Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matchmake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: match-make
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Why then Foible’s a Bawd, an Errant, Rank, Match-making Bawd."
"And pray remember, I am the last person in the world to match-make."
"We are a couple of old fools to be matchmaking so soon ..."
"Not to brag, but I'm kind of responsible for matchmaking you and Irina."

Etymology

From match + make, as a back-formation from matchmaking.

Usage

Inflected Forms

matchmakes (present, singular) matchmaking (participle, present) matchmade (participle, past) matchmade (past) match-make (alternative)

Derived Forms

matchmakee

Frequently Paired Words

matchmaker matchmaking

Questions

What does matchmake mean?: To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
Where does matchmake come from?: From match + make, as a back-formation from matchmaking.

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