comparison
gb/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/ us/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
action
1
act of comparing things
When you look at two or more things to see how they are the same or different.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a comparison of [thing] and [thing]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'comparison' with 'compare'; 'comparison' is the noun form, not the verb.
పర్యాయపదాలు
contrast (Often focuses more on differences than similarities.)
|
juxtaposition (A more formal term, often used in art or literature contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
equation (In the sense of treating things as the same without noting differences.)
పదకలయికలు
make a comparison
|direct comparison
|comparison between
|invite comparison
|draw a comparison
విషయాలు
language
|thinking
|analysis
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The report includes a comparison of prices in different countries.
- It's hard to make a fair comparison between the two athletes.
- Her work invites comparison with that of earlier painters.
- The teacher asked for a comparison between the two novels.
- We did a side-by-side comparison of the two products.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I made a comparison between my phone and my friend's phone.
- This book gives a comparison of schools in the city.
- We saw a comparison of food prices in two shops.
- The teacher asked for a comparison of these pictures.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
2
statement of similarity
Saying that one thing is like another thing.
వాడుక నమూనా:
comparison to [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'comparison to' (showing similarity) with 'comparison with' (often used for both similarity and difference).
పర్యాయపదాలు
likening (Less formal and more figurative, often in casual speech.)
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analogy (Often used for explaining something by comparing it to something else.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
differentiation (Emphasizes distinction rather than similarity.)
పదకలయికలు
invite comparison to
|bear comparison to
|draw a comparison to
విషయాలు
language
|thinking
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She made a comparison to a well-known movie scene.
- The city has been given flattering comparisons to Paris.
- His calmness under pressure invites comparison to great leaders of the past.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He made a comparison to my old school.
- The town gets many comparisons to big cities.
- She gave a comparison to her favorite book.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
comparison
IPA
GB/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
US/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
com - par - is - on (4 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (par)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: comparison
- Plural: comparison, comparisons
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
comparisons
noun
Core family
Related words
comparatively
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
incomparable
adjective
Advanced or less common
comparability
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
bear comparison with/to
1/bˈɛɹ kəmpˈɛɹəsən wˈɪθtoʊ/
fixed phrase
formal
be as good as when compared
To be as good as something else when you compare them.
ఉదాహరణలు
- His cooking can bear comparison with any top chef.
- This phone bears comparison to more expensive models.
by comparison
1/bˈaɪ kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
fixed phrase
when compared to something else
Used to show how something is different or similar when you look at it next to another thing.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The house seemed small by comparison with the others on the street.
- By comparison, last year's sales were very low.
invite comparison
1/ɪnvˈaɪt kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
fixed phrase
formal
cause people to compare things
To make people think about how one thing is like or unlike another thing.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Her latest book invites comparison with classic detective novels.
- The new design invites comparison to last year's model.