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come up to; come up (to); check against (to find out whether information is accurate or useful by comparing it with other information The police are checking his fingerprints against their database. MED. Card catalogues are not portable, but drawers and individual cards can be removed by staff for checking against stock. Bab ESD Alexander Demidov); compare to (, compare with. These two can be usefully distinguished. Compare to should be used to liken things, compare with to consider their similarities or differences. "He compared London to New York" means that he felt London to be similar to New York. "He compared London with New York" means that he assessed the two cities' relative merits. Compare to most often appears in figurative senses, as in "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?". BDW Alexander Demidov); compare with (compare with; compare to. The usual phrase is compare with, which means "to place side by side, noting differences and similarities between": let us compare his goals with his actual accomplishments. Compare to = to observe or point only to likenesses between: he compared her eyes to limpid pools. GMAU Alexander Demidov); set (кем-либо, чем-либо); level (кем-л.); review against (Johnny Bravo) |
