diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
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+export * from 'remeda';
+
+export * from './matches';
diff --git a/src/matches.test.ts b/src/matches.test.ts
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+import { test, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { matches } from './matches';
+
+test('basic', () => {
+  expect(matches(1, 1)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(matches(1, 2)).not.toBeTruthy();
+  expect(matches({ a: 1, b: 2 }, { a: 1 })).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(matches({ a: 2, b: 2 }, { a: 1 })).not.toBeTruthy();
+  expect(
+    matches([1, 1, { a: 3 }], { 2: { a: (x: number) => x > 2 } })
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+
+  expect(matches({ a: 4, b: 5, c: 6 }, { a: 4, c: 6 })).toEqual(true);
+});
+
+test('data last', () => {
+  const partial = matches(1);
+
+  expect(partial(1)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(partial(2)).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(matches({ a: 4, c: 6 })({ a: 4, b: 5, c: 6 })).toEqual(true);
+});
diff --git a/src/matches.ts b/src/matches.ts
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+import { purry } from 'remeda';
+
+function _matches(target: any, condition: any) {
+  if (typeof condition === 'function') return condition(target);
+
+  if (typeof condition === 'object') {
+    return Object.entries(condition).every(([key, value]) =>
+      matches(target[key], value)
+    );
+  }
+
+  return target === condition;
+}
+
+type Matcher<I = any> = ((dataInput: I) => boolean) | any;
+
+/**
+ * Compares the input with the matcher and returns `true` if they match.
+ * The matcher can be a function (which will be fed the input and is expected
+ * to return a boolean), or a value. If the value is an object, the matching
+ * will be recursive.
+ * @param input the input data
+ * @param matcher matching function or value
+ * @signature
+ *   R.matches(inputData, matcher)
+ * @example
+ *    R.matches( 'potato', 'potato'); // => true
+ *    R.matches( 'potato', 'turnip'); // => false
+ *    R.matches( 'potato', vegetable => vegetable === 'potato'); // => true
+ *    R.matches({ a: 1, b :2 }, { a: 1 } ); // => true
+ *    R.matches({ 'a': 4, 'b': 5, 'c': 6 }, { 'a': 4, 'c': 6 }) // => true
+ * @data_first
+ * @category Object
+ */
+export function matches<I>(data: I, matcher: Matcher<I>): boolean;
+
+/**
+ * Compares the input with the matcher and returns `true` if they match.
+ * The matcher can be a function (which will be fed the input and is expected
+ * to return a boolean), or a value. If the value is an object, the matching
+ * will be recursive.
+ * @param input the input data
+ * @param matcher matching function or value
+ * @signature
+ *   R.matches(matcher)(inputData)
+ * @example
+ *   R.pipe({a:1,b:2}, R.matches({ a: 1 }) ) // => true
+ *   R.pipe({a:1,b:2}, R.matches({ b: (val) => val < 5 }) ) // => true
+ *   R.pipe({a:1,b:2}, R.matches({ c: 3 }) ) // => false
+ *   R.pipe( { 'a': 4, 'b': 5, 'c': 6 }, R.matches({ 'a': 4, 'c': 6 })) // => true
+ * @data_last
+ * @category Object
+ */
+export function matches(matcher: Matcher): (dataIn: any) => boolean;
+
+export function matches() {
+  return purry(_matches, arguments);
+}