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 →

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 →
• The two teams will play a rematch next week. tree →
• She won the rematch easily. tree →
• Rematch! shouted my brother after losing at cards. tree →
• The final ended in a draw, so there was a rematch. tree →
• Let's have a rematch after lunch. tree →

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».
• A year later the rematch is a draw, and they high-five over the board.
• Then Jake turns up at the door with a packet of Monster Munch: «Rematch?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rematch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.