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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

match up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To be similar or the same.
    • Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn.
  2. (transitive) To put together, or in a pair.
    • After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair.
  3. (transitive) To matchmake; to set up a romantic meeting between two people.
    • 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.

Forms

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matched up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
matched up Tense=Past lexicographic
matching up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
matches up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic