"match up" meaning in English

See match up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: matches up [present, singular, third-person], matching up [participle, present], matched up [participle, past], matched up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} match up (third-person singular simple present matches up, present participle matching up, simple past and past participle matched up)
  1. (intransitive) To be similar or the same. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-match_up-en-verb-O7CGsvyc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 7 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 51 15 34
  2. (transitive) To put together, or in a pair. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-match_up-en-verb-lifd~BPs
  3. (transitive) To matchmake; to set up a romantic meeting between two people. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-match_up-en-verb-4qsif16Q

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for match up meaning in English (2.0kB)

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