match up

verb

To be similar or the same.

“After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair.”

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Meanings

verbmatch up (third-person singular simple present matches up, present participle matching up, simple past and past participle matched up)

present singular third person matches up · participle present matching up · participle past matched up · past matched up

  1. intransitiveTo be similar or the same.

    Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn.

  2. transitiveTo put together, or in a pair.

    After matching up all the socks in the draw, I threw away those without a pair.

  3. transitiveTo 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.

Cite this entry
APA

match up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20up

MLA

“match up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “match up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20up.

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