& 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.
Bonjour, Il me semble qu'on pourra faire ou non l'accord selon que l'on considère qu'il s'agit d'un adjectif ou d'une locution adverbiale (équivalente à "par rapport à"). On peut aussi en effet esquiver l'hésitation en employant d'autres tournures comme "à comparer avec", "en comparaison avec", "comparativement à".
Dear all, I compared prices in Tokyo (and / with) Singapore. Are there any difference in meaning or nuance between compare 'A and B' and 'A with B'? I would appreciate any comments.
Say A and B are the same kind of product but of different brands. I want to test their functionality. I compare A and B on their functionality. I compare A...
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.
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 ...
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...
Compare to: to show likeness between two unlike things. In the poem, she compares her loneliness to a ship lost at sea. Compare with: to analyze two liken things. In the poem, she compares her own lonely apartment with her sister's happier home.
Compare also connected to and connected with. What is the rule here? At any rate, comply is mostly used with with, although to is possible. The rule given in Merrian-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage is that when the agent [or subject] is human, you should use with (the patient complied with the doctor's request).
"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 ...
