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Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.
Ana Ivanovic

Meaning of "match point" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATCH POINT

match point play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATCH POINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Match point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATCH POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of match point in the English dictionary

The definition of match point in the dictionary is the final point needed to win a match. Other definition of match point is the unit used for scoring in tournaments.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATCH POINT

match
match day
match fitness
match play
match player
match-fit
match-fixing
match-funding
match-winner
matchable
matchboard
matchbook
matchbox
matched sample
matched-pairs design
matcher
matchet
matching
matchless
matchlessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATCH POINT

access point
appoint
at knife-point
beside the point
checkpoint
cut-off point
disappoint
joint
midpoint
pick-up point
pinpoint
point
power point
price point
standpoint
starting point
talking point
to the point
try for a point
up to a point
viewpoint

Synonyms and antonyms of match point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «match point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATCH POINT

Find out the translation of match point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of match point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «match point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赛点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto de partido
570 millions of speakers

English

match point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैच प्वाइंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة المباراة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

матч-пойнт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de partida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ম্যাচ পয়েন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balle de match
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik perlawanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Match Point
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マッチポイント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매치 포인트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik match
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm trận đấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போட்டி புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुळणी बिंदू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Maç noktası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

match point
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punkt spotkania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матч - пойнт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct de meci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημείο αγώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wedstryd punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matchboll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matchball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of match point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATCH POINT»

The term «match point» is regularly used and occupies the 59.231 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATCH POINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about match point

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2 QUOTES WITH «MATCH POINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word match point.
1
Ana Ivanovic
Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.
2
Rachel Nichols
How come I love having an episode of deja vu? It's akin to an out-of-body experience, I would think. It sits with me, happily, begging me to delve into my memory to find its match point.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATCH POINT»

Discover the use of match point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to match point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Match Point: A Lauren Holbrook Novel
Matchmaker Lauren Holbrook is happy after putting together four successful couples.
Erynn Mangum, 2014
2
Match Point
Emily does not like playing sports, but to her surprise her summer tennis lessons teach her more than just how to swing a racket.
Robin Cruise, 2000
3
Match Point for Murder
In addition to the local aspirants, the usual collection of current and ex- champions, there is the Italian start who boasts the most devastating-looking legs Roper has ever seen, the cuddly young Russian doubles pair, the beautiful French ...
Kin Platt, 2012
4
Groundwater Pumping Tests
drawdown curves generated with numerical models are analogous to complex well function type curves. Match Point Equations Model equations may be rearranged and expressed in terms of match point coordinates for use with type curves.
William C. Walton, 1990
5
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge
You get a point—called a match point—for every pair whose score on a board you beat. You also get one-half match point for every pair with a score equal to yours. N.S. E.W. SCORE MATCHPOINTS Board No. ENTER PAIR NO. OF EW PAIR ...
David Galt, 2008
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Steel Pipe: A Guide for Design and Installation, 4th Ed. (M11)
Profiles A θ φ D Top Match Point Plane of Bend φ Plan Plan Developed Plan Developed Plan Cos D = Cos A Cos C Tan θ = Tan φ = Tan C Sin A Sin C Tan A D Top Match Point Cos D = Cos A Cos C Tan C Plane of Bend Tan θ Tan φ = φ φ θ ...
AWWA Staff, 2011
7
Remediation Engineering: Design Concepts
Select and record the values of an arbitrary point referred to as the match point anywhere on the overlapping part of the plots (Figures 3.32 and 3.33). Record the match point coordinates: s, r, K0, r/B. Figure 3.32 shows the leaky type curve by ...
Suthan S. Suthersan, 1996
8
Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom & Discernment
Both Crimes and Match Point are about adulterers who have their adulteresses killed to protect their money and status in life. In Crimes, the hero wrestles with his Jewish religious moral heritage and overcomes it. But in Match Point, there is  ...
Brian Godawa, 2011
9
The New American Crime Film
Match Point comes 20 years after Crimes andMisdemeanors— after countless other Allen projects; the Mia Farrow/Soon Yi media debacle; and post— Deconstructing Harry (1997), in which Allen opened his misanthropic vein completely as ...
Matthew Sorrento, 2012
10
A Companion to Woody Allen
Such is less the case with the last four films I wish to discuss: Match Point (2005), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), and Whatever Works (2009). These, too, are what I should classify as late-style films in Said's ...
Peter J. Bailey, Sam B. Girgus, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATCH POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term match point is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Knapp Back From Brink In Bad Gastein
No.3 seed Karin Knapp saved a match point during a dramatic first round win over wildcard Tamira Paszek at the NÜRNBERGER Gastein ... «WTA Tennis, Jul 15»
2
EVO 2015: The Highs, The Lows, and The Weirdness
In the last round, SonicFox's Black runs roughshod over F0xy's Kung Lao and the match point comes down to a set of Caltrops erasing F0xy's ... «USgamer, Jul 15»
3
Almagro Scrapes Past Verdasco In Bastad
Almagro, a winner of 12 ATP World Tour clay-court titles, converted his third match point opportunity to advance to the second round. «ATP World Tour, Jul 15»
4
Coric passes Granollers test
In the final set, Lorenzi twice came back from a break down and won on his first match point after two hours and 15 minutes. Sixth seed Philipp ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
5
Stosur works hard for victory
Number three seed Karin Knapp was pushed even further as she survived a match point against wildcard Tamira Paszek to come through 6-0 ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
6
Venus Williams Stunned by Qualifier in Istanbul
Her backhand sailed into the net on Bondarenko's first match point, sending the former world No. 29 into the second round. Bondarenko, who ... «Tennis Now, Jul 15»
7
Roland Emmerich's 'Stonewall' Film Set for US Release in September
... Vlademir Alexis, and Alexandre Nachi as well as veteran actor Matt Craven, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Match Point, "The Tudors") and Ron ... «First Showing, Jul 15»
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LG&T Tennis Challenger Tuesday recap
Match point, Klein sets and rips a big forehand winner and he comes back to win 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. Frederik Nielsen taking on 3-seed Liam Broady. «Binghamton Homepage, Jul 15»
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Tricky: ATP: Fabio Fognini reaches Croatia Open second round
... 4-1 lead in the second and, although he handed one back, went on to win the contest with his fourth match point when serving at 5-4. «AllSports.com.gh, Jul 15»
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Novikov rallies for three-set victory at LG&T
Novikov, a former UCLA standout, finished off Jung with an ace on match point in the third-set tiebreaker. He will meet either fourth-seeded ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Match point [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/match-point>. Apr 2024 ».
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