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  1. comparing with vs compared with | WordReference Forums

    Sep 7, 2012 · Comparing it with classical physics, we see that modern physics can be referred to . . . 'We' are the ones comparing (the subordinate clause gets its subject from the main clause), …

  2. comparing it against/with - WordReference Forums

    Aug 5, 2011 · 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 …

  3. comparing to - compared to - WordReference Forums

    Dec 10, 2020 · Before the internet students had to study and do researches in the libraries, which used to take a long time comparing to these days when we just need to put a word on google …

  4. Comparison VS Comparing - WordReference Forums

    Mar 30, 2018 · The meaning of comperison in Longman dictionary The process of compairing two or more people or things. EX: 1) Comparison with his previous movies shows how Lee has …

  5. when comparing / when compared | WordReference Forums

    Oct 16, 2022 · 1.When comparing iPhone and Android smartphone hardware, it's actually easier to point out what the two phones lack compared to the other. 2.When comparing...

  6. comparable vs similar | WordReference Forums

    Dec 9, 2023 · According to the Cambridge Dictionary, comparable means similar in size, amount, or quality to something else, so it seems that I can use comparable and similar …

  7. Word for "things which something is compared to"

    Jun 18, 2017 · A comparator is usually a physical standard of some sort: OED: " An instrument for comparing, e.g. the lengths of nearly equal bars. Hence, any of various devices which …

  8. "relative to" and "compared to/with" | WordReference Forums

    Sep 3, 2007 · Relative is less absolute than comparison. We compare two objects and at that time they are what they are and a comparison is made, but if they were to change we would have …

  9. red/redder/reddest - WordReference Forums

    Jun 9, 2025 · Which is the correct comparative and superlative forms with colours? Blacker or more black, most black -the blackest, redder/more red/ the reddest/ the most red. Thanks a lot …

  10. compare A (with / and) B - WordReference Forums

    Aug 7, 2013 · 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 …