match up

übereinstimmen, zusammenpassen

Bei zwei Dingen gleich sein oder inhaltlich miteinander übereinstimmen.

In einfachem Englisch: If two things do this, they are the same or agree with each other.

• The two lists match up.
• Their stories didn't match up with each other.
• Do these dates match up with your records?

So benutzt man es: match up with something (His account does not match up with the evidence.)

Synonyme: match, agree, correspond

Gegenteile: differ, conflict

Häufige Wendungen: match up exactly, match up with something, match up perfectly

zuordnen, paarweise zusammenstellen

Menschen oder Dinge zu passenden Paaren zusammenstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put people or things together in suitable pairs.

• Match up the socks, please.
• The teacher matched us up for the activity.
• Can you match these keys up with their locks?

So benutzt man es: match A up with B (Match each name up with the correct picture.)

Synonyme: pair, pair up, match

Gegenteile: separate

Häufige Wendungen: match up socks, match up someone, match up something

verkuppeln

Zwei Menschen zusammenbringen, weil man glaubt, dass sie ein Liebespaar werden könnten.

In einfachem Englisch: To arrange for two people to meet because you think they might become a couple.

• My friends keep trying to match me up.
• She matched her brother up with a colleague.
• Would you stop matching up everyone who is single?

So benutzt man es: match someone up with someone (She tried to match me up with her cousin.)

Synonyme: set up, fix up

Häufige Wendungen: match up friends, match up someone, match up singles