Meaning of "match" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MATCH

Old English gemæcca spouse; related to Old High German gimmaha wife, Old Norse maki mate.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MATCH

mætʃ

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATCH

Match is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb match in English.

WHAT DOES MATCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Match

A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, modern matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by frictional heat generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matches are packaged in matchboxes, and paper matches are partially cut into rows and stapled into matchbooks. The coated end of a match, known as the match "head", contains either phosphorus or phosphorus sesquisulfide as the active ingredient and gelatin as a binder. There are two main types of matches: safety matches, which can be struck only against a specially prepared surface, and strike-anywhere matches, for which any suitably frictional surface can be used. Some match-like compositions, known as electric matches, are ignited electrically and do not make use of heat from friction.

Definition of match in the English dictionary

The first definition of match in the dictionary is a formal game or sports event in which people, teams, etc, compete to win. Other definition of match is a person or thing able to provide competition for another. Match is also a person or thing that resembles, harmonizes with, or is equivalent to another in a specified respect.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MATCH

PRESENT

Present

I match

you match

he/she/it matches

we match

you match

they match

Present continuous

I am matching

you are matching

he/she/it is matching

we are matching

you are matching

they are matching

Present perfect

I have matched

you have matched

he/she/it has matched

we have matched

you have matched

they have matched

Present perfect continuous

I have been matching

you have been matching

he/she/it has been matching

we have been matching

you have been matching

they have been matching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I matched

you matched

he/she/it matched

we matched

you matched

they matched

Past continuous

I was matching

you were matching

he/she/it was matching

we were matching

you were matching

they were matching

Past perfect

I had matched

you had matched

he/she/it had matched

we had matched

you had matched

they had matched

Past perfect continuous

I had been matching

you had been matching

he/she/it had been matching

we had been matching

you had been matching

they had been matching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will match

you will match

he/she/it will match

we will match

you will match

they will match

Future continuous

I will be matching

you will be matching

he/she/it will be matching

we will be matching

you will be matching

they will be matching

Future perfect

I will have matched

you will have matched

he/she/it will have matched

we will have matched

you will have matched

they will have matched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been matching

you will have been matching

he/she/it will have been matching

we will have been matching

you will have been matching

they will have been matching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would match

you would match

he/she/it would match

we would match

you would match

they would match

Conditional continuous

I would be matching

you would be matching

he/she/it would be matching

we would be matching

you would be matching

they would be matching

Conditional perfect

I would have match

you would have match

he/she/it would have match

we would have match

you would have match

they would have match

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been matching

you would have been matching

he/she/it would have been matching

we would have been matching

you would have been matching

they would have been matching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you match
we let´s match
you match

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to match

Past participle

matched

Present Participle

matching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MATCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «match» and belong to the same grammatical category.

accompany · accord · adapt · affiliation · agree · alliance · ally · bout · coincide · combination · combine · companion · competition · competitor · complement · conform · contest · copy · correspond · counterpart · couple · dead ringer · double · duet · duplicate · emulate · equal · equivalent · fellow · fit · fixture · game · go together · go with · harmonize · head-to-head · item · join · link · lookalike · marriage · marry · mate · measure up to · pair · pairing · partnership · peer · replica · ringer · rival · spit · spit and image · spitting image · square · suit · tailor · tally · test · tie · trial · twin · union · unite · yoke

TRANSLATION OF MATCH

Find out the translation of match to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of match 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» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 比赛
• Translator English - Spanish: partido
• English: match
• Translator English - Hindi: मैच
• Translator English - Arabic: مُبَارَاةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: матч
• Translator English - Portuguese: jogo
• Translator English - Bengali: ম্যাচ
• Translator English - French: match
• Translator English - Malay: Perlawanan
• Translator English - German: Spiel
• Translator English - Japanese: 試合
• Translator English - Korean: 경기
• Translator English - Javanese: Cocog
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trận đấu
• Translator English - Tamil: போட்டியில்
• Translator English - Marathi: सामना
• Translator English - Turkish: maç
• Translator English - Italian: partita
• Translator English - Polish: mecz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: матч
• Translator English - Romanian: meci
• Translator English - Greek: αγώνας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wedstryd
• Translator English - Swedish: match
• Translator English - Norwegian: kamp

10 QUOTES WITH «MATCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word match.

1

Muhammad Ali

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

2

Viswanathan Anand

Each match I play is the most important one yet.

3

Kurt Angle

The Olympics is not really about the sport, it's about the story behind the person. You keep the sport relatively simple to understand - let the fans understand that a takedown is 1 point, a turn is 2, a pin and the match is over. Keep it simple, and keep the story on the individual.

4

Louis Aragon

There are strange flowers of reason to match each error of the senses.

5

Tracy Austin

From one match to the next, I kept on winning.

6

Joan Blondell

In the 20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the 30s, you also had to be a voice. And your voice had to match your face, if you can imagine that.

7

Chester Brown

The director is planning on titling the film 'Yummy Fur' so we are probably planning on changing the title of the book to 'Yummy Fur' to match the film.

8

Doyle Brunson

A man with money is no match against a man on a mission.

9

Gabriel Byrne

I attended the bedside of a friend who was dying in a Dublin hospital. She lived her last hours in a public ward with a television blaring out a football match, all but drowning our final conversation.

10

Jane Welsh Carlyle

If I have an antipathy for any class of people, it is for fine ladies. I almost match my Husband's detestation of partridge-shooting gentlemen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATCH»

Discover the use of match in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to match and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the ...

Provides a guide to encouraging reading in teenagers and young adults, focusing on knowing the readers, the books, and the strategies for motivating students to read and assess their reading.

Teri S. Lesesne, 2003

Maid to Match

From the day she arrives at the Biltmore, Tillie Reese is dazzled--by the riches of the Vanderbilts and by Mack Danvers, a mountain man turned footman.

Deeanne Gist, 2010

Career Match: Connecting who You are with what You'll Love to Do

Featuring in-depth chapters for each personality type, the book shows readers how to find a career that fits their passion and personality, and then shows them how to get it.

Shoya Zichy, Ann Bidou, 2007

Not a Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters

Like the girl who couldn't stop crying, or the one who caught on fire, or the girl who confronted him on national TV. Whether he likes it or not, Donovan has become an expert on Internet dating, and Not a Match is a collection of the ...

Brian Donovan, 2012

Match

Showing an uncanny access to the voice of the rejected, unimpressive, emotionally challenged modern male, Helen Guri's debut collection explores Robert's transition from lost and lonely to loved.

Helen Guri, 2011

Perfect Match

District Attorney Nina Frost and her husband, Caleb, face a nightmare when they discover that their young son Nathaniel has been molested, a trauma that has left him mute, terrified, and unable to reveal the identity of his attacker.

Jodi Picoult, 2003

Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in ...

Linking the stories of Billie Jean King and Title IX, Susan Ware explains why women's sports took off in the 1970s and demonstrates how giving women a sporting chance has permanently changed American life on and off the playing field.

Susan Ware, 2011

Match

Clever, ingenious, thoughtful. --Boston Globe. The play floats magically... --Boston Phoenix. A remarkable achievement...warm, funny and hopeful...Belber has a keen eye and ear for the comedy of human existence.

Stephen Belber, 2004

Match!

Challenges young readers to match certain types of animals, patterns, shapes, and colors with things that appear in photographs of colorful scenes. On board pages.

National Geographic, 2011

How to Match Horoscopes for Marriage

Model horoscopes of couples with successful marriage and prosperity are also given for ready interpretation of this methodology. This book will make a useful addition to present literature on matching horoscopes for marriage.

P. V. R. Rayudu, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term match is used in the context of the following news items.

Trouble at Leeds United's match in Austria

The match passed off without incident until the final whistle when police with batons and dogs fought to form a cordon on the pitch. A Leeds fan ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»

Going to the Galaxy, Barcelona match in Pasadena? Avoid …

To the nearly 90,000 fans expected at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday night for the match between the Galaxy and Barcelona, transit officials ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Former All Blacks make World squad for military charity match

Former All Blacks Justin Marshall, Daryl Gibson and Brad Thorn have been named in a Rest of the World squad for a charity rugby match in ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

SEA Games football match-fixing: Indonesian sentenced to 30 …

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian national who played an integral role in conspiring to fix a SEA Games football match was sentenced to 30 months ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»

Manchester City vs Roma match report: Joe Hart is penalty shoot-out …

Sterling's transfer fee generated plenty of debate, but his man-of-the-match performance against the Serie A side was a positive start in ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Watch International Champions Cup Match Live: Manchester United …

An International Champions Cup 2015 match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Tuesday will provide Louis Van Gaal another opportunity to ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»

Cardiff City 2 v 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona match report: Bluebirds come …

In a match fractured as usual by a massive amount of substitutions by both managers it was Russell Slade who was wearing the broader smile ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»

Charlotte Edwards salutes Natalie Sciver after England beat …

Skipper Charlotte Edwards saluted Natalie Sciver after she turned defeat into victory for England in the first match of the Women's Ashes series. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Fire v Orlando City USOC match preview

Martin Tomszak takes a look at Orlando City in the latest match preview. What Are They All About? Orlando City SC Open Cup Edition. This is it. «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»

Pischke and partner lose bronze medal volleyball match at Pan Am …

Canada's Taylor Pischke, right, and Melissa Humana-Paredes react after losing a point during the women's beach volleyball bronze medal final ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»