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# rematch

«rematch» in Mova's school dictionary: **A second game or match between the same players or teams…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a rematch, rematches)

### meaning for a pupil

A second game or match between the same players or teams, often because the first was close, unfair or lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In sport and games at school and home, the loser often asks for a rematch. In stories, a rematch gives a character a chance to win this time. Phrases: demand a rematch, play a rematch, best of three.

### examples

- I lost at chess, so I asked for a rematch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#x1)
- The two teams will play a rematch next week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#x2)
- She won the rematch easily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#x3)
- Rematch! shouted my brother after losing at cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#x4)
- The final ended in a draw, so there was a rematch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#x5)
- Let's have a rematch after lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/#x6)

### note

Countable: rematches (add -es). The prefix re- means again (replay, retry). Can also be used as a verb in sports news: they will rematch.

### In the corpora

- [Mia's dad demanded a rematch, lost again, and went to make tea «for no reason».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/425-family-game-night/3/)
- [A year later the rematch is a draw, and they high-five over the board.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/467-friends-through-games-and-clubs/14/)
- [Then Jake turns up at the door with a packet of Monster Munch: «Rematch?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/475-the-row-over-a-game/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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