matched
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 →
2) Matched means made the same as something, or equal to it: his dad matched what he saved. tree →
3) Well-matched means about as good as each other: two well-matched teams. tree →
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 →
- His dad matched the 20 dollars he saved. tree →
- 8 pairs were matched. tree →
- How many socks were matched? tree →
- The two teams were well matched. tree →
- She matched the words to the pictures. tree →
- Her shoes matched her dress. tree →
- The school matched every dollar the class raised. tree →
- He matched his best time in the race. tree →
- They were very evenly matched, and the battle was a hard one. tree →
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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.