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• compare notes (with somebody) — compare ˈnotes (with sb) idiom if two or more people compare notes, they each say what they think about the same event, situation, etc • We saw the play separately and compared notes afterwards. Main entry: ↑compareidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• compare notes — phrasal : to exchange observations and views the two rival coaches got together after the game to compare notes * * * compare notes To share or exchange one s ideas (with someone else) • • • Main Entry: ↑compare * * * compare notes phrase to… …   Useful english dictionary

• compare notes — to discuss something with someone who has also experienced it or thought about it Everyone was comparing notes after the exam …   English dictionary

• compare — com|pare1 W1S1 [kəmˈpeə US ˈper] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar like , from com ( COM ) + par equal ] 1.) [T] to examine or judge two or more things in order to show how they are similar to or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• compare — ► VERB 1) (often compare to/with) estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. 2) (compare to) point out or describe the resemblances of (something) with. 3) (usu. compare with) be similar to or have a specified… …   English terms dictionary

• compare — 1 verb 1 SIMILAR/DIFFERENT (T) to consider two or more things, people, ideas etc, in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other: The report compares the different types of home computer currently available. | compare sth… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• compare — [[t]kəmpe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ compares, comparing, compared 1) VERB When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. to compare notes → see note [V pl n] Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60... [V …   English dictionary

• compare — com|pare1 [ kəm per ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to consider how things or people are different and how they are similar: compare something with/to something: Just compare the one that has been cleaned with the others. The results are then compared …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• compare — I UK [kəmˈpeə(r)] / US [kəmˈper] verb Word forms compare : present tense I/you/we/they compare he/she/it compares present participle comparing past tense compared past participle compared *** 1) a) [transitive] to consider how things or people… …   English dictionary

• compare — comparer, n. /keuhm pair /, v., compared, comparing, n. v.t. 1. to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations. 2. to… …   Universalium

• compare — com•pare [[t]kəmˈpɛər[/t]] v. pared, par•ing, n. 1) to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences 2) to consider or describe as similar; liken: “Shall I compare thee to a summer s day?”[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang