comparen

Asturian

Verb

comparen

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of comparar

Catalan

Verb

comparen

1. third-person plural present indicative of comparar

Galician

Verb

comparen

1. inflection of comparar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• compare, compere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French comperer, comparer, from Latin comparō, comparāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔmˈpaːrən/

Verb

comparen

1. To give something identical value to something else.

   Synonym: comparisounen

2. To compare; to examine the similarities and differences between two things.

   Synonym: comparisounen

Conjugation

Conjugation of comparen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) comparen, compare
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	compare	compared
2nd-person singular	comparest	comparedest
3rd-person singular	compareth	compared
subjunctive singular	compare
imperative singular		—
plural1	comparen, compare	compareden, comparede
imperative plural	compareth, compare	—
participles	comparynge, comparende	compared

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• comparable
• comparatif
• comparisoun

Descendants

• English: compare

References

• “compāren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

comparen

1. inflection of comparar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative