Comparable - English meaning

adjective

Of similar character.

Usage examples:

Something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her

adjective

Having some of the same qualities; similar

Usage examples:

They speak a language akin to french.

adjective

Having some of the same qualities

Usage examples:

They speak a language akin to french.

adjective

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Usage examples:

They saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and child…

adjective

Coming nearer in distance or time.

Usage examples:

An approaching car

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

verb

Present participle of approach

Usage examples:

We could just see the train approaching in the distance., if you look out of the window on the left…

adjective

Close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact.

Usage examples:

The approximate time of death

verb

Come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity.

Usage examples:

A leasing agreement approximating to ownership

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

adjective

Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Usage examples:

Salary will be commensurate with age and experience

adjective

Suitable in amount or quality compared to something else; matching in degree

Usage examples:

The agency’s workload has increased without any commensurate increase in staff.

adjective

Analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable.

Usage examples:

The corresponding jamaican word is ‘bada’

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

adjective

Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

One unit is equivalent to one glass of wine

noun

A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

The french equivalent of the bank of england

adjective

Equal to or having the same effect as something else

Usage examples:

A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers., a day on the planet mercury is the equivalent of 176…

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

adjective

Corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary.

Usage examples:

A blue jacket and matching skirt

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

The act of giving or offering the same amount of money as has been given, collected, or offered by someone else

Usage examples:

Price matching is not our usual policy., the matching principle requires that expenses be matched w…

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

Usage examples:

The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

Usage examples:

A large house in the near distance

adjective

Corresponding in size or amount to something else.

Usage examples:

The punishment should be proportional to the crime

adjective

Another term for proportional.

adjective

→  proportional

adjective

Belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected.

Usage examples:

Sleeping sickness and related diseases

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

adjective

Belonging to the same family

Usage examples:

Of course elise and linda are related – they’re cousins., josé and alfonso are related by marriage.…

adjective

Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Usage examples:

A soft cheese similar to brie

noun

A person or thing similar to another.

Usage examples:

He was one of those whose similar you never meet

adjective

Looking or being almost the same, although not exactly

Usage examples:

They both went to ivy league schools and have similar backgrounds., he used similar tactics to win …