match up

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?

How to use it: match up with something (His account does not match up with the evidence.)

Similar words: match, agree, correspond

Opposites: differ, conflict

Common phrases: match up exactly, match up with something, match up perfectly

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?

How to use it: match A up with B (Match each name up with the correct picture.)

Similar words: pair, pair up, match

Opposites: separate

Common phrases: match up socks, match up someone, match up something

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?

How to use it: match someone up with someone (She tried to match me up with her cousin.)

Similar words: set up, fix up

Common phrases: match up friends, match up someone, match up singles