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Collocations for match - noun

1. in sports

ADJ.

big, crucial, important | exciting, thrilling | championship, competitive, cup, league | friendly | away, home
He''s such a keen fan, he even goes to all the away matches.
cricket, football, rugby, wrestling, etc.

VERB + MATCH

play
The match will be played in the new stadium.
have
Figo had an outstanding match.
go to, see, watch | be defeated in, lose | clinch, win
A late goal clinched the match for Porto.
draw
We drew our first game of the season 1-1.

MATCH + VERB

take place

PREP.

during a/the ~
an incident which took place during Saturday''s match
in a/the ~
She was injured in last week''s match.
~ against
the match against Wales
~ between
the match between Japan and Brazil
~ with
They lost their match with Estonia.

2. for lighting a fire

ADJ.

lighted

QUANT.

box

VERB + MATCH

light, strike
He lit a match so they could see in the cave.
blow out

PHRASES

put a match to sth
Someone had put a match to the pile of papers.

3. good combination

ADJ.

excellent, good, perfect
The blouse and skirt are a perfect match.

PREP.

~ between
an excellent match between our goals and what your company offers
~ for
That jumper should be a good match for your trousers.

4. sth the same

ADJ.

exact

PREP.

~ for
To forge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and the fonts.

Collocations for match - verb

1. combine well

ADV.

well
As a couple they are not very well matched (= they are not very suitable for each other).
not quite
The room was full of old furniture that didn''t quite match.

PHRASES

to match
I bought a duvet cover and some curtains to match.

2. find sth similar/connected

ADV.

correctly | carefully

PREP.

for
The control group in the experiment was matched for age and sex.
to
The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.

3. be/make sth equal/better

ADV.

almost
She found that his determination almost matched her own.
not quite
Nothing quite matches the fine, subtle flavour of this cheese.

VERB + MATCH

come close to | be able/unable to
The company was unable to match his current salary.
try to | fail to
Children can be made to suffer when they fail to match their parents'' expectations.

PREP.

for
No other rock band comes even close to matching them for dynamism or style.

PHRASES

be equally/evenly/well matched
The teams were very evenly matched.
be unevenly matched

5. provide sth suitable

ADV.

carefully | up
We have to match up the right pet with the right owner.

VERB + MATCH

seek to, try to

PREP.

to
The available organs are carefully matched to people in need of transplants.
with
The agency tries to match single people with suitable partners.

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