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Meaning of "matchmake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATCHMAKE

matchmake  [ˈmætʃmeɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATCHMAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Matchmake is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb matchmake in English.

WHAT DOES MATCHMAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

matchmake

Matchmaking

Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, but the word is also used in the context of sporting events, such as boxing, and in business.

Definition of matchmake in the English dictionary

The definition of matchmake in the dictionary is to bring together suitable partners for a romantic relationship or marriage.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MATCHMAKE

PRESENT

Present
I matchmake
you matchmake
he/she/it matchmakes
we matchmake
you matchmake
they matchmake
Present continuous
I am matchmaking
you are matchmaking
he/she/it is matchmaking
we are matchmaking
you are matchmaking
they are matchmaking
Present perfect
I have matchmade
you have matchmade
he/she/it has matchmade
we have matchmade
you have matchmade
they have matchmade
Present perfect continuous
I have been matchmaking
you have been matchmaking
he/she/it has been matchmaking
we have been matchmaking
you have been matchmaking
they have been matchmaking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I matchmade
you matchmade
he/she/it matchmade
we matchmade
you matchmade
they matchmade
Past continuous
I was matchmaking
you were matchmaking
he/she/it was matchmaking
we were matchmaking
you were matchmaking
they were matchmaking
Past perfect
I had matchmade
you had matchmade
he/she/it had matchmade
we had matchmade
you had matchmade
they had matchmade
Past perfect continuous
I had been matchmaking
you had been matchmaking
he/she/it had been matchmaking
we had been matchmaking
you had been matchmaking
they had been matchmaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will matchmake
you will matchmake
he/she/it will matchmake
we will matchmake
you will matchmake
they will matchmake
Future continuous
I will be matchmaking
you will be matchmaking
he/she/it will be matchmaking
we will be matchmaking
you will be matchmaking
they will be matchmaking
Future perfect
I will have matchmade
you will have matchmade
he/she/it will have matchmade
we will have matchmade
you will have matchmade
they will have matchmade
Future perfect continuous
I will have been matchmaking
you will have been matchmaking
he/she/it will have been matchmaking
we will have been matchmaking
you will have been matchmaking
they will have been matchmaking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would matchmake
you would matchmake
he/she/it would matchmake
we would matchmake
you would matchmake
they would matchmake
Conditional continuous
I would be matchmaking
you would be matchmaking
he/she/it would be matchmaking
we would be matchmaking
you would be matchmaking
they would be matchmaking
Conditional perfect
I would have matchmake
you would have matchmake
he/she/it would have matchmake
we would have matchmake
you would have matchmake
they would have matchmake
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been matchmaking
you would have been matchmaking
he/she/it would have been matchmaking
we would have been matchmaking
you would have been matchmaking
they would have been matchmaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you matchmake
we let´s matchmake
you matchmake
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to matchmake
Past participle
matchmade
Present Participle
matchmaking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATCHMAKE


Blake
bleɪk
brake
breɪk
break
breɪk
cake
keɪk
custom-make
ˌkʌstəmˈmeɪk
drake
dreɪk
dressmake
ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk
fake
feɪk
jake
dʒeɪk
lake
leɪk
make
meɪk
merimake
ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪk
mismake
ˌmɪsˈmeɪk
remake
ˈriːˌmeɪk
smaik
smeɪk
tailor-make
ˈteɪləˌmeɪk
take
teɪk
unmake
ʌnˈmeɪk
upmake
ʌpˈmeɪk
wake
weɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATCHMAKE

matchboard
matchbook
matchbox
matched sample
matched-pairs design
matcher
matchet
matching
matchless
matchlessly
matchlessness
matchlock
matchmaker
matchmaking
matchmark
matchplay
matchstick
matchsticks
matchup
matchwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATCHMAKE

awake
bake
bukkake
cheesecake
cupcake
devil´s food cake
earthquake
intake
on the make
pancake
pound cake
quake
Red Deer Lake
sake
salt lake
shake
snake
stake
Timberlake
undertake

Synonyms and antonyms of matchmake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «matchmake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATCHMAKE

Find out the translation of matchmake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of matchmake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «matchmake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

matchmake
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matchmake
570 millions of speakers

English

matchmake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

matchmake
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

matchmake
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

matchmake
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matchmake
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

matchmake
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matchmake
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kuppeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

matchmake
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

matchmake
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matchmake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

matchmake
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

matchmake
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅचमेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

matchmake
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

matchmake
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matchmake
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

matchmake
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

matchmake
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

matchmake
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

matchmake
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matchmake
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matchmake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of matchmake

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATCHMAKE»

The term «matchmake» is normally little used and occupies the 139.306 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of matchmake
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «matchmake».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATCHMAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «matchmake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «matchmake» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about matchmake

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATCHMAKE»

Discover the use of matchmake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matchmake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dynamic Selection of Cryptographic Algorithms in a Runtime ...
vbInformation End If Exit Sub ErrorHandler: MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical Err .Clear End Sub Private Sub cmdMatchmake_Click() If lstType.Text = "Standard" Then If MsgBox("Matchmake providers and requesters?" & vbCrLf & "You have ...
Jalal Raissi, 2007
2
Besties: Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets; Mates, Dates, ...
4. Mission. Matchmake. Nesta called first thing the next day. “Mission Numero Uno. Place: Hollywood Bowl,” she said, going into sergeant-major mode. “ Outside Café Original. Time: Three o'clock.” “Do we need to synchronize our watches?
Cathy Hopkins, 2009
3
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
MATCHMAKE WITH THOSE RESPONSIBLE In the traditional village, children's attachments were generated by the attachments of the parents. In most cases today we have little choice over the adults—for example, the teachers—to whom we ...
Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Mate, M.D., 2011
4
563 Stupid Things Stupid People Do to Mess Up Their Lives
Matchmake. A rare opportunity to lose two friends in a single act of stupidity. Microwave. your. pet. There is no situation in which this can turn out well. Mess with Texas. Texans tell you not to do this, 16 Chapter 5: Stupid Communicating.
Larry Samuel, 2000
5
The Art of Marriage: A Guide to Living Life as Two
In a logical world, when picking a spouse, we would also matchmake our in-laws. Although a “marriage of true minds” has long been the ideal, once this was thought impossible without a marriage of two families. In the past, courtship followed ...
Catherine Blyth, 2010
6
How to Capture a Countess
“Blast it, you said you wouldn't matchmake.” “I said I wouldn't matchmake for you. Miss Balfour, however, is obviously in clear need of my help. She has no dowry to speak of, no inheritance waiting, and while she's fair enough and is from good ...
Karen Hawkins, 2012
7
Emergent Web Intelligence: Advanced Information Retrieval: ...
Whether considering public media repositories such as GoogleTM images and YouTubeTM [23] or commercial photo-libraries such as PA PhotosTM [15], some kind of search engine is required to matchmake the user query and the available  ...
Richard Chbeir, Youakim Badr, Ajith Abraham, 2010
8
Marrying Molly
She glanced up to see a look on Sara's face that she had no trouble interpreting. “If you're trying to matchmake, Sara, please don't.” Sara's brow wrinkled. “Oh, Molly...I know I do try to matchmake, sometimes. But I want to see you happy again.
Linda Hope Lee, 2013
9
Casting All My Care: A Christian Love Story
Matchmake?” Celia knew that tone meant Marcus was quite angry. She knew he didn't understand why her friends were throwing themselves at him. If only he could see how handsome he looked! “Marcus, I don't need to matchmake. You're  ...
Esther Boateng, 2002
10
Spotlight on Love: Destiny Romance
... grapevine that he liked me.' Luke looked over at Daniel and Ana, who were still on the garden seat. Indy followed his gaze. 'And I'm guessing all the confusion began because someone was planning to matchmake Daniel and me,' said Indy.
L.J Young, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATCHMAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term matchmake is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New app allowing flight passengers to connect like Tinder launched …
A Buckinghamshire businessman has launched a phone app which allows users to matchmake like Tinder whilst on a flight. MileHi was ... «Get Bucks, Jul 15»
2
Teacher and heroin addict share a 'crazy chemistry'
... be sensitive to your feelings, although occasionally they still may try to fix you up because some people can't resist the urge to matchmake. «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
3
Teen booklet will help parents start conversations about sex
... be sensitive to your feelings, although occasionally they still may try to fix you up because some people can't resist the urge to matchmake. «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
4
Woman in wheelchair feels no need to explain her condition
... be sensitive to your feelings, although occasionally they still may try to fix you up because some people can't resist the urge to matchmake. «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
5
Meet the Cast of Tim Draper's “Startup U” on ABC
Startup U Shawn Isaac Shawn Isaac. A rapper and former city commissioner (age 25). His app Six Degrees lets you matchmake your friends. «Tech Cocktail, Jul 15»
6
Day-dreamer comes through
CRIB aims to matchmake women with different skills so they can kickstart their own businesses. In under two years, it already has 140 members ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
7
Couple deep in tax hole need help in climbing out
... be sensitive to your feelings, although occasionally they still may try to fix you up because some people can't resist the urge to matchmake. «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
8
Entrepreneur Tjin Lee: Day-dreamer comes through
CRIB aims to matchmake women with different skills so they can kickstart their own businesses. In under two years, it already has 140 members ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
9
Rocket League review: Soccer meets cars in 2015's most intense …
The major catch, for now, is that the game launched with some unbearably bad servers—and players can't matchmake directly with each other, ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
10
Wife's future is a difficult subject for dying husband
... be sensitive to your feelings, although occasionally they still may try to fix you up because some people can't resist the urge to matchmake. «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Matchmake [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/matchmake>. Apr 2024 ».
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