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compares apples to apples

compares apples to apples is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 compares apples to apples

What is compares apples to apples the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Compares apples to apples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compare apples to apples.

Words near compares apples to apples in the dictionary

  1. comparer
  2. comparers
  3. compares
  4. compares and contrasts
  5. compares and despairs
  6. compares apples to apples
  7. compares apples with apples
  8. compares notes
  9. comparest
  10. compareth
  11. comparibility

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