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The correct spelling is match.
How to pronounce match
/mæt͡ʃ/
nounIPA: /mæt͡ʃ/
Say it like: Mac-h
The correct spelling is match. A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match. For example: "My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."
Usage Examples
“My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.”
“He knew he had met his match.”
“The carpet and curtains are a match.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- 2.Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- 3.Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
- 4.A marriage.
- 5.A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
verb
- 1.To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
- 2.To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
- 3.To make a successful match or pairing.
- 4.To equal or exceed in achievement.
- 5.To unite in marriage, to mate.
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