to match well

  • 31match — I [[t]mætʃ[/t]] n. 1) cv a slender piece of wood or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface 2) cv a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32match — 01. Yuck, I don t think a checked shirt really [matches] well with polka dot pants. 02. My son never wears [matching] socks; he thinks it looks cool to wear two different ones. 03. André Agassi won the first [match] against Pete Sampras at… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 33match — I. /mætʃ / (say mach) noun 1. a short, slender piece of wood or other material tipped with a chemical substance which produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface. 2. a wick, cord, or the like, prepared to burn at an even… …

  • 34well — 1. adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right way (well said; you did well to tell me). 3 with some talent or distinction (plays the piano well). 4 in a kind way (treated me well). 5… …

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  • 35match — {{11}}match (n.1) stick for striking fire, late 14c., macche, wick of a candle or lamp, from O.Fr. meiche wick of a candle, from V.L. *micca/*miccia (Cf. Catalan metxa, Sp. mecha, It. miccia), probably ultimately from L. myxa, from Gk. myxa lamp… …

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  • 36Match of the Century — As well as its general use as a superlative, the term Match of the Century may specifically refer to: Hungary 6 England 3 (1953) First game to see England defeated since the codification of association soccer from outside the British Isles. The… …

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  • 37well — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for water ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ dry ▪ water ▪ artesian ▪ wishing …

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  • 38match —   1. Contest. Ho okūkū; kahului (rare).   2. Equal. Lua, kohu like, like ālike, like, like loa, like pū, likelike, kohu.    ♦ To match, ho ohālikelike, ho olikelike, ho ohālike.    ♦ To arrange a match, ho omoe, ho omoemoe (marriage).    ♦ Well… …

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  • 39match — There are two unrelated words match in English, of which the older is ‘counterpart’ [OE]. This goes back to an Old English gemæcca ‘mate’, whose ancestry can be traced to a prehistoric *gamakjon, a word based on the collective prefix *ga and *mak …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40match — There are two unrelated words match in English, of which the older is ‘counterpart’ [OE]. This goes back to an Old English gemæcca ‘mate’, whose ancestry can be traced to a prehistoric *gamakjon, a word based on the collective prefix *ga and *mak …

    Word origins