suffer by comparison
suffer by comparison verb: to appear lesser in quality once compared to another.
Verb
suffer by comparison (third-person singular simple present suffers by comparison, present participle suffering by comparison, simple past and past participle suffered by comparison)
- To appear lesser in quality once compared to another.
- Without discussing this question, the editor has only to observe that diligent enquiry, extensive reading, and unwearyed assiduity, added to the strictest integrity, and most disinterested views, have possibly tended to lessen the disadvantages of an English birth; and that he is persuaded the...1714, Joseph Ritson, Scotish Song, volume 1, page viii
- In art, as in politics, the reign of Philip III (1598-1621) seems to suffer by comparison with those that came before and after.1998, Jonathan Brown, Painting in Spain: 1500-1700, page 79
Forms of suffer by comparison
| third-person singular present | suffers by comparison |
|---|---|
| present participle | suffering by comparison |
| past participle | suffered by comparison |
| past | suffered by comparison |
Questions about suffer by comparison
- What does suffer by comparison mean?
- Suffer by comparison means to appear lesser in quality once compared to another.
- What part of speech is suffer by comparison?
- Suffer by comparison is a verb.
- What is the past tense of suffer by comparison?
- The past tense of suffer by comparison is suffered by comparison.
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