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compared apples to apples

compared apples to apples is the simple past and past participle of compare apples to apples.

Meaning of compare apples to apples

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

Questions about compared apples to apples

What is compared apples to apples the simple past and past participle of?
Compared apples to apples is the simple past and past participle of compare apples to apples.

Words near compared apples to apples in the dictionary

  1. compare notes
  2. compareable
  3. compared
  4. compared and contrasted
  5. compared and despaired
  6. compared apples to apples
  7. compared apples with apples
  8. compared notes
  9. compared with
  10. comparee
  11. comparees

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