American Dictionary
Definition comparative in American English
comparative
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/kəmˈperətɪv/
1
judged in comparison to something such as a previous situation or state
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2
involving the comparison of two or more things
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3
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that shows that someone or something has more of a quality than they previously had or more of it than someone or something else has. For example, "newer" is the comparative form of the adjective "new" and "more actively" is the comparative form of the adverb "actively."
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