rematch

English

Etymology

Fromre-+‎match.

Pronunciation

• (noun)IPA^(key):/ˈɹiː.mætʃ/

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• (verb)IPA^(key):/ɹiːˈmætʃ/

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• Rhymes:-ætʃ

Noun

rematch(pluralrematches)

1. A repeatedconteststaged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.

   After being beaten in pool by Melanie, John asked for arematch.

Coordinate terms

• grudge match

Translations

second contest between the same opponents, a return game

• Catalan:revenja(ca)f
• Danish:omkampc
• Esperanto:please add this translation if you can
• Finnish:uusintaottelu
• French:revanche(fr)
• German:Revanche(de)f
• Hungarian:visszavágó(hu)
• Italian:rivincita(it)f
• Mandarin:please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:omkampm

  Nynorsk:omkampm

• Occitan:revenja(oc)f
• Portuguese:revanche(pt)f
• Romanian:revanșă(ro)f
• Russian:переигро́вка(ru)f(pereigróvka),матч-рева́нш(ru)m(matč-revánš)
• Spanish:revancha(es)f,desquite(es)m
• Turkish:rövanş(tr)

Verb

rematch(third-person singular simple presentrematches,present participlerematching,simple past and past participlerematched)

1. To bring opponents together for such a contest.
2. To stage such a contest.
3. (transitive)Tomatchagain or anew.

   We had torematchthe mixed-up parts.

Anagrams

• marchet,martech,matcher