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- pronunciation:
- maech
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
If your jacket is a match with your friend's jacket, it is exactly the same as your friend's jacket, or they go very well together.
I can't find the match to my blue striped sock.- synonyms:
- double, mate
- similar words:
- copy, equal, fellow, reproduction
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| definition 2: |
If you are a match for someone, you are equal to them in some ability. They are not better than you are at something. If you are a match for the others on the swim team, it means that your ability is equal to the ability of the others on the team.
Jamie is a perfect match for Grace at chess.- synonyms:
- challenger, equal, rival
- similar words:
- parallel
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| definition 3: |
A match is a game or competition.
We're going to watch my brother play in his soccer match tomorrow.- synonyms:
- competition, contest, game, tournament
- similar words:
- boat, challenge, event, meet
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| definition 4: |
If two people go well together as a couple, they are sometimes called a "good match." They are similar or equal to each other in important ways. When people arrange for two people to get together so that they will marry or have a romantic relationship, it is called "making a match" or "deciding a match." If someone is "looking for a match," they are looking for someone to marry who would go well with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are a good match. They like the same things and are very happy together.The king made a match for his daughter with a prince from another powerful kingdom.- synonyms:
- marriage, union
- similar words:
- alliance
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| related words: |
battle, contest, game, pair |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
matches, matching, matched |
| definition 1: |
When two things match, they look the same, or they go together very well.
We laughed at my dad because he was wearing socks that didn't match.I have a hat that matches my scarf.The towels in the bathroom match the bathtub.- synonyms:
- agree, go
- similar words:
- pair
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| definition 2: |
When one thing matches another thing, the two things are equal.
Nick used to be better at basketball than his brother, but now his brother's ability matches his own.- synonyms:
- equal, rival
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| definition 3: |
When you match two socks, it means that you put them together because they are the same. If you match a picture to a word, you put them together because they have the same meaning.
The object of the game is to match the cards.- synonyms:
- suit
- similar words:
- combine
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| definition 4: |
When you match something you did in the past, you do it again and perform at the same level as you did before.
The gymnast got a perfect score that night. In other competitions, she tried again and again to match that performance, but she never could.We sold fifty tickets for the show yesterday, and we matched that number today. In fact, we sold over sixty. |
| related words: |
agree, approach, couple, resemble, suit, tie |
| derivations: |
matchable (adj.), matched (adj.) |
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