match

A1 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /mæt͡ʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mass /tʃ/ vs /s/ Sounds like mash /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

Freq #1131

Meanings

1

noun
A sporting contest between two people or teams.

My local team are playing a match against their rivals today.
2

noun
A short thin stick that produces a flame when struck.

She lit the candle with a match.
3

verb
To go well together or be equal in some way.

That tie matches your jacket perfectly.
4

noun
A thing that goes well with or resembles another.

That scarf is a good match for your coat.

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4 noun · a thing that goes well with... mate

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differ

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Forms matchedmatchesovermatched

Derived forms aftermatchcockmatchdeathmatchintermatchlooksmatchmatchboardmatchbreakermatchgatematchlessmatchlikematchmakematchmaker

Related forms competition game mate set tournament

Etymology

From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germanic *makô, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Compare Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”).

macche Middle English mæċċa Old English *makkjō Proto-West Germanic *makô Proto-Germanic *mag- Proto-Indo-European

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# match

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /mæt͡ʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 1131

## Meanings
1. A sporting contest between two people or teams.
2. A short thin stick that produces a flame when struck.
3. To go well together or be equal in some way.
4. A thing that goes well with or resembles another.

## Examples
- My local team are playing a match against their rivals today.
- She lit the candle with a match.
- That tie matches your jacket perfectly.
- That scarf is a good match for your coat.

## Antonyms
- differ

## Derived Forms
- aftermatch
- cockmatch
- deathmatch
- intermatch
- looksmatch
- matchboard
- matchbreaker
- matchgate
- matchless
- matchlike
- matchmake
- matchmaker

## Related Forms
- competition
- game
- mate
- set
- tournament

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: macche
- Root: mæċċa
- Root: *makkjō
- Root: *makô
- Root: *mag-

## Etymology
From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germanic *makô, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Compare Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”).

## AI Etymology
Match comes from Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germanic *makô, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Compare Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”). In present-day English its meanings include a sporting contest between two people or teams, a short thin stick that produces a flame when struck, and to go well together or be equal in some way. The historical chain runs through macche (Middle English), mæċċa (Old English), *makkjō (Proto-West Germanic), *makô (Proto-Germanic), and *mag- (Proto-Indo-European).

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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