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matching

/ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/

matching is the present participle and gerund of match.

Adjective

matching (comparative better matching, superlative best matching)

  1. The same as another; sharing the same design.
    • We bought a new sofa and matching armchairs.
    • [...] the Class 142s and 143s have at times sported a number of advertising liveries [...]. The two cars of Arriva Trains Wales 142081 were certainly not a matching pair when photographed in 2005.2020 May 20, John Crosse, “Soon to be gone... but never forgotten”, in Rail, page 61, photo caption
  2. That constitutes part of a pair with something else; complementary.
    • I greet you across the miles and hold out my hand to you and wish you many sunlit days and matching moonlit nights.1980 August 9, James Moodie, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 15

Noun

matching (plural matchings)

  1. The process by which things are matched together or paired up.
  2. A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.

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

See all 21 meanings of match

Forms of matching

Adjective
comparativebetter matching
superlativebest matching
Noun
pluralmatchings

Words formed from matching

Phrases with matching

Words that rhyme with matching

Questions about matching

What does matching mean?
Matching means the same as another; sharing the same design.
What is matching the present participle and gerund of?
Matching is the present participle and gerund of match.
What part of speech is matching?
Matching can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce matching?
Matching is pronounced /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/.

Words near matching in the dictionary

  1. matchgirl
  2. matchgirls
  3. matchhead
  4. matchheads
  5. matchiness
  6. matching
  7. matching beat for beat
  8. matching number
  9. matching numbers
  10. matching up
  11. Matchinga

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