Match meaning in English
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Definition
to match: to look good together; to correspond to; to conform with, to concur with; to balance with
Those blue socks don't match your red hair at all. Those two colors don't look good together.
Philip tried to match Luna up with his cousin, but things didn't work out. Despite Philip's efforts to get them together, they didn't have anything in common.
This year's sales figures don't match up to last year's. They are much worse!
a (soccer, boxing) match: a (soccer, boxing) game, competition
In the USA, game is generally used more than match except for sports such as tennis, boxing, and rugby.
(a box of) matches: (a box of) small wooden sticks which burn to create a small flame
a match: a couple, a marriage; a combination
Examples
- "Try your favorite, or mix and match for the full Outback experience."
- "The match is starting, so let's go straight to the action."
- "The genetic markers do not match."
- "Said one drunk bar patron, "This one guy wanted to watch a show about midget bachelorettes in bikinis, then this other dude, a big guy with a beard and a mustache and a lot of tattoos, he wanted to watch a wrestling match."
- "The match will start in half an hour."
- "If anything matching my requirements does come up, I am still interested, so please do keep my records on file."
- "Moira : Is this some sort of a tournament or a championship match, Enriqué?"
- "Paris Saint-Germain has lost their last seven matches in a row."
- "I'm just off to a match actually."
- "It's one of the main reasons why I go to see these matches, to get a better look at those muscles."
- "More and more women are attending the matches, and this can only be a good thing!"
- "Unfortunately, as the result of a vicious tackle in his weekly football match, Grandfather scratched his shin."
- "Bruno : Don't worry sir, I'm sure we can work this out... Let's see... I think you should definitely wear the purple shirt with green stripes – it matches your ears."
- "At the Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires last Sunday, an incredible match between Boca Juniors and River Plate ended in an amazing 0-0 draw!"
- "Moira : Thanks for that insightful story Enrique, enjoy the match!"
- "The Gunners will be without their star defender Gary Simpson for today's match against Bayern Munich."
- "The first team to win 10 rounds wins the match."
- "Are you carrying any of the following items: Acids, ammunition, animals, corpses, cremated remains, explosives, firearms, fireworks, flammable liquids, hazardous materials, materials with a disagreeable odor, matches?"
- "the president of a multi-national perfume company should not be refereeing an illegal kung fu-style boxing match."
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