Meanings
verbcompare apples with apples (third-person singular simple present compares apples with apples, present participle comparing apples with apples, simple past and past participle compared apples with apples)
present singular third person compares apples with apples · participle present comparing apples with apples · participle past compared apples with apples · past compared apples with apples
- alternativeAlternative form of compare apples to apples.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compare apples with apples,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compare%20apples%20with%20apples.
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