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match

noun · verb · 40 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /mæt͡ʃ/
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  • rhymes with -ætʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He knew he had met his match.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A marriage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Suitability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Equivalence; a state of correspondence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Equality of conditions in contest or competition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The carpet and curtains are a match.
  • a match made in heaven

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

An agreement or compact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He struck a match and lit his pipe.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: light, lucifer, spunk

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

Synonym of taper, a thin stick used to transfer flame, as from tender to a candle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taper

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

Synonym of fuse, a long wick used to transfer flame to an explosive device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fuse

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
  • These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comport

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • His interests didn't match her interests.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To equal or exceed in achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To make a successful match or pairing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To unite in marriage, to mate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to match boards

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To be an example of a rule or regex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • The behavior matched one or more rules and was rejected by an edit filter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he always carries matches to light his pipe
  • as long you've a lucifer to light your fag

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lucifer, friction match

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lighter, light, igniter, ignitor

Narrower terms: fusee, fuzee, kitchen match, safety match, book matches, slow match

23

noun

Meaning 23

an exact duplicate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duplicate, duplication

24

noun

Meaning 24

a burning piece of wood or cardboard

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lighter, light, igniter, ignitor

25

noun

Meaning 25

something that resembles or harmonizes with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that tie makes a good match with your jacket

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis

26

noun

Meaning 26

a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contest, competition

Narrower terms: boxing match, chess match, cockfight, cricket match, diving, diving event, field event, final, quarterfinal, semifinal, semi, swimming event, tennis match, test match, match game, matched game, wrestling match

27

noun

Meaning 27

a pair of people who live together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a married couple from Chicago

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: couple, mates

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: family, family unit

Narrower terms: power couple, DINK

28

noun

Meaning 28

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peer, equal, compeer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: associate, contemporary, coeval, gangsta, stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in, successor, replacement, townsman

29

noun

Meaning 29

a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: catch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adult, grownup

30

noun

Meaning 30

the score needed to win a match

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: score

31

verb

Meaning 31

make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
  • The company matched the discount policy of its competitors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equal, equalize, equalise, equate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

Narrower terms: homologize, homologise, homogenize, homogenise, tie, draw

32

verb

Meaning 32

be equal or harmonize

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The two pieces match

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adjust, conform, adapt

33

verb

Meaning 33

make correspond or harmonize

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Match my sweater

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adjust, set, correct

Narrower terms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise

34

verb

Meaning 34

set into opposition or rivalry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let them match their best athletes against ours
  • pit a chess player against the Russian champion
  • He plays his two children off against each other

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pit, oppose, play off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: confront, face

35

verb

Meaning 35

bring two objects, ideas, or people together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This fact is coupled to the other one
  • Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
  • The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mate, couple, pair, twin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: join, bring together

Narrower terms: mismate, mismatch

36

verb

Meaning 36

give or join in marriage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: join, bring together

37

verb

Meaning 37

provide funds complementary to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The company matched the employees' contributions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish

38

verb

Meaning 38

satisfy or fulfill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • meet a need
  • this job doesn't match my dreams

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meet, cope with

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

39

verb

Meaning 39

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The two stories don't agree in many details
  • The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
  • The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: equal, be

Narrower terms: consist, look, answer, coincide, align, correlate, parallel, twin, duplicate, square, corroborate, underpin, bear out, support, resemble, meet, fit, conform to, homologize, befit, suit, beseem, harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree, pattern, adhere, rhyme, rime

40

verb

Meaning 40

be equal to in quality or ability

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Nothing can rival cotton for durability
  • Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
  • Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equal, touch, rival

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compete, vie, contend

History

Etymology

From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germanic *makô, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Compare Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”).

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa)bor. Latin myxa? Vulgar Latin micca Old French meschebor. Middle English mecche English match From Middle English macche, mecche (“wick (of a candle)”), from Old French mesche, meische, from Vulgar Latin micca (compare Catalan metxa, Spanish mecha, Italian miccia), which in turn is probably from Latin myxa (“nozzle, curved part of a lamp”), from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “lamp wick”).

From Middle English macchen (“to marry; be paired with”), from the noun (see above).

Across languages

Translations

494 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ndeshje — sporting event
  • Arabic: مُبَارَاة (mubārāh) — sporting event
  • Arabic: ماتش (mātš) — sporting event
  • Arabic: مُباراة (mubārā) — sporting event
  • Arabic: مبارة (mubāra) — sporting event
  • Arabic: مسابقة (musābaqa) — sporting event
  • Arabic: ماتش (mātš) — sporting event
  • Armenian: խաղ (xaġ) — sporting event
  • Armenian: մրցում (mrcʻum) — sporting event
  • Armenian: մրցամարտ (mrcʻamart) — sporting event
  • Armenian: մատչ (matčʻ) — sporting event
  • Asturian: partíu — sporting event
  • Azerbaijani: matç — sporting event
  • Azerbaijani: müsabiqə — sporting event
  • Basque: partida — sporting event
  • Belarusian: матч (matč) — sporting event
  • Belarusian: спабо́рніцтва (spabórnictva) — sporting event
  • Bengali: ম্যাচ (mêc) — sporting event
  • Bulgarian: мач (mač) — sporting event
  • Burmese: ပြိုင်ပွဲ (pruingpwai:) — sporting event
  • Catalan: partit — sporting event
  • Catalan: matx — sporting event
  • Chinese Cantonese: 比賽 /比赛 (bei2 coi3) — sporting event
  • Chinese: бисэ (bise) — sporting event
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 比賽 /比赛 (bī-suói) — sporting event
  • Gan Chinese: 比賽 /比赛 (bi3 sai4) — sporting event
  • Chinese: 比賽 /比赛 (zh-min-nan) — sporting event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比賽 /比赛 (bǐsài) — sporting event
  • Wu Chinese: 比賽 /比赛 (5pi-se) — sporting event
  • West Circassian: матч (matč) — sporting event
  • Czech: zápas — sporting event
  • Danish: kamp — sporting event
  • Dutch: wedstrijd — sporting event
  • Dutch: match — sporting event
  • Esperanto: matĉo — sporting event
  • Estonian: matš — sporting event
  • Faroese: dystur — sporting event
  • Finnish: ottelu — sporting event
  • Finnish: matsi — sporting event
  • French: match — sporting event
  • Galician: partido — sporting event
  • Galician: partida — sporting event
  • Georgian: მატჩი (maṭči) — sporting event
  • German: Spiel — sporting event
  • German: Wettspiel — sporting event
  • German: Wettkampf — sporting event
  • German: Match — sporting event
  • Greek: ματς (mats) — sporting event
  • Greek: αγώνας (agónas) — sporting event
  • Gujarati: રમત (ramat) — sporting event
  • Hebrew: תַּחֲרוּת (takharút) — sporting event
  • Hindi: मैच (maic) — sporting event
  • Hungarian: meccs — sporting event
  • Hungarian: mérkőzés — sporting event
  • Icelandic: keppni — sporting event
  • Ido: konkurso — sporting event
  • Indonesian: pertandingan — sporting event
  • Irish: cluiche — sporting event
  • Italian: incontro — sporting event
  • Italian: partita — sporting event
  • Italian: gara — sporting event
  • Japanese: 試合 (shiai) — sporting event
  • Japanese: 競技 (kyōgi) — sporting event
  • Japanese: 回戦 (kaisen) — sporting event
  • Kazakh: матч (matç) — sporting event
  • Kazakh: жарыс (jarys) — sporting event
  • Khmer: កីឡា (kəylaa) — sporting event
  • Korean: 경기 (gyeonggi) — sporting event
  • Korean: 시합 (sihap) — sporting event
  • Kyrgyz: матч (matc) — sporting event
  • Kyrgyz: мелдеш (meldeş) — sporting event
  • Lao: ການແຂ່ງຂັນ (kān khǣng khan) — sporting event
  • Latin: certāmen — sporting event
  • Latvian: mačs — sporting event
  • Lithuanian: mačas — sporting event
  • Macedonian: натпревар (natprevar) — sporting event
  • Macedonian: меч (meč) — sporting event
  • Malay: perlawanan — sporting event
  • Maltese: logħba — sporting event
  • Māori: kēmu — sporting event
  • Mongolian: тэмцээн (temceen) — sporting event
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨ (temečegen) — sporting event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kamp — sporting event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: match — sporting event
  • Dari: مُسَابَقَه (musābaqa) — sporting event
  • Iranian Persian: مُسابِقِه (mosâbeġe) — sporting event
  • Polish: mecz — sporting event
  • Polish: zawody — sporting event
  • Portuguese: partida — sporting event
  • Portuguese: combate — sporting event
  • Portuguese: luta — sporting event
  • Portuguese: jogo — sporting event
  • Romanian: meci — sporting event
  • Romanian: partidă — sporting event
  • Romanian: întâlnire — sporting event
  • Romanian: joc — sporting event
  • Russian: матч (matč) — sporting event
  • Russian: соревнова́ние (sorevnovánije) — sporting event
  • Russian: состяза́ние (sostjazánije) — sporting event
  • Serbo-Croatian: ме̏ч — sporting event
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȅč — sporting event
  • Slovak: zápas — sporting event
  • Slovene: tekma — sporting event
  • Southern Altai: матч (matč) — sporting event
  • Spanish: partido — sporting event
  • Swahili: mechi — sporting event
  • Swahili: mashindano — sporting event
  • Swedish: match — sporting event
  • Tajik: мусобиқа (musobiqa) — sporting event
  • Tajik: вохӯрӣ (voxüri) — sporting event
  • Thai: การแข่ง (gaan-kɛ̀ng) — sporting event
  • Tibetan: འགྲན་སྡུར ('gran sdur) — sporting event
  • Turkish: maç — sporting event
  • Turkish: müsabaka — sporting event
  • Turkmen: matç — sporting event
  • Ukrainian: матч (matč) — sporting event
  • Ukrainian: змага́ння (zmahánnja) — sporting event
  • Urdu: مَیچ (maic) — sporting event
  • Urdu: مُسابَقَہ (musābaqa) — sporting event
  • Uyghur: مۇسابىقە (musabiqe) — sporting event
  • Uzbek: match — sporting event
  • Uzbek: musobaqa — sporting event
  • Vietnamese: trận đấu — sporting event
  • Vietnamese: trận cầu — sporting event
  • Walloon: match — sporting event
  • Walloon: pårteye — sporting event
  • Walloon: lûte — sporting event
  • Welsh: gêm — sporting event
  • Yiddish: מאַטש (matsh) — sporting event
  • Zazaki: mısabeqa — sporting event
  • Albanian: perputh — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Bulgarian: еш (eš) — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Dutch: evenknie — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Dutch: gelijke — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Finnish: vertainen — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • German: ebenbürtig — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Irish: diongbháil — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Italian: pari — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Italian: simile — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Italian: (degno) avversario — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Norwegian: like — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Norwegian: likemann — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Norwegian: jevnbyrdig — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Portuguese: páreo — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Romanian: egal — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Romanian: pereche — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Russian: ро́вня (róvnja) — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Russian: ровня́ (rovnjá) — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Russian: па́ра (pára) — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Scottish Gaelic: leithid — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Slovak: seberovný — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Slovak: rovnocenný — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Slovak: ekvivalent — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Spanish: igual — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Swedish: like — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Ukrainian: рі́вня (rívnja) — attribute equaling or exceeding
  • Bulgarian: равносто́йност (ravnostójnost) — equivalence
  • Italian: abbinamento — equivalence
  • Italian: accoppiata — equivalence
  • Italian: corrispondenza — equivalence
  • Māori: ōritenga — equivalence
  • Māori: hāngaitanga — equivalence
  • Spanish: pareja — equivalence
  • Spanish: emparejadura — equivalence
  • Spanish: pareja — a pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics
  • Spanish: emparejamiento — a pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics
  • Afrikaans: vuurhoutjie — device to make fire
  • Albanian: shkrepëse — device to make fire
  • Arabic: شَحّاطَة (šaḥḥāṭa) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: شَخَّاطَة (šaḵḵāṭa) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: كِبْرِيت (kibrīt) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: كِبْرِيتَة (kibrīta) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: ثِقَاب (ṯiqāb) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: عُود ثِقَاب (ʕūd ṯiqāb) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: عُود كِبْرِيت (ʕūd kibrīt) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: وَقِيد (waqīd) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: وَقِيدة (waqīda) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: وقيد (wqīd) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: وقيدة (wqīda) — device to make fire
  • Arabic: كِبْرِيت (kibrīt) — device to make fire
  • Aragonese: misto — device to make fire
  • Aragonese: fosforo — device to make fire
  • Armenian: լուցկի (lucʻki) — device to make fire
  • Asturian: cerilla — device to make fire
  • Asturian: mistu — device to make fire
  • Azerbaijani: kibrit — device to make fire
  • Bashkir: шырпы (şırpı) — device to make fire
  • Basque: pospolo — device to make fire
  • Belarusian: запа́лка (zapálka) — device to make fire
  • Bengali: ম্যাচ (mêc) — device to make fire
  • Bengali: দেশলাই (deslai) — device to make fire
  • Bulgarian: кибри́т (kibrít) — device to make fire
  • Burmese: မီးခြစ် (mi:hkrac) — device to make fire
  • Carpathian Rusyn: шваблик (švablyk) — device to make fire
  • Catalan: misto — device to make fire
  • Catalan: llumí — device to make fire
  • Chechen: сирник (sirnik) — device to make fire
  • Chinese Cantonese: 火柴 — device to make fire
  • Chinese: ёнхуә (ionhuə) — device to make fire
  • Chinese: чүдынзы (čüdɨnzɨ) — device to make fire
  • Chinese: хуәщён (huəxion) — device to make fire
  • Chinese: зыфахуә (zɨfahuə) — device to make fire
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 自來火 /自来火 — device to make fire
  • Chinese: 番仔火 (zh-min-nan) — device to make fire
  • Jin Chinese: 洋取燈 /洋取灯 — device to make fire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火柴 (huǒchái) — device to make fire
  • Northern Min Chinese: 番仔火 (huáing-ciě-hǒ) — device to make fire
  • Wu Chinese: 洋火 — device to make fire
  • Wu Chinese: 自來火 /自来火 (6zy-le-hu / 2zy6-le2-hou3 / 6zy-le2-hou3) — device to make fire
  • Ngazidja Comorian: iɓiriti — device to make fire
  • Corsican: fiammiferu — device to make fire
  • Corsican: fulminante — device to make fire
  • Corsican: fulminente — device to make fire
  • Corsican: zulfanellu — device to make fire
  • Corsican: zolfanellu — device to make fire
  • Crimean Tatar: sernik — device to make fire
  • Czech: zápalka — device to make fire
  • Czech: sirka — device to make fire
  • Danish: tændstik — device to make fire
  • Dutch: lucifer — device to make fire
  • Dutch: zwavelstokje — device to make fire
  • Esperanto: alumeto — device to make fire
  • Estonian: tikk — device to make fire
  • Estonian: tuletikk — device to make fire
  • Fala: mixtu — device to make fire
  • Fala: fósforu — device to make fire
  • Fala: fósfuru (Valverdeñu) — device to make fire
  • Fala: cerilla (Valverdeñu) — device to make fire
  • Faroese: svávulpinnur — device to make fire
  • Finnish: tulitikku — device to make fire
  • French: allumette — device to make fire
  • French: metche — device to make fire
  • Galician: misto — device to make fire
  • Galician: fósforo — device to make fire
  • Galician: lumieira — device to make fire
  • Galician: candea — device to make fire
  • Georgian: ასანთი (asanti) — device to make fire
  • German: Streichholz — device to make fire
  • German: Zündholz — device to make fire
  • German: Zünder — device to make fire
  • German: Hölzchen — device to make fire
  • Greek: σπίρτο (spírto) — device to make fire
  • Hausa: ashana — device to make fire
  • Hebrew: גַּפְרוּר (gafrúr) — device to make fire
  • Hindi: माचिस (mācis) — device to make fire
  • Hindi: दियासलाई (diyāslāī) — device to make fire
  • Hungarian: gyufa — device to make fire
  • Icelandic: eldspýta — device to make fire
  • Ido: alumeto — device to make fire
  • Indonesian: korek api — device to make fire
  • Ingrian: picka — device to make fire
  • Interlingua: flammifero — device to make fire
  • Irish: lasán — device to make fire
  • Irish: meaits — device to make fire
  • Italian: fiammifero — device to make fire
  • Italian: zolfanello — device to make fire
  • Italian: cerino — device to make fire
  • Japanese: マッチ (matchi) — device to make fire
  • Japanese: 燐寸 (matchi) — device to make fire
  • Japanese: 火柴 (kashiba) — device to make fire
  • Kapampangan: kasapegu — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: сіріңке (sırıñke) — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: шырпы (şyrpy) — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: ши (şi) — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: шақпақ (şaqpaq) — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: күкірт (kükırt) — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: сызғыш (syzğyş) — device to make fire
  • Kazakh: оттық (ottyq) — device to make fire
  • Khmer: ឈើគូស (chəə kuuh) — device to make fire
  • Korean: 성냥 (seongnyang) — device to make fire
  • Central Kurdish: شِخاتە (şixate) — device to make fire
  • Northern Kurdish: şixar — device to make fire
  • Northern Kurdish: şixart — device to make fire
  • Northern Kurdish: ferengi — device to make fire
  • Northern Kurdish: gogird — device to make fire
  • Kyrgyz: ширеңке (şireŋke) — device to make fire
  • Ladin: fulimant — device to make fire
  • Lao: ກັບໄຟ (kap fai) — device to make fire
  • Lao: ກັບຂີດ (kap khīt) — device to make fire
  • Latvian: sērkociņš — device to make fire
  • Leonese: mistu — device to make fire
  • Limburgish: zwaegel — device to make fire
  • Lingala: aliméti — device to make fire
  • Lithuanian: degtukas — device to make fire
  • Lombard: zolfanello — device to make fire
  • Lombard: sofranell — device to make fire
  • Low German: rietsticken — device to make fire
  • Lower Tanana: chebisja — device to make fire
  • Luxembourgish: Fixspoun — device to make fire
  • Macedonian: кибритче (kibritče) — device to make fire
  • Macedonian: шкорче (škorče) — device to make fire
  • Macedonian: чкорче (čkorče) — device to make fire
  • Magahi: 𑂮𑂪𑂰𑂅 (salāi) — device to make fire
  • Malay: mancis — device to make fire
  • Maltese: sulfarina — device to make fire
  • Manx: foaddan — device to make fire
  • Maranao: bagi'id — device to make fire
  • Mongolian: шүдэнз (šüdenz) — device to make fire
  • Mongolian: чүдэнз (čüdenz) — device to make fire
  • Mongolian: ᠴᠦᠳᠡᠩᠵᠡ (čüdengǰe) — device to make fire
  • Navajo: tsitłʼéłí — device to make fire
  • Neapolitan: micciariello — device to make fire
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fyrstikk — device to make fire
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrstikk — device to make fire
  • Occitan: aluqueta — device to make fire
  • Occitan: luquet — device to make fire
  • Ojibwe: ishkodens — device to make fire
  • Pashto: ګوګرد (gogǝrd) — device to make fire
  • Pashto: تيلی (telay) — device to make fire
  • Pashto: ماچس (māčas) — device to make fire
  • Pashto: ګوګړ (gogǝṛ) — device to make fire
  • Dari: کِبْرِیت (kibrīt) — device to make fire
  • Iranian Persian: کِبْریت (kebrit) — device to make fire
  • Piedmontese: brichet — device to make fire
  • Piedmontese: bricheti — device to make fire
  • Polish: zapałka — device to make fire
  • Portuguese: palito de fósforo — device to make fire
  • Portuguese: fósforo — device to make fire
  • Quechua: ninachaq — device to make fire
  • Romani: prosperi — device to make fire
  • Romanian: chibrit — device to make fire
  • Russian: спи́чка (spíčka) — device to make fire
  • Sardinian: luminu — device to make fire
  • Scottish Gaelic: lasadan — device to make fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: ши̏бица — device to make fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: жи̏гица — device to make fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: палидр́вце — device to make fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: šȉbica — device to make fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: žȉgica — device to make fire
  • Serbo-Croatian: palidŕvce — device to make fire
  • Sicilian: pòspuru — device to make fire
  • Sicilian: cirinu — device to make fire
  • Sicilian: pospiru — device to make fire
  • Sicilian: fosfiru — device to make fire
  • Silesian: sztrahecla — device to make fire
  • Slovak: zápalka — device to make fire
  • Slovak: sirka — device to make fire
  • Slovene: vžigalica — device to make fire
  • Lower Sorbian: zapalka — device to make fire
  • Southern Altai: сереҥке (sereŋke) — device to make fire
  • Spanish: cerilla — device to make fire
  • Spanish: cerillo — device to make fire
  • Spanish: fósforo — device to make fire
  • Spanish: misto — device to make fire
  • Spanish: mixto — device to make fire
  • Spanish: velilla — device to make fire
  • Swahili: kibiriti — device to make fire
  • Swedish: tändsticka — device to make fire
  • Tagalog: posporo — device to make fire
  • Tajik: гӯгирд (gügird) — device to make fire
  • Tajik: кибрит (kibrit) — device to make fire
  • Talysh: کیبریت (kibrit) — device to make fire
  • Tamil: தீக்குச்சி (tīkkucci) — device to make fire
  • Tatar: шырпы (şırpı) — device to make fire
  • Telugu: అగ్గిపుల్ల (aggipulla) — device to make fire
  • Thai: ไม้ขีดไฟ (mái-kìit-fai) — device to make fire
  • Thai: ไม้ขีด (mái-kìit) — device to make fire
  • Tibetan: ཙག་སྒྲ (tsag sgra) — device to make fire
  • Tibetan: མུ་ཟི (mu zi) — device to make fire
  • Turkish: kibrit — device to make fire
  • Turkish: alışkan — device to make fire
  • Turkish: çalma — device to make fire
  • Turkish: odluçöp — device to make fire
  • Turkish: kükürt — device to make fire
  • Ottoman Turkish: كبریت (kibrit) — device to make fire
  • Turkmen: kükürt — device to make fire
  • Ukrainian: сірни́к (sirnýk) — device to make fire
  • Urdu: دِیا سَلائی (diyā salāī) — device to make fire
  • Urdu: کِبْرِیت (kibrīt) — device to make fire
  • Urdu: ماچِس (mācis) — device to make fire
  • Uyghur: سەرەڭگە (serengge) — device to make fire
  • Uzbek: gugurt — device to make fire
  • Venetan: fulminanti — device to make fire
  • Venetan: fuminante — device to make fire
  • Vietnamese: diêm — device to make fire
  • Vilamovian: cyndhełcła — device to make fire
  • Volapük: lümät — device to make fire
  • Liégeois: aloumète — device to make fire
  • Welsh: matsien — device to make fire
  • Welsh: matsh — device to make fire
  • Welsh: tanen — device to make fire
  • Yakut: испиискэ (ispiiske) — device to make fire
  • Yámana: swali — device to make fire
  • Yiddish: שוועבל (shvebl) — device to make fire
  • Yup'ik: espickaq — device to make fire
  • Zhuang: habfeiz — device to make fire
  • Asturian: casar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Asturian: axugar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Asturian: cuadrar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Asturian: coincidir — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Azerbaijani: uyğun gəlmək — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Bulgarian: съответствам (sǎotvetstvam) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Catalan: coincidir — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Catalan: concordar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Catalan: correspondre — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Czech: odpovídat — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Dutch: overeenstemmen — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Esperanto: kongrui — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Estonian: klappima — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Finnish: sopia yhteen — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Finnish: täsmätä — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • French: concorder — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • French: accorder — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • French: correspondre — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • German: übereinstimmen — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • German: passen — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • German: (mathematisch) gleich sein — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gatiman) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Hungarian: egyezik — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Hungarian: megegyezik — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Hungarian: megfelel — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Hungarian: illik — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Hungarian: összeillik — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Hungarian: passzol — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Italian: incontrarsi — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Italian: corrispondere — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Italian: uguagliare — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Japanese: 合う (au) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Korean: 맞다 (matda) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Korean: 맞추다 (matchuda) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Ladino: yakishear — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Middle English: macchen — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Norwegian: passe sammen — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Norwegian: stemme overens — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Norwegian: samsvare — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Polish: pasować — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Polish: zbiegać — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Portuguese: combinar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Russian: совпада́ть (sovpadátʹ) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Russian: совпа́сть (sovpástʹ) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Russian: соотве́тствовать (sootvétstvovatʹ) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Scottish Gaelic: freagair do/ri/air — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Slovak: ladiť — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Slovak: súhlasiť — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Slovak: pasovať — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Slovak: zodpovedať — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: pegar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: machear — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: machar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: entonar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: hacer juego — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: cuadrar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: empatar — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Spanish: estar a juego — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Swedish: matcha — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Swedish: vara lika — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Swedish: passa ihop — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Ukrainian: збіга́тися (zbihátysja) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Ukrainian: зійтися (zijtysja) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Ukrainian: відповіда́ти (vidpovidáty) — intransitive: to agree; to be equal
  • Esperanto: egali — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Polish: pasować — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Russian: подходить (podxoditʹ) — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: empatar — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: machear — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: machar — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: entonar — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: hacerle juego — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: cuadrar — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Spanish: estar a juego con — transitive: to agree with; to be equal to
  • Asturian: axugar — make a successful pairing
  • Bulgarian: комбинирам (kombiniram) — make a successful pairing
  • Bulgarian: съчетавам (sǎčetavam) — make a successful pairing
  • Dutch: overeenkomen met — make a successful pairing
  • Estonian: klapitama — make a successful pairing
  • Estonian: sobitama — make a successful pairing
  • Finnish: yhdistää — make a successful pairing
  • French: combiner — make a successful pairing
  • German: matchen — make a successful pairing
  • German: einander zuordnen — make a successful pairing
  • Hungarian: megfeleltet — make a successful pairing
  • Japanese: 合わせる (awaseru) — make a successful pairing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pare — make a successful pairing
  • Polish: dopasowywać — make a successful pairing
  • Polish: parować — make a successful pairing
  • Polish: łączyć — make a successful pairing
  • Portuguese: combinar — make a successful pairing
  • Russian: сопоставлять (sopostavljatʹ) — make a successful pairing
  • Slovak: párovať — make a successful pairing
  • Slovak: spárovať — make a successful pairing
  • Spanish: hacer juego — make a successful pairing
  • Dutch: evenaren — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Finnish: vastata — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Finnish: olla yhtä hyvä — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Galician: igualar — equal or exceed in achievement
  • German: ebenbürtig sein — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Italian: soddisfare — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Japanese: 敵う (kanau) — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Latin: adaequō — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Māori: kātata — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Polish: dorównać — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Polish: dorównywać — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Scottish Gaelic: thig suas ri — equal or exceed in achievement
  • Slovak: vyrovnať sa — equal or exceed in achievement
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