Word a Day
match
What does match mean?
match (verb): to agree; to be equal; to correspond.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use match in a sentence?
- Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce match?
/mætʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of match?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “match”?
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What does “match” mean?
expose to a chance of loss or damage
Not quite: that's what risk means.
to continue to live; to remain alive
Not quite: that's what survive means.
to agree; to be equal; to correspond
Right! That's what “match” means.
put an end to a state or an activity
Not quite: that's what quit means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “match”?
correspond
Right!
understand
Not quite: understand means something else.
appreciate
Not quite: appreciate means something else.
accomplish
Not quite: accomplish means something else.
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