compare+notes
21notes — n. condensed record 1) to make, take notes (our students always take copious notes) 2) (usu. fig.) to compare notes * * * take notes (our students always take copious notes) (usu. fig.) to compare notes [ condensed record ] to make …
22compare — 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]… …
23compare — verb 1》 (often compare something to/with) estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. ↘(compare something to) liken something to. ↘(usu. compare with) be similar to or have a specified relationship with another… …
24compare — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To regard as similar] Syn. relate, connect, liken, note the similarities, draw a comParison, make a comParison, associate, link, reduce to a common denominator, equate, match, express by metaphor, analogize, show… …
25compare*/*/*/ — [kəmˈpeə] verb 1) [T] to consider the ways in which people or things are similar or different The research compares and contrasts the two policies (= shows how they are similar and how they are different).[/ex] Compare the one that has been… …
26compare — [c]/kəmˈpɛə / (say kuhm pair) verb (compared, comparing) –verb (t) 1. to represent as similar or analogous; liken (to). 2. to note the similarities and differences of: to compare apples with pears. 3. to bring together for the purpose of noting… …
27compare — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by to) express similarities in; liken (compared the landscape to a painting). 2 tr. (often foll. by to, with) estimate the similarity or dissimilarity of; assess the relation between (compared radio with television;… …
28notes — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commentary, interpretation, explanation, findings, recordings, field notes, observations; see also data , records . • compare notes, Syn. exchange views, confer, go over; see discuss . • strike the right note, Syn. be… …
29Notes sur la mélodie des choses — Auteur Rainer Maria Rilke Genre Essai Version originale Titre original Notizen Zur Melodie Der Dinge Langue originale ( …
30compare apples and oranges — to examine the similarities of things that are completely different. Comparing the average wages of workers and managers is like trying to compare apples and oranges. Usage notes: usually used to explain that two things cannot be compared …
