Kilo Lingo

/mætʃ/

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Translation

A game between two players or two teams.

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

Gender
Pluralmatches

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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This word is part of lesson 17.