[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences:If you compare these three pieces of cloth, you'll see they're all similar in weight.It's difficult to directly compare the governments of two very different nations.", "to consider or describe as similar; liken :“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”", "Grammar.to form or display the degrees of comparison of (an adjective or adverb)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be worthy of comparison; be held equal:Dekker's plays cannot compare with Shakespeare's.", "to appear in a similar standing:His recital certainly compares with the one he gave last year.", "to differ in quality or accomplishment as specified:Their development compares poorly with that of neighbor nations.", "to vie ; rival :Can we all agree that most people want fair treatment and to compare favorably with others?", "to make a comparison:The only way we can say which product is better is to compare."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["comparison :Her beauty is beyond compare."]}]