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com . pa . ny Ф/ 'клтрэш/ noun ( plural com . pa . nies )

1 [ count ] ( business ) a group of people who work together to make or sell things an advertising company the Student Loans Company

The short way of writing "Company" in names is Co. Milton and Co.

2 [ noncount ] being with a person or people I always enjoy Mark's company. keep someone company

to be or go with someone

Please stay and keep me company for a while.

com • pa • ra • ble / ' kampэrэbl /

similar in size or quality to something else

Salaries here are comparable to salaries paid by other

companies.

com • par • a • tive / kэm ' paretjv /

[count]

( english language arts ) the form of an adjective or adverb that shows more of something The comparative of "bad" is "worse." ► com • par • a • tive adjective

"Longer" is the comparative form of "long."

— Look at superlative .

com .pare Ф /кэт'рег/ verb

( com • pares , com par • ing , com • pared )

to think about or look at people or things together so that you can see how they are different

Compared to the place where I grew up, this place is exciting.

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the teachings of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Compare your answers with your neighbor's.

com .par .i .son Ф / ksm'paeresn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

looking at or understanding how things are different or the same

It's hard to make comparisons between athletes from different sports. by or in comparison

when you compare two or more people or things In comparison with many other people, they're rich.

com • part • ment / kэm ' pаrtmэnt / noun

[ count ]

a separate part inside a box, bag, or other container The suitcase had a secret compartment at the back.

com • pass / ' kлmpэs / noun [ count ] ( plural com • pass • es )

1 ( geography ) a thing for finding direction, with a needle that always points north

You need a map and a compass.

compass

Jfw southeast

northeast

east

south

north

northwest

west

southwest

2 ( math ) an instrument with two long thin parts joined

together at the top that is used for drawing circles

Use a compass to draw a circle with a radius of two

inches.

com • pas • sion / kэm' pajn / noun

[noncount]

the strong feeling that you have when you understand and feel sorry for someone who is suffering to have compassion for the victims of a crime

com • pat • i • ble A^fl / kэm'patэbl /

adjective

able to exist or be used together

Is this software compatible with my computer?

com • pat • i • bil • i • ty А^Д / kэm|patэ ' bibti / noun [ noncount ]

com • pen • sate aw / ' kampэnseIt /

( com • pen sates , com pen • sat ing , com • pen • sat ed )

to take away the bad effect of something, or make it smaller

She compensated for her lack of experience by working hard.

to pay someone money because you have injured them or lost or damaged their property

The airline compensated passengers for their lost luggage.

com • pen • sa • tion aw / |kаmpэn ' seijn /

noun [ noncount ]

money that you pay someone, especially because you have injured them or damaged their property I got $10,000 in compensation for my injuries.

com • pete / kэm' pit / verb

( com • petes , com • pet • ing , com pet • ed )

to try to win a race or a competition

The world's best athletes compete in the Olympic Games.