Definition, synonyms and related words
simple past tense and past participle of compare
"She looked at her old photo album to see how she had changed compared to when she was a child."
In plain English: Compared means looking at two things side by side to see how they are similar or different.
"She compared her new laptop to her old one before deciding to keep both."
Usage: Use "compared" to describe an action where two or more things are examined side by side to show similarities or differences in the past or when used after a helping verb. Do not confuse it with "compare," which is the present tense form used for current actions or general truths.
Derived from the Latin comparatus, the past participle of comparare meaning "to compare," it entered English via Old French as comparer. The original sense was to set things side by side in order to evaluate their similarities or differences.