noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/
CMU ARPABET:M AE1 CH M EY2 K IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of matchmake
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mediation, intermediation
History
Etymology
From match + making.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
сва́танне
(svátannje)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Chinese Mandarin:
做媒
(zuòméi)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Czech:
námluvy
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
French:
matchmaking
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Georgian:
გარიგება
(garigeba)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
German:
Eheanbahnung
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
German:
Heiratsvermittlung
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
German:
Kuppelei
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
German:
Ehestiftung
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Greek:
συνοικέσιο
(synoikésio)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Greek:
προξενιό
(proxenió)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Japanese:
仲人
(nakōdo)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Japanese:
媒酌
(baishaku)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Kazakh:
жеңгетайлық
(jeñgetailyq)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Korean:
중매
(jungmae)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Polish:
swatanie
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Russian:
сватовство́
(svatovstvó)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Russian:
сва́тание
(svátanije)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Spanish:
emparejamiento
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Tajik:
хостгорӣ
(xostgori)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Tajik:
миёнаравӣ
(miyonaravi)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Tajik:
хостгоршавӣ
(xostgoršavi)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Turkish:
çöpçatanlık
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Ukrainian:
сва́тання
(svátannja)
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Vietnamese:
làm mối
— attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
Chinese Mandarin:
婚介
(hūnjiè)
— business: Service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners
Polish:
dopasowanie
— business: Service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners
Chinese Mandarin:
匹配
(pǐpèi)
— video games: act or process of locating suitable players
Polish:
dobieranie przeciwników
— video games: act or process of locating suitable players
Spanish:
emparejamiento
— video games: act or process of locating suitable players
