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match'd

match'd is the simple past and past participle of match.

Meaning of match

Verb

match (third-person singular simple present matches, present participle matching, simple past and past participle matched)

  1. (intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
    • Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
    Synonyms:
    comport
  2. (transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
    • His interests didn't match her interests.
  3. (transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
    • She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
  4. (transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
    • They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
  5. (obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
    • […]Adam's sons are my brethren; and truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  6. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
    • to match boards

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Questions about match'd

What is match'd the simple past and past participle of?
Match'd is the simple past and past participle of match.

Words near match'd in the dictionary

  1. match stick
  2. match sticks
  3. match up
  4. match wagon
  5. match wagons
  6. match'd
  7. match-cloth
  8. match-four game
  9. match-girl
  10. match-girls
  11. match-made

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