What part of speech is matching?

Matching can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. matching is a verb, gerund of match (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does matching mean?

Definitions

Adjective

matching - intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated"
matching - being two identical

Verb

match - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
match - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
match - make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
match - give or join in marriage
match - be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
match - provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
match - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
match - set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
match - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
match - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"

Noun

matching - A set of independent edges in a given graph, i. e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.

Examples of matching

#   Sentence  
1. verb Sitara isn't matching the spreadsheet.
2. verb A risk based debtors review - matching to source documentation, where applicable, and any subsequent post quarter end cash movements.
3. verb I want to get the word out - even if you don't have a lot of clothes you can enjoy dressing more fashionably by mixing and matching.
4. verb I'm thinking of matching you against Yoshida in the race.
5. verb To apply further analysis to documents and files matching the keywords and find the hidden truth is "knowledge".
6. verb In that word is included the meaning of matching up to somebody's particular wavelength.
7. verb The police found a truck matching that description.
8. verb Tom and I bought matching caps.
9. verb Tom bought us matching swimsuits.
10. verb The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun.
11. verb Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
12. verb Match my sweater.
13. verb The two pieces match.
14. verb Let them match their best athletes against ours.
15. verb This job doesn't match my dreams.
16. noun When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook.
17. noun That tie makes a good match with your jacket.
18. noun If you drop a match in there the whole place will explode.
Sentence  
verb
Sitara isn't matching the spreadsheet.
A risk based debtors review - matching to source documentation, where applicable, and any subsequent post quarter end cash movements.
I want to get the word out - even if you don't have a lot of clothes you can enjoy dressing more fashionably by mixing and matching.
I'm thinking of matching you against Yoshida in the race.
To apply further analysis to documents and files matching the keywords and find the hidden truth is "knowledge".
In that word is included the meaning of matching up to somebody's particular wavelength.
The police found a truck matching that description.
Tom and I bought matching caps.
Tom bought us matching swimsuits.
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun.
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
Match my sweater.
The two pieces match.
Let them match their best athletes against ours.
This job doesn't match my dreams.
noun
When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook.
That tie makes a good match with your jacket.
If you drop a match in there the whole place will explode.

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