match

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/mæt͡ʃ/

noun 6verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) in sports

ADJ

big, crucial, important | exciting, thrilling | championship, competitive, cup, league | friendly

away, home

The team played better in home matches than they did on the road this season.

cricket, football, rugby, wrestling, etc.

VERB + MATCH

play

Our team played an exciting match against our biggest rivals last weekend.

have

The goalkeeper had an excellent match and made several crucial saves.

go to, see, watch | be defeated in, lose

clinch, win

The team won the match with an impressive performance in the second half.

draw

The football team drew their final match of the season against their rivals.

MATCH + VERB

take place

PREP

during a/the ~

Two players got injured during the football match yesterday afternoon.

in a/the ~

He scored two goals in the final match of the season.

~ against

The volleyball tournament next week will feature our team playing a crucial match against the city champions.

~ between

The football match between the two rival schools was played last Saturday afternoon.

~ with

Our school's basketball team will play their next match with the neighboring high school.

(noun.) for lighting a fire

ADJ

lighted

QUANT

box

VERB + MATCH

light, strike

She struck a match to light the birthday candles on the cake.

blow out

PHRASES

put a match to sth

The campers put a match to the wood and soon had a warm fire going.

(noun.) good combination

ADJ

excellent, good, perfect

The new curtains are an excellent match for our living room walls.

PREP

~ between

There was a perfect match between the job description and her experience.

~ for

Those shoes would be a perfect match for your new dress.

(noun.) sth the same

ADJ

exact

PREP

~ for

He spent hours searching for a match for the antique lamp in his grandmother's house.

(verb.) combine well

ADV

well

The two roommates' schedules matched well, so they rarely disturbed each other at night.

not quite

Her new shoes didn't quite match the color of her dress, but she wore them anyway.

PHRASES

to match

She wore a blue scarf that matched her coat perfectly.

(verb.) find sth similar/connected

ADV

correctly | carefully

PREP

for

The two teams were carefully matched for skill level before the championship game began.

Can you help me match these socks to the ones in the drawer?

Definitions

noun

A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.

My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.

Can you play billiards? / Yes, do you wish to have a match with me? / Let us simply play (a game) for pleasure. We needn't have a match, as I don't like to gamble.

Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.

Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]

A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.

Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

He knew he had met his match.

Government […] makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects.

A marriage.

A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

She […] was looked upon as the richest match of the West.

verb

To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.

These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.

To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

His interests didn't match her interests.

There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

To equal or exceed in achievement.

She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.

To make a successful match or pairing.

They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.

Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.

To unite in marriage, to mate.

[…]Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.

A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king.

noun

A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

He struck a match and lit his cigarette.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipp

lucifer

noun — an exact duplicate

mate

noun — a pair of people who live together

noun — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

noun — a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

catch

verb — make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

verb — make correspond or harmonize

verb — set into opposition or rivalry

verb — bring two objects, ideas, or people together

verb — be compatible, similar or consistent

verb — be equal to in quality or ability

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

whole shooting match

Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.

It started raining on their picnic and they had to move the whole shooting match inside.

match made in heaven

A relationship, such as a marriage, that is happy and successful, sometimes because the partners are very compatible.

He and Mrs Jonathan were a remarkable pair; one of those ill-assorted couples that you wonder at. ‘How in the world did they come together?’ was the usual question, the philosophic

match made in hell

A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other.

shitting match

A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.

No prob. I just don't wanna start another shitting match. No one on AMP wants to see it except us.

game, set, match

Victory at the conclusion of a tennis match.

"Game, set and match to Byrd!" announced Westcott above the applause. "Byrd wins the School Championship!"

Example Bank

My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.

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Can you play billiards? / Yes, do you wish to have a match with me? / Let us simply play (a game) for pleasure. We needn't have a match, as I don't like to gamble.

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Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]

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Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.

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These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.

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I'll be interested to see how this service does. It will be basic with fares to match, so will be akin to a budget airline taking on a flag-carrier.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, match is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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