This is the 2785th most frequent French word.
compare
To examine similarities and differences.
The word 'comparer' is used here as a verb meaning 'to compare', describing the action of assessing differences and similarities between two works of art.
Il est difficile de comparer ces deux œuvres d'art.
It is difficult to compare these two works of art.
The verb 'comparer' is used in an educational context referring to the activity of examining mathematical fractions to assess their relative sizes.
En classe, nous avons appris comment comparer des fractions.
In class, we learned how to compare fractions.
Here, 'se comparer' (reflexive usage) means 'to compare oneself', where the subject is assessing their own traits or qualities relative to others.