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How to pronounce match in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms compeer, equal, peer
Type of person, somebody, soul, mortal, someone, individual
Has types fill-in, townsman, gangsta, backup man, relief, successor, backup, substitute, associate, stand-in, reliever, contemporary, coeval, replacement
Type Words
Synonyms oppose, pit, play off
Type of face, confront


let them match their best athletes against ours.
Type Words
Synonyms equal, rival, touch
Type of compete, vie, contend
Verb group equalize, equate, equal, equalise


Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents.
Type Words
Synonyms friction match, lucifer
Type of ignitor, igniter, lighter, light
Has types fusee, book matches, safety match, kitchen match, fuzee, slow match


he always carries matches to light his pipe.
Type Words
Synonyms fit
Type of correct, set, adjust
Has types equilibrize, balance, equilibrate, equilibrise
Type Words
Synonyms couple, mates
Type of family unit, family
Has types power couple, dink
Type Words
Synonyms equal, equalise, equalize, equate
Type of alter, change, modify
Has types tie, homogenise, homogenize, draw, homologize, homologise
Verb group rival, equal, touch


The company matched the discount policy of its competitors.
Type Words
Synonyms couple, mate, pair, twin
Type of join
Has types mismatch, mismate


Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?.
Type Words
Synonyms catch
Type of grownup, adult
Type Words
Synonyms mate
Type of duplicate, duplication


when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook.
Type Words
Synonyms agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, tally
Type of be, equal
Has types support, coincide, consist, suit, concord, square, rime, rhyme, resemble, pattern, parallel, look, homologize, accord, harmonize, adhere, harmonise, fit in, underpin, agree, align, duplicate, answer, corroborate, correlate, bear out, befit, beseem, consort, twin
Verb group accord, agree, check, check out, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize


The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun.
Type Words
Type of light, ignitor, igniter, lighter


if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode.
Type Words
Type of contest, competition
Has types wrestling match, boxing match, chess match, cockfight, semi, cricket match, diving, diving event, field event, final, test match, tennis match, swimming event, match game, matched game, quarterfinal, semifinal
Type Words
Type of conform, adapt, adjust
Verb group fit


The two pieces match.
Type Words
Type of join
Verb group couple, mate, twin, pair
Derivation matcher
Type Words
Type of provide, render, supply, furnish


The company matched the employees' contributions.
Type Words
Type of vis-a-vis, counterpart, opposite number


that tie makes a good match with your jacket.
Type Words
Type of score

Examples of match

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Other prizes range from $2 to $250,000, depending on how many numbers you match.
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It was a rough game for Remekun, who can't match up against someone like Wright.
From the stltoday.com
Although the score was 1-0 at halftime, New Smyrna Beach was never in the match.
From the news-journalonline.com
No other 2A school with more than three appearances can match that success rate.
From the thenewstribune.com
Watson, meanwhile, also had a six-under 30 to match Cochran's stellar back nine.
From the sacbee.com
Japan will face Australia in their AFC Asian Cup final soccer match on Saturday.
From the sacbee.com
The match was played over two days by cable transmission and resulted in a draw.
From the online.wsj.com
This makes it easy to mix and match with Zack Freitas'continually changing menu.
From the sfgate.com
If they don't wish to have their identity known, maybe they're not a good match.
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More examples
  • Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "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"
  • Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"
  • Provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
  • 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"
  • Bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "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"
  • A match is a consumable tool for lighting a fire in controlled circumstances. They are commonly sold by tobacconists and many other kinds of shops. Matches are usually sold in quantity, packaged in match boxes or matchbooks. ...
  • Mothers Apart from Their Children (MATCH) has existed since 1979 as a non-judgemental support group, run by volunteers who are, or have been, mothers separated from their children after divorce, family breakdown, care orders, adoption or abduction. ...
  • A match is a small device for producing fire.