matchmaking
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈmæʧˌmeɪkɪŋ/
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emparejamiento
- She decided to pursue matchmaking as a career after helping several friends find love.
- international matchmaking
- matchmaking organization
- matchmaking service
Actually, it's one of my favorite things, matchmaking people like me with people like you.
- Actually, it's one of my favorite things, matchmaking people like me with people like you.
- Or it could take years, but it takes a while of work before, you know, before we, we begin the matchmaking.
Examples
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But it's always the same whether I'm set up by friends, or Internet dating, or matchmaking services.
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The number of marriages each year occurring through international matchmaking services is difficult to estimate.
Academic text (2006) -
Actually, it's one of my favorite things, matchmaking people like me with people like you.
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So, you promise me the whole matchmaking thing is over, right?
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For someone so good at matchmaking, is there a special someone in your life?
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Some agencies operate as little more than glorified matchmaking services.
Academic text (2011) -
Raised by a single mother in Baltimore, he created the matchmaking website, Qwantify, and he claims to have found an algorithm for love.
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Acceptance of online matchmaking as a culturally legitimate approach to mate selection and consumer spending on these services continues to rise.
Academic text (2004) -
"Yes, your sister does have a knack for matchmaking, doesn't she?" Mrs. Blankenship got a dreamy expression in her eyes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Many couples have met through online matchmaking services that cater to their preferences.
Antonyms
How Involved
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4.3
- Formal
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Matchmaking comes from the parts match meaning 'pair' or 'mate' and making meaning 'creating'. So, matchmaking is the act of 'creating pairs'—for example, arranging marriages or introducing people who might become a couple.