Meaning
A game between two players or two teams.
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Word origin
From Old English gemaecca, meaning a mate or an equal, so a match is two things of the same worth.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gemaecca
- English cognates
- mate
Grammar
Examples
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"Match" means a game between two teams.
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"Matches" is the plural form.
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Here "match" is used as a verb, meaning to be the same or to go together.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 1: match, witness, normal and 7 more words.