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compared notes

compared notes is the simple past and past participle of compare notes.

Meaning of compare notes

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To exchange information and ideas about related experiences.
    • Two minutes are allowed "Condor" at Carlisle, and those involved had no time to compare notes on the state of the nation, the management, the unions or the racing calendar.1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47

Questions about compared notes

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

Words near compared notes in the dictionary

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

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