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# match

noun (match, matches); verb (match, matches, matched, matching)

«match» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A match is a game between two players or teams: a football match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#m1)
2. A match is a small stick that makes a flame when you strike it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#m2)
3. To match is to go well together or be the same: the socks match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#m3)
4. To match things is to find pairs that belong together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#m4)
5. To be a match for someone is to be as good as them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: games counted or won (won + lost + drawn = played), matchsticks counted to make shapes (shapes × sticks each, minus shared sides), or pairing things up («match each number to its sum»). In safety: matches are only for adults; never play with matches or fire. In everyday life: a tennis match, matching socks, a perfect match.

### Examples

- The team played 10 matches and won 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x1)
- How many did they lose? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x2)
- A square uses 4 matches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x3)
- Match each number to its sum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x4)
- We watched the rugby match on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x5)
- Never play with matches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x6)
- Her hat matches her scarf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x7)
- Match the words to the pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x8)
- Dad struck a match to light the candles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x9)
- The new player was no match for the champion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x10)
- But he had met his match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/#x11)

### Note

Plural: «matches». «Match» (UK) = «game» (USA) for sports. A box of matches holds many matches. Maths: games: won + lost (+ drawn) = played. Trap: squares in a row share sides, so they need fewer matches (3 squares in a row need 10, not 12).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «match» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/match/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«match» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/match.html) on Mova free.