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# comparable

«comparable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (comparable, more comparable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to compare them: «two schools of comparable size». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#m1)

2) Able to be compared: «These results are not comparable». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science, fair tests need comparable conditions; results are comparable only if the same units and methods are used. In shopping, comparable products can be compared by price. Formal exam questions use it. Phrases: comparable to, comparable with.

### examples

- The two towns are comparable in size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#x1)
- Is a cat's speed comparable to a dog's? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#x2)
- To make it a fair test, the plants need comparable amounts of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#x3)
- This cheap bike is comparable with the expensive one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#x4)
- Prices in the two shops are comparable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#x5)
- The numbers are not comparable because one is in metres and one in feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/#x6)

### note

Stress: «KOM-pruh-bul» (common) or «kom-PAIR-uh-bul». In maths, two quantities must be in the same units to be comparable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «comparable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comparable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.