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Definition of "match"

match

Từ điển Collocation

match noun

¹ in sports

ADJ. big, crucial, important | exciting, thrilling | championship, competitive, cup, league | friendly | away, home He's such a keen fan, he even goes to all the away matches. | cricket, football, rugby, wrestling, etc.

VERB + MATCH play The match will be played in the new stadium. | have Figo had an outstanding match. | go to, see, watch | be defeated in, lose | clinch, win A late goal clinched the match for Porto. | draw We drew our first game of the season 1?1.

MATCH + VERB take place

PREP. during a/the ~ an incident which took place during Saturday's match | in a/the ~ She was injured in last week's match. | ~ against the match against Wales | ~ between the match between Japan and Brazil | ~ with They lost their match with Estonia.

² for lighting a fire

ADJ. lighted

QUANT. box

VERB + MATCH light, strike He lit a match so they could see in the cave. | blow out

PHRASES put a match to sth Someone had put a match to the pile of papers.

³ good combination

ADJ. excellent, good, perfect The blouse and skirt are a perfect match.

PREP. ~ between an excellent match between our goals and what your company offers | ~ for That jumper should be a good match for your trousers.

⁴ sth the same

ADJ. exact

PREP. ~ for To forge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and the fonts.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; lucifer, friction match

  he always carries matches to light his pipe

  as long you've a lucifer to light your fag

• a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
• a burning piece of wood or cardboard

  if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode

• an exact duplicate; mate

  when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook

• the score needed to win a match
• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect; catch
• a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; peer, equal, compeer
• a pair of people who live together; couple, mates

  a married couple from Chicago

• something that resembles or harmonizes with

  that tie makes a good match with your jacket

v.

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

  The two stories don't agree in many details

  The handwriting checks with the signature on the check

  The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

• provide funds complementary to

  The company matched the employees' contributions

• bring two objects, ideas, or people together; mate, couple, pair, twin

  This fact is coupled to the other one

  Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?

  The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project

• be equal to in quality or ability; equal, touch, rival

  Nothing can rival cotton for durability

  Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues

  Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents

• make correspond or harmonize; fit

  Match my sweater

• satisfy or fulfill; meet, cope with

  meet a need

  this job doesn't match my dreams

• give or join in marriage
• set into opposition or rivalry; pit, oppose, play off

  let them match their best athletes against ours

  pit a chess player against the Russian champion

  He plays his two children off against each other

• be equal or harmonize

  The two pieces match

• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; equal, equalize, equalise, equate

  let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office

  The company matched the discount policy of its competitors

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

matches|matched|matching
syn.: battle companion complement contest counterpart double duplicate encounter engagement equal equivalent fellow game lighter mate play sport twin