Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

match up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: match up
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be similar or the same.

Intransitive verb

verb

To put together, or in a pair.

Transitive verb

verb

To matchmake; to set up a romantic meeting between two people.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn."
"After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair."
"She thought James asked her on a date because he was interested in her, but it turned out he wanted to match her up with his brother."

Usage

Inflected Forms

matches up (present, singular) matching up (participle, present) matched up (participle, past) matched up (past)

Questions

What does match up mean?: To be similar or the same.

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