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🎨 To be similar 🏟️ A contest 🤝 An equal or pair 🧬 An exact copy 🔥 A fire stick 🔗 To pair up 💸 To give equally
to match

to match

58 2.0
To bring people or things together because they suit each other
  • verb
  • /mæʧ/
: emparejar
  • The counselor can help match you with a job that fits your skills.
  • match a profile
  • match students with mentors
  • match mentees with mentors

So we're, we're trying to match, match, match that up.

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Examples

  • The strategy has worked because it sought to match the coalition's goals with available resources.

    Academic text (2011)

  • That's right, they can match you with a licensed therapist.

  • You need, you need to match your color.

  • So suddenly you put them all together and when they match, magic happens.

    André Duqum

  • Whatever you buy, it has to match those words.

  • I want to match your face with your hair.

    The Good Girl (2002)

  • We're trying to fetch things that match this flight search.

  • What he said was you have to match people where they're at.

  • So they did the right thing by trying to match taste or sweetness level.

  • So if y'all want to go hard, they're gonna match your intensity.

    Lord of the Streets (2022)

Synonyms

to pair
vsto match
135 2.2

To join two people or things so they work together

focuses on arranging suitable combinations rather than just joining items
to couple
vsto match
117 3.1

To join things, ideas, or people together

often stresses finding suitable fits rather than simple linking
to pit
vsto match
73 5.3

To put one person or group against another

brings things together to make suitable pairs, not to create rivalry
to mate
vsto match
6 4.2

To join two things or people so they form a pair

arranges suitable pairings across jobs, relationships, or competitions
to twin
vsto match
1 3.7

To make one thing match another so they form a pair

focuses on arranging suitable counterparts rather than exact duplication
to matchmake
vsto match
1 4.8

To help two people start a romantic relationship

also applies beyond romance, including jobs or competitions

Antonyms

mismatch
22 3.6

A combination of people or things that do not go well together

Idioms

no match for
64 5.5

Not able to beat them because they are stronger or better

Phrasal Verbs

to catch the match
  • UK
1 2.7

To watch a sports game, often on TV or online

Compounds

match-up
28 3.8

An event that pairs two sides, like sports teams, to compete

boxing match
20 1.4

A fight between two boxers in a ring judged by officials

wrestling match
11 2.8

A contest where two people try to throw and hold each other

tennis match
9 1.1

A game of tennis played between two players or two pairs in a tournament

shouting match
  • Informal
7 3.8

A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other

match point
5 3.4

A point that, if won, decides who wins the whole contest

chess match
4 2.3

A formal game between two chess players, often in a competition

cricket match
3 1.5

A game of cricket played between two teams

match play
3 5.6

A golf contest where each hole is a separate game and the player who wins more holes wins the contest

sparring match
3 4.2

A quick back-and-forth argument between people to test ideas

love match
2 3.3

A marriage or romantic relationship where both people love each other

test match
  • UK
2 3.2

A long cricket game where national teams play over several days

whole shooting match
  • Informal
1 7.7

All the things that are part of a situation

kitchen match
  • Archaic
1 2.7

A wooden match you can strike on any rough surface to light stoves

sparring match
1 4.9

A short practice fight in boxing or martial arts to improve skills

safety match
1 2.8

A thin wooden or cardboard stick that lights only when struck on the box's rough strip

friction match
1 5.8

A small wooden stick with a tip that lights when you strike it on something rough

slow match
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A cord soaked to burn slowly used to light guns or cannons

shitting match
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very angry, petty argument with personal insults

match plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together

How Suitable

to match
58 2.0
to pair
135 2.2
to mismatch
1 4.2

Surface Forms

match infinitive
matched past
matched past participle
matching present participle
matches third person singular

Etymology

The verb match meaning to bring people or things together comes from finding the right mate for someone, so to match is to pair people or items that suit each other.