[
UK
/mˈætʃ/
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[ US /ˈmætʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈmætʃ/ ]
VERB
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be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
The two stories don't agree in many details
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun -
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office -
provide funds complementary to
The company matched the employees' contributions - give or join in marriage
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bring two objects, ideas, or people together
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
This fact is coupled to the other one -
be equal to in quality or ability
Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
Nothing can rival cotton for durability -
make correspond or harmonize
Match my sweater -
set into opposition or rivalry
He plays his two children off against each other
pit a chess player against the Russian champion
let them match their best athletes against ours -
be equal or harmonize
The two pieces match
NOUN
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
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something that resembles or harmonizes with
that tie makes a good match with your jacket -
a burning piece of wood or cardboard
if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode -
a pair of people who live together
a married couple from Chicago - the score needed to win a match
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an exact duplicate
when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook - a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
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lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
he always carries matches to light his pipe
How To Use match In A Sentence
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- But Ms. Economy pointed to the elaborateness of concept and coordination of details — "the flowers are matching," she observed — leading her to suspect they may have had professional help bringing the Halloween spirit alive. Suburban Tricks, Urban Treats
- In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
- He added: ‘As far as I know nobody was injured at the incident, although the football match was abandoned.’
- I was watching the match in a pub without sound, and I had forgotten about it, so it was not until I got home that I realised that Langer had taken a hat trick, and that was why the West Indian fieldsmen all looked so pleased.
- Days later, Gregg was gunned down near Belfast docks as he returned from a Glasgow Rangers football match.
- The second half of the match comfortably surpassed the first in entertainment value.
- In other matches University made it two wins in a row with a 4-2 win over Whippersnappers, although University slipped back to their bad habits and defaulted the bottom two boards.
- In the final match, Lara scored yet another hundred but this was so frantic and frenzied that it could not stop the Australians from winning the match and squaring the series.
- I expect him to win the rematch. The Sun
