matchmaking
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an…An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
» Tom is doing a little matchmaking.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
Eheanbahnung, Heiratsvermittlung, Kuppelei
сватовство́svatovstvó, сва́таниеsvátanije
сва́танняsvátannja
(countable, uncountable)A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
(countable, uncountable)The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
- mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
Examples
4 sentencesTom is doing a little matchmaking.
Tatoeba.org is not a site for friendly conversation, flirting, nor matchmaking.
ruTatoeba.org - это сайт не для дружеской беседы, флирта и сватовства.
They deserve a Nobel Prize in matchmaking.
Matchmaking has always been Rima's hobby.
Translations
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Origin
From match + making.From match + making.
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Forms
plural: matchmakingsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable