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match

verb [I or T] (LOOK SIMILAR)
 
 
/mætʃ/

Definition

B1 If two colours, designs, or objects match, they are similar or look attractive together: Do you think these two colours match? Does this shirt match these trousers? a sofa with curtains to matchMatching and co-ordinatingBeing or appearing similar or the same
(Definition of match verb (LOOK SIMILAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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