compare notes
Definition
C1 If two people compare notes, they tell each other what they think about something they have both done: We'd both been out with the same man at different points in our lives so it was interesting to compare notes.Debate and discussion
(Definition of compare notes from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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comparable adjective
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comparative adjective (EXAMINING DIFFERENCES)
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comparative adjective (WORD FORM)
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comparative noun
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comparatively adverb
- compare notes idiom
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compare noun
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compare verb (CONSIDER SIMILARITIES)
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compare verb (EXAMINE DIFFERENCES)
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comparison noun (CONSIDERING SIMILARITIES)
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comparison noun (EXAMINING DIFFERENCES)
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Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrator noun
- arena noun (ACTIVITY)
- beard verb
- discursive adjective
- discuss verb
- fly about/around phrasal verb
- get down to business idiom
- give and take noun
- horse-trading noun
- negotiable adjective (DISCUSSED)
- negotiate verb (DISCUSS)
- polemic noun
- reason with sb phrasal verb
- reasoning noun
- special pleading noun
- take sth up phrasal verb (DISCUSS)
- thrash sth out phrasal verb
- toss sth about/around phrasal verb
- weigh in phrasal verb (DISCUSSION)
- well argued adjective
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