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A keyword: an important word to learn match2   Show phonetics
verb
1 BE THE SAME [I,T] If two things match, they are the same colour or type.
I can't find anything to match my green shirt.
Your socks don't match.
Traces of blood found on Walker's clothing matched the victim's blood type.

2 CHOOSE [T] to choose someone or something that is suitable for a particular person, activity, or purpose
In the first exercise, you have to match the famous person to their country of origin.

3 BE AS GOOD AS [T] to be as good as someone or something else
It would be difficult to match the service this airline gives to its customers.

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