match
verb/mætʃ/
/mætʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they match | /mætʃ/ /mætʃ/ |
| he / she / it matches | /ˈmætʃɪz/ /ˈmætʃɪz/ |
| past simple matched | /mætʃt/ /mætʃt/ |
| past participle matched | /mætʃt/ /mætʃt/ |
| -ing form matching | /ˈmætʃɪŋ/ /ˈmætʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to find somebody/something that goes together with or is connected with another person or thing
- match A and B Match the words and pictures.
- match A to/with B The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.
- The agency tries to match single people with suitable partners.
- match somebody/something for something The control group in the experiment was matched for age and sex.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- correctly
- up
- …
- seek to
- try to
- for
- to
- with
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] match (something) if two things match or if one thing matches another, they are the same or very similar
- Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime.
- A man matching his description was seen running from a car.
- As a couple they are not very well matched (= they are not very suitable for each other).
- The two sets of figures don't match.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2- The dark clouds matched her mood.
- Make sure the number of items in your cart matches the number of items on the receipt.
- Police asked anyone who saw a woman matching her description to come forward.
- The chance of matching all five numbers and winning the jackpot is about 1 in 175 million.
- Children can be made to suffer when they fail to match their parents' expectations.
- Her lovers rarely match her wit and intelligence.
- No other rock band comes even close to matching them for dynamism or style.
- Nothing quite matches the fine, subtle flavour of this cheese.
- She found that his determination almost matched her own.
- The landscape in Claude's painting matches the description in Virgil's Aeneid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- nicely
- perfectly
- …
- to match
- [transitive, intransitive] if two things match, or if one thing matches another, they have the same colour, pattern, or style and therefore look attractive together
- match (something) Her dark hair matched the colour of her eyes.
- None of these glasses match (= they are all different).
- to match (something) The doors were painted blue to match the walls.
- I've got her a scarf with gloves to match.
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2, Colours and Shapesb2- I bought a duvet cover and some curtains to match.
- The room was full of old furniture that didn't quite match.
- They found a paint that exactly matched the existing paint on the walls.
- He chose wine that closely matched each dish.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- nicely
- perfectly
- …
- to match
- [transitive] match somebody/something to be as good, interesting, successful, etc. as somebody/something else synonym equal
- The profits made in the first year have never been matched.
- Job opportunities in the industry do not match the level of interest.
- The teams were evenly matched.
Extra Examples- Her anger was only matched by her frustration.
- The teams were very evenly matched.
- He has now proved he can match anyone at the highest level of the sport.
- His anger was matched only by her frustration.
- The two firms are quite closely matched in terms of size and profitability
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- not quite
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- try to
- …
- for
- come close to matching
- be equally matched
- be evenly matched
- …
- [transitive] match something to make something the same as or better than something else
- The company was unable to match his current salary.
- They have reduced all their stock by 10% to match competitors’ prices.
Extra Examples- The firm was unable to match the salaries offered by their rivals.
- The company can't match the performance of its American rivals.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- not quite
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- try to
- …
- for
- come close to matching
- be equally matched
- be evenly matched
- …
- [transitive] match something to provide something that is suitable for or enough for a particular situation
- Investment in hospitals is needed now to match the future needs of the country.
Extra Examples- The available organs are carefully matched to people in need of transplants.
- The music perfectly matches the tone of the movie.
find something similar/connected
be the same
combine well
be equal/better
provide something suitable
Word Originverb Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make.
Idioms
See match in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee match in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishanswer/fit/match a description (of somebody/something)
- to be like a particular person or thing
- Police have arrested two men matching the descriptions of the robbers.
mix and match
- to combine things in different ways for different purposes
- You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements.
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- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
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- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
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- signed and sealed
- spick and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
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