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Definition of match against phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

match against

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

match something against something

 
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to compare something with something else in order to find things that are the same or similar New information is matched against existing data in the computer.

match somebody/something against/with somebody/something

 
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to arrange for someone to compete in a game or competition against someone else We were matched against last year's champions in the first round.
See match against in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary