# matching

Pronunciation: say "MACH-ing" /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Being the same as another item or sharing the same design.
   - Simple: Looking the same as something else, with the same color, shape, or design.
   - _The bridesmaids carried matching bouquets of white roses._
   - _He painted the fence and the shed in matching shades of green._
2. Forming part of a pair with something else; complementary.
   - Simple: Made to go together with something else as part of a pair.
   - _Every bolt comes with a matching nut sized to fit it._
   - _The company provides matching funds equal to each employee's contribution._

## Noun

3. The process of pairing things together or putting them with their correct partners.
   - Simple: The act of putting things together in pairs that go with each other.
   - _The shelter's matching of pets to new owners has been very successful._
   - _Good matching of skills to tasks keeps the team productive._
5. In graph theory, a set of edges in a graph that share no common vertex, pairing vertices to one another one to one.
   - Simple: In math, a set of links in a network where no two links share a point.
   - _Every matching in a bipartite graph pairs vertices without sharing endpoints._
   - _The algorithm searches for the largest matching in the network._

## Verb

4. Present participle of match. — present participle and gerund of match
   - Simple: Present participle of match. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _The software is matching applicants with suitable jobs._
   - _They were matching wits across the chessboard._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/matching (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).