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compare apples to apples

compare apples to apples verb: to compare like things.

Verb

compare apples to apples (third-person singular simple present compares apples to apples, present participle comparing apples to apples, simple past and past participle compared apples to apples)

  1. To compare like things.
    • The article compares apples to apples, grouping diamond rings of the same variety and price together.
    Antonyms:
    compare apples and oranges

Antonyms of compare apples to apples

  • compare apples and oranges

Forms of compare apples to apples

third-person singular presentcompares apples to apples
present participlecomparing apples to apples
past participlecompared apples to apples
pastcompared apples to apples

Questions about compare apples to apples

What does compare apples to apples mean?
Compare apples to apples means to compare like things.
What part of speech is compare apples to apples?
Compare apples to apples is a verb.
What is the past tense of compare apples to apples?
The past tense of compare apples to apples is compared apples to apples.

Words near compare apples to apples in the dictionary

  1. comparator
  2. comparators
  3. compare
  4. compare and contrast
  5. compare and despair
  6. compare apples to apples
  7. compare apples with apples
  8. compare notes
  9. compareable
  10. compared
  11. compared and contrasted

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