match
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,045 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,744 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics also: fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally The two stories don't agree in many detailsThe handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- provide funds complementary to The company matched the employees' contributions
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together also: mate, couple, pair, twin This fact is coupled to the other oneMatchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
- be equal to in quality or ability also: equal, touch, rival Nothing can rival cotton for durabilityYour performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
- make correspond or harmonize also: fit Match my sweater
- give or join in marriage
match in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He struck a match and lit his pipe.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Let any match between Dick and Milly go forward clean and not dirty.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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I hope it will be as good a match as you are making--only, perhaps, not a widower.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Wealth he had some, a match for his desires, First on the list of active Country 'Squires.
Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs · Robert Bloomfield · Chapter 1
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But he stood still while the man went to the bureau, struck a match, and applied it to a candle.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1