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meets one's match

meets one's match is the third-person singular simple present indicative of meet one's match.

Meaning of meet one's match

Verb

meet one's match (third-person singular simple present meets one's match, present participle meeting one's match, simple past and past participle met one's match)

  1. To be opposed by someone of comparable strength and ability to oneself; to be defeated by such an opponent.
    • After a long streak of victories, the tennis player may have met his match on Monday.

Questions about meets one's match

What is meets one's match the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Meets one's match is the third-person singular simple present indicative of meet one's match.

Words near meets one's match in the dictionary

  1. meets
  2. meets a sticky end
  3. meets cute
  4. meets halfway
  5. meets one's maker
  6. meets one's match
  7. meets one's Waterloo
  8. meets someone where they are
  9. meets up
  10. meets with
  11. meetup

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