What part of speech is compared?

Compared can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. compared is a verb, past participle of compare (infinitive).
  • 2. compared is a verb, past simple of compare (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does compared mean?

Definitions

Verb

compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
compare - consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
compare - be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
compare - to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

Examples of compared

#   Sentence  
1. verb However, when we were talking about this position, Mike compared Sara to Elena.
2. verb These have been compared against the draft dated 11/8/2000, and include ENA's accepted changes per your (a) faxed comments transmitted to ENA on January 5, 2001, and (b) e-mail comments transmitted to ENA on January 19th, 2001.
3. verb I think compared to my house, he's embarrased about his apartment.
4. verb Does the Tablet have a major difference in speed compared to the Color?
5. verb Eating out in particular is quite expensive compared to America I believe.
6. verb The service here is incredible compared to the other places.
7. verb She is so talented, the flowers were arranged superbly and delicately, it is so obvious to see the difference between someone fully trained and skilled compared to others.
8. verb The price was actually lower than what I had anticipated and used to compared to other places, plus he showed me the work he did when I came into pick up the car.
9. verb Aside from that little *mystery*, one of the sales ladies was quite comfortable telling me how wrong I was about how another dress that I loved compared to one of her dresses that I was trying on.
10. verb Compared with yours, my car is small.
11. verb As compared with last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.
12. verb Compared with last year, this year's crops are much better.
13. verb We compared his work with hers.
14. verb Compared to our house, his is a palace.
15. verb Nothing is to be compared to its beauty.
Sentence  
verb
However, when we were talking about this position, Mike compared Sara to Elena.
These have been compared against the draft dated 11/8/2000, and include ENA's accepted changes per your (a) faxed comments transmitted to ENA on January 5, 2001, and (b) e-mail comments transmitted to ENA on January 19th, 2001.
I think compared to my house, he's embarrased about his apartment.
Does the Tablet have a major difference in speed compared to the Color?
Eating out in particular is quite expensive compared to America I believe.
The service here is incredible compared to the other places.
She is so talented, the flowers were arranged superbly and delicately, it is so obvious to see the difference between someone fully trained and skilled compared to others.
The price was actually lower than what I had anticipated and used to compared to other places, plus he showed me the work he did when I came into pick up the car.
Aside from that little *mystery*, one of the sales ladies was quite comfortable telling me how wrong I was about how another dress that I loved compared to one of her dresses that I was trying on.
Compared with yours, my car is small.
As compared with last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.
Compared with last year, this year's crops are much better.
We compared his work with hers.
Compared to our house, his is a palace.
Nothing is to be compared to its beauty.

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