Foundation level · Year 4 · free
match
noun · Say it: MACH
What it means
Foundationa game in which two players or teams play against each other
Our school won the football match against the team from the next village.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- contest
- fixture
- game
More examples
- Jack watched the tennis match on television with his grandad.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'gemæcca', meaning companion or equal.
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