corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary

a blue jacket and matching skirt

equal in number or amount; equivalent

the college will provide matching funds to complete the project

correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

the jacket and trousers do not match

be equal to (something) in quality or strength

his anger matched her own

place (a person or group) in competition with another

the big names were matched against nobodies