compare and despair (English, verb)
expansion: compare and despair (third-person singular simple present compares and despairs, present participle comparing and despairing, simple past and past participle compared and despaired)
Senses:
glosses: To distress oneself by comparing one's own situation with that of others who seem more successful.
Forms:
form: compares and despairs
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: comparing and despairing
tags: participle
present
form: compared and despaired
tags: participle
past
form: compared and despaired
tags: past