āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to match
01
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be the same as or similar to something else
Transitive: to match sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The two paintings in the gallery matched each other in style and color.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to have the same pattern, color, etc. with something else that makes a good combination
Transitive: to match color or pattern of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The interior designer chose curtains that match the color scheme of the living room.
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put someone or something together with another person or object in a way that shows a connection
Transitive: to match sth to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She matched the shoes to her outfit for the party.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to supply additional funds that complement or support another source of funding
Transitive: to match a fund
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company matched the employee's contribution to the retirement fund.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¤āĻšāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be as good or strong as something else
Transitive: to match sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team âs performance matched that of their most successful season.
āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make two things agree or be in harmony with each other
Transitive: to match sth to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company matched the packaging to the product's brand identity.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻĄā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
07
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to set up a person or group to compete against another
Transitive: to match two contestants
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They matched the contestants in pairs based on their skill levels.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to unite or pair two people in marriage
Transitive: to match a couple
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They were matched in a traditional wedding ceremony.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°
a small stick with a tip that catches fire when rubbed on a rough surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The smell of a freshly lit match filled the room.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ-āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
a competition in which two players or teams compete against one another such as soccer, boxing, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was excited to watch the boxing match between the two world champions this weekend.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
a pair of people who share a household or live together
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They are a match in every sense, living together for years.
04
something that corresponds to or harmonizes with another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She found a match for her missing earring.
05
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§
a suitable marriage candidate
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The elders introduced him to several potential matches from neighboring towns.
āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
an exact copy of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The antique chair had no match in the collection.
07
a person of equal standing, skill, or position in a group or contest
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The competitor had no equal; no match could challenge him.
08
the score or point total required to win a contest
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team needed five points to achieve the match.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
matched
matcher
matching
match
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
