match
To agree; to be equal; to correspondTo agree; to be equal; to correspond.
» Our team won their match yesterday.
Наша команда виграла вчора гру. — ascolto
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7 senses(intransitive)To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
übereinstimmen, passen, (mathematisch) gleich sein
совпада́тьsovpadátʹ, совпа́стьsovpástʹ, соотве́тствоватьsootvétstvovatʹ
збіга́тисяzbihátysja, зійтисяzijtysja, відповіда́тиvidpovidáty
be equal or harmonize
(transitive)To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
His interests didn't match her interests.
подходитьpodxoditʹ
make correspond or harmonize
(transitive)To equal or exceed in achievement.
She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
ebenbürtig sein
be equal to in quality or ability
(transitive)To make a successful match or pairing.
They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
matchen, einander zuordnen
сопоставлятьsopostavljatʹ
To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
to match boards
(transitive)To be an example of a rule or regex.
The behavior matched one or more rules and was rejected by an edit filter.
(obsolete)To unite in marriage, to mate.
give or join in marriage
Examples
1033 sentencesOur team won their match yesterday.
Наша команда виграла вчора гру. — ascolto
I saw the match on television.
Я дивився матч по телевізору. — deniko
ruЯ смотрел матч по телевизору. — ae5s
deIch habe das Spiel im Fernsehen gesehen. — Manfredo
I am no match for him.
Я йому нерівня. — deniko
ruЯ ему не пара. — Lenin_1917
deIch bin ihm nicht gewachsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is no match for Mary.
Том Мері не пара. — deniko
ruТом не пара для Мэри. — corvard
I watched a tennis match on TV.
Я дивився теніс по телевізору. — everlasting
ruЯ смотрел по телевизору теннисный матч. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English macchen (“to marry; be paired with”), from the noun (see above).From Middle English macchen (“to marry; be paired with”), from the noun (see above).
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Forms
matches, matching, matched, matchedSynonyms
21 synonyms- make correspond or harmonize:fit
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together:matecouplepairtwin
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics:fitcorrespondcheckjibegibetallyagree
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching:equalequalizeequaliseequate
- set into opposition or rivalry:pitopposeplay off
- be equal to in quality or ability:equaltouchrival
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Hobbies and sport — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- the tennis match
- no match for
- tennis match
- matching t shirts
- a perfect match
- wear matching
- play with matches
- struck a match
- is no match
- won the match
- perfect match
- no match