comparing Definition

compare
verb compared, comparing

1. To examine (items, etc) to see what differences or similarities they have.

Thesaurus: equate, relate, associate, parallel, contrast, weigh, oppose, correlate.
intr
2. To be comparable with it or them.

Example: He can't compare with his predecessor in ability
Thesaurus: match, rival, equal, vie.
Form: compare with something (often)
Form: compare with someone
intr
3. To relate (well, badly, etc) when examined.

Example: The two books compare well
4. grammar.
To state the positive, comparative and superlative forms often adjective or adverb.

Idiom: beyond compare (without compare)

formal
Without equal; incomparable.

Idiom: compare notes

To exchange ideas and opinions.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin comparare to match.

Phrasal Verb: compare someone or something to someone or something else

To liken them to each other.
Example: compare her to an angel