[transitive] to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different. compare A and B It is interesting to compare their ...

[transitive] compare A to B to show or state that someone or something is similar to someone or something else The critics compared his work to that of ...

[uncountable] the process of comparing two or more people or things. For Durkheim, comparison was the most important method of analysis in sociology.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb compare, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

better than anything else of the same kind; a diamond beyond compare. Our professional service promises you a wedding without compare.

​(literary) better than anything else of the same kind. a diamond beyond compare; Our professional service promises you a wedding without compare.

used to emphasize the difference between two people or things that are being compared In terms of price there's no comparison (= one thing is much more ...

relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for example better, worse, slower and more difficult

compare, n.² meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

to examine or look for the difference between two or more things: If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are.