Difference between Fit and Match

What is the difference between Fit and Match?

Fit as a verb is of an object, to be of the right size and shape so as to match another object. while Match as a verb is to agree, to be equal.

Fit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Of an object, to be of the right size and shape so as to match another object. Of clothing, to be of the right size and cut. To tailor; to change to the appropriate size. To be fitting; to suit. To suffer a fit.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: in good shape suitable good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The degree to which something fits something else. (Advertising) how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand. A section of a poem or ballad, from the sense of fitted to length. A seizure or convulsion. A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time. A sudden outburst of emotion. A sudden burst (of an activity).

Example sentence: The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

Match

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.A marriage.Suitability.Equivalence; a state of correspondence.A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.Device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To agree, to be equal.To make a successful match or pairing.To equal or exceed in achievement.

Example sentence: Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

We hope you now know whether to use Fit or Match in your sentence.

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