match

n.

1. 1. One that is exactly like another; a counterpart.
   2. One that is like another in one or more specified qualities: He is John's match for bravery.
2. One that is able to compete equally with another: The boxer had met his match.
3. 1. One that closely resembles or harmonizes with another: The napkins were a nice match for the tablecloth.
   2. A pair, each one of which resembles or harmonizes with the other: The colors were a close match.
4. Sports.
   1. A game or contest in which two or more persons, animals, or teams oppose and compete with each other: a soccer match.
   2. A tennis contest won by the player or side that wins a specified number of sets, usually two out of three or three out of five.
5. A marriage or an arrangement of marriage: a royal match.
6. A person viewed as a prospective marriage partner.

v., matched, match·ing, match·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To be exactly like; correspond exactly.
   2. To be like with respect to specified qualities.
2. To resemble or harmonize with: The coat matches the dress.
3. To adapt or suit so that a balanced or harmonious result is achieved; cause to correspond: You should match your deeds to your beliefs.
4. To find or produce a counterpart to: It's difficult to match the color of old paint.
5. To fit together or cause to fit together.
6. To join or give in marriage.
7. To place in opposition or competition; pit: She matched her skill against all comers.
8. To provide with an adversary or competitor.
9. To do as well as or better than in competition; equal.
10. To set in comparison; compare: beauty that could never be matched.
11. To provide funds so as to equal or complement: The government will match all private donations to the museum.
12. To flip or toss (coins) and compare the sides that land face up.
13. To couple (electric circuits) by means of a transformer.

v.intr.
To be a close counterpart; correspond.

[Middle English macche, from Old English gemæcca, companion, mate.]

matcher match'er n.

record on a file that duplicates another record according to the matching logic being used; also called hit. See also dedupe; interlist duplicate; intra-list duplicate.

noun

1. One of a matched pair of things: companion, counterpart, double, duplicate, fellow, mate, twin. See same/different/compare.
2. Something closely resembling or analogous to something else: analogue, congener, correlate, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, parallel. See same/different/compare.
3. Two items of the same kind together: brace, couple, couplet, doublet, duet, duo, pair, two, twosome, yoke. See group, same/different/compare.

verb

1. To be equal or alike: compare, correspond, equal, measure up, parallel, touch. Informal stack up. See same/different/compare.
2. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit¹, harmonize, square, tally. Informal jibe¹. Archaic quadrate. See agree/disagree.
3. To be in keeping with: become, befit, conform, correspond, fit¹, go with, suit. See agree/disagree.
4. To place in opposition or be in opposition to: counter, oppose, pit¹, play off. Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, setbeat odds, setbeat someone's throat, tradeblowspunches. See support/oppose.
5. To do or make something equal to: equal, meet¹, tie. See same/different/compare.
6. To represent as similar: analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, identify, liken, parallel. See same/different/compare.

n

Definition: counterpart, equal
Antonyms: clash, difference, imbalance

n

Definition: couple
Antonyms: mismatch

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In comparing two materials or constructions: an exact or approximate replication.

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IN BRIEF: Two or more people or things that go well together. Also: A game or contest between two persons or teams.

My socks DO match. They're the same thickness. — Steven Wright

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kamp, parti, konkurrence
v. tr. - passe til, svare til
v. intr. - passe sammen, matche

idioms:

• be a match for    ligemand, jævnbyrdig
• be no match for    blive den lille
• home match    hjemmekamp
• international match    international kamp
• match oneself against    stille sig op mod, matche
• match point    matchpoint
• match to    passe til, stå til
• match with    lignende, lige så god

2.
n. - tændstik

Nederlands (Dutch)
wedstrijd, match, huwelijk, paar, toekomstige huwelijkspartner, lucifer, lont, evenaren, tegen elkaar laten spelen/ uitspelen, bij elkaar passen, een partij zijn voor, passen bij, in overeenstemming brengen, vergelijken, huwen, munten opgooien en uitkomst vergelijken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Sport) match, adversaire à la mesure, égal, en harmonie, pareil, qui correspond parfaitement, union, mariage, bon parti, mèche (d'un explosif)
v. tr. - concorder avec, égaler, être assorti à, correspondre à, répondre à, accorder, faire cadrer, trouver la personne compatible, mettre en rapport, (Élec) raccorder
v. intr. - être assorti, aller ensemble (composants, pièces)

idioms:

• be a match for    être un adversaire à la mesure de
• be no match for    être trop faible pour
• home match    match à domicile
• international match    match international, rencontre internationale
• match oneself against    se mesurer à, rivaliser avec
• match point    balle de match
• match to    accorder avec, trouver (qch) correspondant à, répondre à/aux
• match up to    être à la hauteur de
• match with    correspondre à, accorder avec
• to match    assorti, qui aille avec

2.
n. - allumette

idioms:

• put a match to    mettre le feu à qch

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Wettkampf, Spiel, Heirat, Partie, Gleichwertiger, Gegenstück
v. - zusammenpassen, entsprechen, etwas auf etwas abstimmen

idioms:

• be a match for    gleichkommen
• be no match for    an jmdn. nicht herankommen
• home match    Heimspiel
• international match    Länderspiel
• match oneself against    sich messen mit
• match point    Matchball
• match to    in Übereinstimmung bringen mit
• match up to    einer Sache entsprechen, zusammenpassen
• match with    entsprechen, abstimmen auf
• to match    passen zu, zusammenpassen, aufeinander abstimmen, passend zusammenfügen

2.
n. - Streichholz, Zündholz, Zündschnur

idioms:

• put a match to    etw. anzünden, ein Streichholz anzünden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πανομοιότυπο, ταίρι, ισάξιος αντίπαλος, αγώνας, αγωνιστική συνάντηση (κν. ματς), γάμος ή συνοικέσιο, σπίρτο
v. - ανταγωνίζομαι, παραβγαίνω, συναγωνίζομαι, αντιπαρατάσσω/-ομαι, ταιριάζω, πάω με, συνδυάζομαι με, είμαι ασορτί με, κάνω προξενιό, εναρμονίζω, συνταιριάζω, εξισούμαι με, φθάνω

idioms:

• be a match for    είμαι ισάξιος ανταγωνιστής, μπορώ να ανταγωνιστώ ισάξια
• be no match for    δεν είμαι ισάξιος, είμαι κατώτερος κάποιου
• home match    αγώνας στην έδρα ομάδας
• international match    διεθνής αγώνας
• match oneself against    μπαίνω σε συναγωνισμό, συγκρίνω τον εαυτό μου
• match point    (αθλοπ.) τελευταίος πόντος αγώνα (κν. λούκουμος)
• match to    κερδίζει το ματς
• match with    ανταγωνίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
andare d'accordo, corrispondere a, uguagliare, mettere d'accordo, partita, fiammifero, pari

idioms:

• be a match for    essere all'altezza
• be no match for    non essere all'altezza di
• home match    partita in casa
• international match    incontro internazionale
• match oneself against    misurarsi con
• match point    punto della vittoria
• match to    accoppiare
• match with    accoppiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jogo (m), mecha (f), fósforo (m)
v. - combinar, casar-se

idioms:

• be a match for    ser páreo para
• be no match for    não ser páreo para
• home match    competição nacional (f)
• international match    competição internacional (f)
• match oneself against    competir com
• match point    ponto decisivo (m)
• match to    corresponder às expectativas
• match with    competir

Русский (Russian)
спичка, человек или вещь, подходящий под пару, матч, достойный противник, партия, сочетать, противопоставлять, состязаться, женить

idioms:

• be a match for    оказаться достойным противником
• be no match for    нечего тягаться
• home match    матч на своем поле
• international match    международный матч
• match oneself against    противопоставлять себя кому-л.
• match point    очко, решающее исход матча
• match to    соответствовать, приводить в соответствие
• match with    вступить в соревнование

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - partido, concurso, encuentro, igual, par
v. tr. - corresponder a, igualar, equiparar, emparejar, parear, hacer concordar, casar, aparear, hermanar, emparejar, oponer
v. intr. - hacer juego, armonizar, casarse, casar, combinar

idioms:

• be a match for    poder competir con uno, ser digno rival de, igualar a alguien en
• be no match for    no poder competir con, no ser la horma del zapato de
• home match    partido en casa
• international match    partido internacional
• match oneself against    enfrentarse con
• match point    último punto requerido para ganar el partido
• match to    hacer concordar con, echar suertes
• match up to    conformar, colmar las expectativas
• match with    hacer juego, armonizar, corresponder a, concordar con
• to match    hacer juego, concordar

2.
n. - cerilla, fósforo

idioms:

• put a match to    poner un fósforo o cerilla a, encender, iniciar algo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tändsticka, stubin(tråd), tävling, jämlike, motstycke, giftermål
v. - matcha, passa till, para ihop, gifta bort, sponta (bräder)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 比赛, 竞赛, 相配者, 对手, 敌手, 婚姻, 使较量, 使比赛, 和...相配, 和...相称, 敌得过, 比得上, 使比较, 相配, 相适合, 结婚

idioms:

• be a match for    与...旗鼓相当
• be no match for    比不上..., 比不过...
• home match    地主队, 地主国
• international match    国际比赛
• match oneself against    与...较量
• match point    为获胜所必需的最后一分
• match to    使相配
• match with    与...相配

2. 火柴, 导火线, 火绳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 比賽, 競賽, 相配者, 對手, 敵手, 婚姻
v. tr. - 使較量, 使比賽, 和...相配, 和...相稱, 敵得過, 比得上, 使比較
v. intr. - 相配, 相適合, 結婚

idioms:

• be a match for    與...旗鼓相當
• be no match for    比不上..., 比不過...
• home match    地主隊, 地主國
• international match    國際比賽
• match oneself against    與...較量
• match point    為獲勝所必需的最後一分
• match to    使相配
• match with    與...相配

2.
n. - 火柴, 導火線, 火繩

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 서로 어울리는 것, 시합, 경쟁자, 결혼
v. tr. - 겨루다, 배치하다, 경쟁시키다
v. intr. - 시합을 하다, 어울리다, 결혼하다

idioms:

• be a match for    겨루다
• be no match for    상대가 안되다
• match oneself against    (시합 등에서) 경쟁하다
• match to    일치하다
• match with    부부가 되다

2.
n. - 성냥, 총

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 試合, 匹敵する相手, 結婚, 結婚相手, 好一対, 似合うもの, マッチ, 片割れ
v. - 匹敵する, 調和する, 対抗させる, 取り組ませる, 調和させる

idioms:

• away match    遠征試合
• be a match for    ～に匹敵する
• be no match for    相手にはならない
• match oneself against    ～と競技させる
• match point    マッチポイント
• match to    ～と釣り合う
• match with    結婚させる
• slanging match    口げんか, ののしり合い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عود ثقاب, مباراة, شخصان متسمان بالانسجام والتوافق, مثيل, نظير, فتيل (فعل) يجاري, يباري, يضاهي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחרות, יריב שקול, שידוך, בן זוג, דבר דומה, דבר הולם‬
v. tr. - ‮העמיד בתחרות, השיא‬
v. intr. - ‮היווה יריב שקול, השתווה, התאים‬
n. - ‮גפרור‬

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