matching it to vs matching it with

Both "matching it to" and "matching it with" are commonly used phrases in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Matching it to" is used when you are comparing or aligning one thing to another, while "matching it with" is used when you are combining or pairing one thing with another.

Last updated: March 22, 2024

matching it to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when you want to compare or align one thing to another.

Use "matching it to" when you want to indicate a comparison or alignment between two things.

Examples:

She was matching the colors of the curtains to the sofa.
The teacher was matching the students' names to their corresponding numbers.

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We're matching it to the guest list.
As we're sitting here, our guy is outside matching it to the sample that you gave in the hall.
And matching it to a variety of makes and models, the criminologist...
Actual observations today point to the fact that rail in Europe is not matching up to its ambitions and, I would add, it is falling far short of our ambitions.
These suggestions do not replace the immediate need to interconnect the national high-voltage networks, but are a proposal for finer meshing of the national electricity systems over a longer time span matching the time it takes to complete the major infrastructure projects.
Notwithstanding 1) above, if the applicable notification procedure would require the matching Participant to withhold its commitment beyond the final bid closing date, then the matching Participant shall give notice of its intention to match as early as possible.
They're having trouble matching it with other dog DNA.
S.I.D.'s still working on matching it up and isolating fingerprints.
Our ballistic unit's matching it as we speak From the 9 millimeter we found in your apartment.
If this were not so, the European Parliament would be free to vote for expenditure matching its inflated perception of its own powers.
With its Globalisation Adjustment Fund, a very special bespoke instrument, Europe is matching its words with deeds.
Based on our contact in the generale de l'aviation civile, a plane matching its description was tracked leaving French airspace at 7:50 A.M. Heading due west over the Atlantic.
The new corporate form is thus in danger of being under-used due to lack of the European tax system matching its European corporate form.
No Jane Does matching the description.
Found matching iron oxide residue around the rim.
An RV was reported matching the description.
Something about a matching serial number that got burned.
Guy matching Gerry Craig's description.
Yes, but matching panties are suffocating the boys.
Matching donor and recipient is extremely complicated.

Alternatives:

aligning it with
comparing it to
linking it to
associating it with
correlating it with

matching it with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when you want to combine or pair one thing with another.

Use "matching it with" when you want to indicate a combination or pairing between two things.