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matched up

matched up is the simple past and past participle of match up.

Meaning of match up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be similar or the same.
    • Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn.
  2. (transitive) To put together, or in a pair.
    • After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair.
  3. (transitive) To matchmake; to set up a romantic meeting between two people.
    • She thought James asked her on a date because he was interested in her, but it turned out he wanted to match her up with his brother.

Questions about matched up

What is matched up the simple past and past participle of?
Matched up is the simple past and past participle of match up.

Words near matched up in the dictionary

  1. matched
  2. matched beat for beat
  3. matched grip
  4. matched order
  5. matched orders
  6. matched up
  7. matcher
  8. matchers
  9. matches
  10. matches beat for beat
  11. matches made in heaven

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