Match Definition

măch
matched, matches, matching
noun
matches
One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another.
Is there a match for this glove in the drawer?
American Heritage
Any person or thing equal or similar to another in some way.
Webster's New World
One that is able to compete equally with another.
The boxer had met his match.
American Heritage
One that closely resembles or harmonizes with another.
The napkins were a nice match for the tablecloth.
American Heritage
Two or more persons or things that go together in appearance, size, or other quality.
A purse and shoes that are a good match.
Webster's New World
verb
matched, matches, matching
To be like (another) or be a counterpart to.
Does this sock match that one?
American Heritage
To be equal, similar, suitable, or corresponding in some way.
Webster's New World
To meet as an antagonist.
Webster's New World
To resemble or harmonize with.
The coat matches the dress.
American Heritage
To compete with successfully.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
idiom
match up
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Match

Noun

Singular:
match
Plural:
matches

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Match

  • match up

Origin of Match

  • From Old French meiche, from Vulgar Latin micca (compare Catalan metxa, Spanish mecha, Italian miccia), which in turn is probably from Latin myxa (“nozzle", "curved part of a lamp"), from Ancient Greek [Greek?] (myxa, “lamp wick")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English mecche, macche lamp wick from Anglo-Norman meche, mesche perhaps ultimately from Latin myxa a lamp's nozzle from Greek muxa mucus, lamp wick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English macche, from Old English mæcca, from gemæcca (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English macche from Old English gemæcca companion, mate mag- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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