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Word3 match
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /mætʃ/ /mætʃ/
Example
  • a football match
  • a tennis match
  • a league match
  • they are playing an important match against liverpool on saturday.
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match

(noun)/mætʃ/ /mætʃ/
  1. a sports event where people or teams compete against each other
    • SEE ALSO return match
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/return-match
    • a football match
    • a tennis match
    • a league match
    • They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
    • to win/lose a match
    • I'll probably watch the match on TV.
    • Dublin took on Toulouse in their opening match of the European Cup.
    • Ireland took the match (= won) 2–1 .

    Extra Examples

    • Figo had an outstanding match.
    • He almost made it to the final match.
    • He's such a keen fan, he even goes to all the away matches.
    • Lubov fought back to tie the match.
    • She was injured in last week's match.
    • The match will be played in the new stadium.
    • The team had an excellent match.
    • They lost their match with Estonia.
    • They managed to level the match, then went 2–1 ahead.
    • He played more than 40 matches for England.
    • This will be his first competitive match in charge of the team.
  2. a person who is equal to somebody else in strength, skill, intelligence, etc.
    • I was no match for him at tennis.
    • We should be a match for most teams.
    • I was his match at tennis.
  3. a person or thing that combines well with somebody/something else
    • The curtains and carpet are a good match.
    • Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other.
    • an excellent match between our goals and what your company offers

    Extra Examples

    • Our job is to find the right match for our clients.
    • You need to feel confident that the candidate is the right match.
    • That jumper should be a good match for your trousers.
    • The blouse and skirt are a perfect match.
  4. a thing that is or looks exactly the same as or very similar to something else
    • I've found a vase that is an exact match of the one I broke.
    • This paint is a close enough colour match to the original.
    • She has a rare blood type, and finding a match could take years.
    • To forge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and the fonts.
  5. a small stick made of wood or cardboard that is used for lighting a fire, cigarette, etc.
    • SEE ALSO safety match
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/safety-match
    • a box of matches
    • to strike a match (= to make it burn)
    • to put a match to something (= set fire to something)
    • If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity.
    • He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them.
    • He lit a match so they could see in the cave.
  6. a marriage or a marriage partner
    • SEE ALSO love match
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/love-match
    • He was determined that his daughter should make a good match (= find a suitable husband).
  7. to meet somebody who is equal to or even better than you in strength, skill or intelligence
    • He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.

    Extra Examples

    • I think he's finally met his match in Lisa.
    • She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat.
  8. a man who is chosen as having given the best performance in a game of football (soccer), cricket, etc.
    • COMPARE MVP (1)
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mvp#mvp_sng_1
    • Pogba was named man of the match.

    Word Origin

    • noun senses 2 to 6 Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make. noun sense 1 late Middle English (in the sense ‘wick of a candle’): from Old French meche, perhaps from Latin myxa ‘spout of a lamp’, later ‘lamp wick’.
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