comparable to
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈkɒmpərəbəl tu/
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comparable a
- The new phone's features are comparable to those of its more expensive competitors.
- performance comparable to others
- results comparable to others
- rates comparable to others
These energies are comparable to the energies of chemical bonds.
- These energies are comparable to the energies of chemical bonds.
- We are now in a period comparable to the dark days of the Cold War.
- The state of Yucatan has a murder rate which is comparable to European countries.
- The joy I felt in that moment has to be comparable to holding your first born.
- They're not actually comparable to each other in any essential ways.
- We clearly have to go some distance comparable to the distances between the stars themselves.
- Now, here's the nice metaphor that the communication of pure insight is comparable to a silent expansion.
- The the wavelength of the radiation that's emitted by a black hole is comparable to the size of the black hole.
- That's roughly comparable to the use of varenicline or bupropion or Nicorette patches.
- Installing a large Bank of these superchargers at one location creates a grid power demand comparable to a small town or a steel mill.
Examples
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Modern Antarctic stations have sophisticated laboratory facilities comparable to those in the universities of some developed nations.
Academic text (1990) -
I would say in terms of what I already own, this is most comparable to Jam from Persona.
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We are now in a period comparable to the dark days of the Cold War.
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Treatment of the natural environment is comparable to that of the built environment.
Academic text (1991) -
The joy I felt in that moment has to be comparable to holding your first born.
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Note: Japan data adjusted to be comparable to the other countries.
Academic text (1999) -
The revival of the medicine in this context is comparable to what's happening in China.
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You have a diversity that's comparable to the Amazon.
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Only Russia and the United States produce volumes comparable to Saudi Arabia's.
Academic text (2011) -
The G4 system provided performance comparable to that of the last IBM bipolar system.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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3.6
Similar in value, amount, or quality
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3.9
Similar in feeling or quality to something
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6.5
Similar in some ways that help you understand another thing
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7.5
About the same size, amount, or degree as another thing
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4.5
Can be equaled by other people or things in quality
Someone can compare it with another thing to see if both have the same value
Can be compared in a fair and useful way
Can be measured with the same unit, like centimeters
How Comparable
Surface Forms
Morphology
comparable + to
The meaning 'worthy of being compared; similar to' is directly derivable from 'comparable' (able to be compared) combined with the preposition 'to' that marks the comparison target. This adjective + preposition composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase comparable to comes from the simple image of placing two things side by side to see how alike they look. So, when something is comparable to something else, it means it is 'as good as' or 'similar' in quality, value, or amount.