Use `MATCH` to perform a [match query](/reference/query-languages/query-dsl/query-dsl-match-query.md) on the specified field. Using `MATCH` is equivalent to using the `match` query in the Elasticsearch Query DSL.
Match can be used on fields from the text family like [text](/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/text.md) and [semantic_text](/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/semantic-text.md),
as well as other field types like keyword, boolean, dates, and numeric types.
When Match is used on a [semantic_text](/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/semantic-text.md) field, it will perform a semantic query on the field.
Match can use [function named parameters](/reference/query-languages/esql/esql-syntax.md#esql-function-named-params) to specify additional options
for the match query.
All [match query parameters](/reference/query-languages/query-dsl/query-dsl-match-query.md#match-field-params) are supported.
For a simplified syntax, you can use the [match operator](/reference/query-languages/esql/functions-operators/operators.md#esql-match-operator) `:` operator instead of `MATCH`.
`MATCH` returns true if the provided query matches the row.
