no comparable data on Russian farming.

[1375–1425; < Latin]

com`pa•ra•bil′i•ty, com′pa•ra•ble•ness, n.

com′pa•ra•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	comparable - able to be compared or worthy of comparison equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"
	2.	comparable - conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" corresponding, like same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"

comparable

adjective

1. equal, equivalent, on a par, tantamount, a match for, proportionate, commensurate, as good as, in a class with They should be paid the same wages for work of comparable value. Farmers were meant to get an income comparable with that of townspeople.
equal different, unequal, dissimilar, incomparable, incommensurable

2. similar, related, alike, corresponding, akin, analogous, of a piece, cognate, cut from the same cloth The scoring systems used in the two studies are not directly comparable.

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comparable

adjective

Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics:

alike, analogous, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, similar, uniform.

Translations

مُتَشَابِهمُساوٍ، مُشابِه

srovnatelný

sammenligneligtilsvarende

vergleichbarkomparabelsteigerbar

συγκρίσιμος

comparable

vastaava

comparable

usporediv

összehasonlítható

sambærilegur

paragonabile comparabile

匹敵する

비교되는

vergelijkbaar

sammenliknbar tilsvarende

porównywalny

comparável

сравнимый

porovnateľný

jämförbar

ที่สามารถเปรียบเทียบได้

karşılaştırılabilirkıyaslanabilir benzer

tương đương

可比较的

comparable

[ˈkɒmpərəbl] ADJ → comparable
comparable to or with → comparable a or con
a comparable case → un caso análogo
they are not comparable → no se los puede comparar

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comparable

[ˈkɒmpərəb^əl] adj → comparable
comparable to → comparable à

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

comparable

adj → vergleichbar (with, to mit)

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comparable

[ˈkɒmp/ərəbl] adj → simile
comparable to or with → paragonabile a

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compare

(kəmˈpeə) verb

1. to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different. If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.

2. to describe as being similar to. She compared him to a monkey.

3. to be near in standard or quality. He just can't compare with Mozart.

comparable (ˈkompərəbl) adjective

of the same kind, on the same scale etc. The houses were not at all comparable in size.

comparative (kəmˈpӕrətiv) adjective

1. judged by comparing with something else. the comparative quiet of the suburbs.

2. (of an adjective or adverb used in comparisons) between positive and superlative, as the following underlined words. a bigger book; a better man; Blacker is a comparative adjective; (also noun) What is the comparative of `bad'?

comˈparatively adverb

This house was comparatively cheap.

comparison (kəmˈpӕrisn) noun

(an act of) comparing. There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.

compare with is used to bring out similarities and differences between two things of the same type: He compared his pen with mine and decided mine was better .
compare to is used when pointing out a similarity between two different things: Stars are often compared to diamonds .

comparable

→ مُتَشَابِه srovnatelný sammenlignelig vergleichbar συγκρίσιμος comparable vastaava comparable usporediv paragonabile 匹敵する 비교되는 vergelijkbaar sammenliknbar porównywalny comparável сравнимый jämförbar ที่สามารถเปรียบเทียบได้ kıyaslanabilir tương đương 可比较的

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Tulliver's monotonous pleading had doubtless its share of force; it might even be comparable to that proverbial feather which has the credit or discredit of breaking the camel's back; though, on a strictly impartial view, the blame ought rather to lie with the previous weight of feathers which had already placed the back in such imminent peril that an otherwise innocent feather could not settle on it without mischief.