Comparable Meaning
/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be compared (to).
adjSimilar (to); like.
Sentence Examples
New York's Fifth Avenue is comparable to Ginza.
What are the four major golf tournaments comparable to the ones in tennis?
A comparable house in the south of the city would cost twice as much.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two smartphones are ____ in terms of processing speed and camera quality.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His latest novel is truly ____ to the great classics of literature.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2.""
— 1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 273:
"As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them."
— 2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 22:
"Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer."
— 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
"And the appraiser said he couldn't come up with comparables, because there hadn't been any sales nearby in several months."
— 2009 January 2, Fred A. Bernstein, “Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two smartphones are ____ in terms of processing speed and camera quality.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His latest novel is truly ____ to the great classics of literature.