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# matched

«matched» in Mova's school dictionary: **put together with something that goes with it: she…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (past of match: matched); adjective (matched, well-matched)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Matched means put together with something that goes with it: she matched each sock with its pair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#m1)

2) Matched means made the same as something, or equal to it: his dad matched what he saved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#m2)

3) Well-matched means about as good as each other: two well-matched teams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it means pairs made (pairs × 2 gives the things), or an amount that equals another: «matched his savings» means add the same amount again (double). In everyday life: matching colours, matched teams in a game, a charity that matches every dollar given.

### examples

- She matched each sock with its pair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x1)
- His dad matched the 20 dollars he saved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x2)
- 8 pairs were matched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x3)
- How many socks were matched? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x4)
- The two teams were well matched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x5)
- She matched the words to the pictures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x6)
- Her shoes matched her dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x7)
- The school matched every dollar the class raised. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x8)
- He matched his best time in the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x9)
- They were very evenly matched, and the battle was a hard one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/#x10)

### note

The past form of «match» (match, matched, matching). «Matched» (put together, made equal) is not «matching» (looking the same: matching shirts). Maths: «matched his amount» means double it. Trap: matched pairs are not single items; 8 pairs are 16 socks.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «matched» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matched/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.