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match 1
(măch)n.
1.
a. One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another: Is there a match for this glove in the drawer?
b. One that is like another in one or more specified qualities: He is John's match for bravery.
2. One that is able to compete equally with another: The boxer had met his match.
3.
a. One that closely resembles or harmonizes with another: The napkins were a nice match for the tablecloth.
b. A pair, each one of which resembles or harmonizes with the other: The colors were a close match.
4. Sports
a. A game or contest in which two or more persons, animals, or teams oppose and compete with each other: a soccer match.
b. A tennis contest won by the player or side that wins a specified number of sets, usually two out of three or three out of five.
5. A marriage or an arrangement of marriage: a royal match.
6. A person viewed as a prospective marriage partner.
v. matched, match·ing, match·es
v. tr.
1.
a. To be like (another) or be a counterpart to: Does this sock match that one?
b. To resemble or harmonize with: The coat matches the dress.
2. To adapt or suit so that a balanced or harmonious result is achieved; cause to correspond: You should match your deeds to your beliefs.
3. To find or produce a counterpart to: It's difficult to match the color of old paint.
4. To pair (someone) with another in a romantic relationship or marriage: She was hoping to match her cousin with her neighbor.
5. To place in opposition or competition; pit: She matched her skill against all comers.
6. To provide with an adversary or competitor: The tournament matches the best offensive team with the best defensive team.
7. To do as well as or better than in competition; equal: She easily matches me in bicycle racing.
8. To set in comparison; compare: beauty that could never be matched.
9. To provide funds so as to equal or complement: The government will match all private donations to the museum.
10. To flip or toss (coins) and compare the sides that land face up.
11. To couple (electric circuits) by means of a transformer.
v. intr.
1. To be exactly like another; correspond exactly: Do the two socks match?
2. To harmonize with another: My shirt and my tie match.
[Middle English macche, from Old English gemæcca, companion, mate; see mag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
match′er n.
match 2
(măch)n.
1. A narrow piece of material, usually wood or cardboard, coated on one end with a compound that ignites when scratched against a rough or chemically treated surface.
2. An easily ignited cord or wick, formerly used to detonate powder charges or to fire cannons and muzzle-loading firearms.
[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.]
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Adj. 1. matched - provided with a worthy adversary or competitor; "matched teams"
competitive, competitory - involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"
2. [画像:matched - going well together]matched - going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities
compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
mated - mated sexually
mismatched - either not matched or unsuitably matched
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Translations
مُتَوافِق، مُتَوائِم
sestavenýspárovaný
sammensat
jól összeillõösszepárosított
sem eiga vel saman/eru jafnokar
spárený
birbirinin dengiuyumlu
matched
adj pair, set → zusammenpassend ; they’re well matched (couple) → die beiden passen gut zusammen ; (colours) → sie sind gut aufeinander abgestimmt ; the two boxers were well matched → die beiden Boxer waren einander ebenbürtig ; the teams are closely or evenly matched → die Mannschaften sind gleichwertig
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match2
(mӕtʃ) noun1. a contest or game. a football/rugby/chess match. wedstryd مُباراه мач jogo zápas der Wettkampf kamp; match αγώνας, αθλητική συνάντηση partido, encuentro võistlus مسابقه ottelu match תחרות मुकाबला natjecanje, utakmica meccs pertandingan keppni gara 試合 시합 rungtynės, varžybos, mačas sacīkstes, mačs pertandingan wedstrijd kamp, konkurranse mecz لوبه jogo meci матч zápas tekma utakmica match การแข่งขัน maç, karşılaşma 比賽 змагання; гра کھیلوں کا مقابلہ cuộc thi đấu 比赛
2. a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern. These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket. pas نَظير، شَيء مُلائِم подобен предмет combinação vhodný protějšek (k) das Passende passe godt sammen ταίρι partido, encuentro paarimees همسان sopia yhteen chose qui va bien avec שילוב जोड़ीदार jednak, ravan párja vkinek, vminek padanan samstæða; sem á vel við e-ð annað accoppiamento, combinazione, 似合いのもの 어울리는 한 쌍 panašus/tinkantis daiktas pāris; pieskaņots priekšmets padan iets wat past bij make, like, sidestykke rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu يو شان combinação lucru care se potriveşte cu вещь, подходящая под пару hodiaci sa (k) ki se ujema z odgovarajuća stvar som går (passar) bra ihop คู่ที่เหมือนกัน eş, benzer, uyan şey 相配的東西 пара کسی شے سے مماثل sự hợp nhau 匹配的东西
3. a person who is able to equal another. She has finally met her match at arguing. gelyke نِد двойник igual rovnocenný partner der/die/das Ebenbürtige ligemand ισάξιος αντίπαλος juego, combinación võrdne vastane همتا veroinen égal יָרִיב שָׁקוּל विवाह onaj koji je kome par párja vkinek tandingan jafnoki, jafningi eguale, 好敵手 호적수 lygiavertis partneris/varžovas līdzvērtīgs pretinieks tandingan gelijke likemann godny przeciwnik د يو شان دندى لرونكى igual egal ровня rovnocenný partner enak parnjak like, jämlike คนที่เท่าเทียมกัน akran, denk (旗鼓相當的)對手 рівня مدّ مقابل người ngang sức 对手
4. a marriage or an act of marrying. She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter. maat, huwelik شَخْص مناسِب للزَّواج брак casamento sňatek die Heirat ægteskab συνοικέσιο igual kosjakaup ازدواج avioituminen mariage שידוך जोड़ा, दूल्हा या दुल्हन वर ženidba, udaja parti perjodohan hjónaband, ráðahagur matrimonio 縁組 결혼 santuoka, piršlybos precības, partija (precībās) perjodohan huwelijk parti, ekteskap ożenek, małżeństwo واده casamento căsătorie партия sobáš, manželstvo partija brak giftermål, äktenskap, parti การแต่งงาน evlilik, evlenme 婚姻 шлюб شادی کے لیے موزوں cuộc hôn nhân 婚姻
verb1. to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern. That dress matches her red hair. pas يُلائِم، يَتَناسَب مع подобен съм combinar com hodit se passen zu passe med; passe til ταιριάζω hacer juego con, combinar con sobima همتا کردن sopia yhteen aller bien avec לִהיוֹת תוֹאֵם (मात्रा, गुण, रंग में) समान या अनुरूप होना, मेल की चीज़ होना pristajati, odgovarati illik (vmihez) cocok passa við, eiga saman intonarsi 〜に似合う ...에 어울리다 tikti, derėti prie saskaņoties, piestāvēt cocok passen bij passe til/sammen, stå til harmonizować, pasować يو شان او يوډول combinar com a se potrivi/ a asorta cu гармонировать hodiť sa ujemati se slagati se passa till, gå i stil med, matcha เข้ากับ uymak, gitmek 與...相配 підходити; бути до пари شکل و صورت یا رنگ میں مشابہ ہونا phù hợp với 与...相配
2. to set (two things, people etc) to compete. He matched his skill against the champion's. teenstel يُباري، يَجْمَع في مُباراه състезавам се confrontar porovnat, změřit ausspielen stille op αντιπαρατάσσω, παραβγαίνω enfrentar vastastama زورازمایی کردن otella opposer לְהַתאִים बराबर का जोड़ होना, (एक व्यक्ति को) दूसरे के विराध में खड़ा कर देना, मुक़ाबिले में ले आना prilagoditi összemér mempertandingkan reyna sig við misurare, opporre 対抗させる 경쟁시키다 pastatyti priešpriešiais, rungtis []mērot mempertandingkan tegenover stellen sette opp mot, måle, prøve przeciwstawiać رقابت كردن confrontar a măsura (cu) противопоставлять porovnať, zmerať zoperstaviti odmeriti mäta [sina krafter med], ställa [upp] mot, matcha แข่งขัน karşılaştırmak 使相互較量 змагатися; протистояти مقابلے میں بھڑانا đối chọi 使较量
matched adjective paired or joined together, eg in marriage, or as contestants in a competition etc. a well-matched couple; The competitors were evenly matched. gelyk, passend مُتَوافِق، مُتَوائِم свързан emparelhado spárovaný, sestavený zusammengestellt sammensat ταιριαστός, ισάξιος emparejado kokkusobiv, tasavägine جفت yhteenliitetty assorti תוֹאָמִים अनुरूप, सुमेल pristao összepárosított, (jól) összeillő seimbang sem eiga vel saman/eru jafnokar assortito 似合った 어울리는 parinktas (į porą) saderīgs; līdzvērtīgs sepadan tegen elkaar opgewassen, bij elkaar passend som passer godt sammen dobrany دوه ګونى emparelhado potrivit подобранный spárený; zostavený ujemajoč se uparen som passar ihop, matchande, jämbördig เป็นคู่ uyumlu; birbirinin dengi 成對的,配對的,旗鼓相當的 підходящий; відповідний ایک دوسرے کو ٹکر دینا xứng với nhau 配对的,匹配的
ˈmatchless adjective having no equal. a woman of matchless beauty. ongekende لا يُضاهى، لا مثيل لَه невиждан sem igual nesrovnatelný unvergleichlich mageløs ασυναγώνιστος, που δεν έχει ταίρι sin igual, sin par, incomparable võrratu بی همتا verraton sans égal שֶׁאֵין כָּמוֹהוּ अनुपम, अद्वितीय bez premca páratlan tanpa tandingan óviðjafnanlegur ineguagliabile, impareggiabile 無比の 비길 데 없는 neprilygstamas nepārspējams tanpa tandingan weergaloos makeløs, uforliknelig niezrównany بى مثاله sem igual fără egal несравненный neporovnateľný brez primere neuporediv makalös ซึ่งไม่มีใครเทียบ eşsiz 無可匹敵的 незрівнянний, неперевершений بے نظیر vô địch 无敌的,无比的
ˈmatchmaker noun a person who tries to arrange marriages between people. maatsoeker شَخص يُنَظِّم الزواج بين الناس сватовник casamenteiro dohazovač, -ka der/die Ehestifter(in) ægteskabsmægler προξενητής, προξενήτρα casamentero kosjasobitaja دلال ازدواج naimakaupan välittäjä marieur/-euse שדכן शादी तय करने वाला व्यक्ति ženidbeni posrednik házasságszerző mak comblang hjúskaparmiðlari (að atvinnu eða áhuga) sensale 仲人 결혼 중매인 piršlys saprecinātājs tukang risik huwelijksmakelaar Kirsten Giftekniv swat(k)a د ودونو دلال casamenteiro peţitor сват; сваха dohadzovač, -ka ženitni posrednik provodadžija giftermålsarrangör, äktenskapsmäklare แม่สื่อ çöpçatan 媒人 сват; сваха شادی کے رشتے لگانے والا người mai mối 媒人
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