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match

match
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mach]
    • /mætʃ/
    • /mætʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mach]
    • /mætʃ/

Definitions of match word

  • noun match a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect. 1
  • noun match a person or thing able to cope with another as an equal: to meet one's match. 1
  • noun match a person or thing that is an exact counterpart of another. 1
  • noun match a corresponding, suitably associated, or harmonious pair: The blue hat and green scarf were not a good match. 1
  • noun match Sports. a game or contest in which two or more contestants or teams oppose each other: a soccer match. a contest consisting of a specific number of sets: a tennis match. 1
  • noun match any contest or competition that resembles a sports match: a shouting match. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of match

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English macche wick < Middle French meiche, Old French mesche < Vulgar Latin *mesca lamp wick, metathetic variant of Latin myxa < Greek mýxa mucus, nostril, nozzle of a lamp

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Match

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

match popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

match usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for match

noun match

  • contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
  • trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
  • game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • raceCape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
  • test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.

verb match

  • go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
  • coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.

Antonyms for match

noun match

  • clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
  • imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
  • mismatch — to match badly or unsuitably.
  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.

verb match

  • differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.

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See also

Matching words

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