Matchmaking
noun
The activity of encouraging people to have a romantic relationship with each other, or the work of bringing two companies or groups together to do business.
Her hobby was matchmaking her friends and relatives

Often appears as...
- professional matchmaking
- matchmaking service
noun
In the context of video games, connecting players together for online play sessions.
The game has a built-in matchmaking feature

Often appears as...
- online matchmaking
- matchmaking system
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Technical
noun
The activity of encouraging people to have a romantic relationship with each other, or the work of bringing two companies or groups together to do business.
Her hobby was matchmaking her friends and relatives

Often appears as...
- professional matchmaking
- matchmaking service
noun
In the context of video games, connecting players together for online play sessions.
The game has a built-in matchmaking feature

Often appears as...
- online matchmaking
- matchmaking system
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2

Social Context
Often used when talking about organizing romantic relationships, usually by someone else.

My aunt loves matchmaking for her single nieces and nephews.
Business Networking
Refers to facilitating business contacts, not always romantic.

The conference provided excellent matchmaking opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Positive Connotation
Matchmaking is often seen positively, attempting harmonious connections.

Everyone appreciated her matchmaking skills when the couple got engaged.
Social Context
Often used when talking about organizing romantic relationships, usually by someone else.

My aunt loves matchmaking for her single nieces and nephews.
Business Networking
Refers to facilitating business contacts, not always romantic.

The conference provided excellent matchmaking opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Positive Connotation
Matchmaking is often seen positively, attempting harmonious connections.

Everyone appreciated her matchmaking skills when the couple got engaged.
Social Context
Often used when talking about organizing romantic relationships, usually by someone else.

My aunt loves matchmaking for her single nieces and nephews.
Business Networking
Refers to facilitating business contacts, not always romantic.

The conference provided excellent matchmaking opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Positive Connotation
Matchmaking is often seen positively, attempting harmonious connections.

Everyone appreciated her matchmaking skills when the couple got engaged.
Video examples
Cameron Sinclair: A call...
doing open-source design competitions. Referring, matchmaking with communities. And then implementing -- actually going out there and doing the work, because when you invent, it's never a reality until it's built. So it's really important that if we're designing and trying to create change, we build that change.
Video examples
Sexual Satisfaction in...
ability to have an orgasm the ability drive an erection it's the relationship between people so I really want people to have a relationship I want people to be in a relationship I'm all for matchmaking because I do see so many
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How bees help plants...
And these bees, dutifully helping lonely plants have sex, aren't alone. But rather are part of a very complex network of matchmaking creatures, critical for the pollination of natural ecosystems and crops.
Video examples
Cameron Sinclair: A call...
doing open-source design competitions. Referring, matchmaking with communities. And then implementing -- actually going out there and doing the work, because when you invent, it's never a reality until it's built. So it's really important that if we're designing and trying to create change, we build that change.
Video examples
Sexual Satisfaction in...
ability to have an orgasm the ability drive an erection it's the relationship between people so I really want people to have a relationship I want people to be in a relationship I'm all for matchmaking because I do see so many
Video examples
How bees help plants...
And these bees, dutifully helping lonely plants have sex, aren't alone. But rather are part of a very complex network of matchmaking creatures, critical for the pollination of natural ecosystems and crops.
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Quote examples
Robert Rinder
English Judge
I propose that matchmaking should be approached like a corporate business venture. It can be risky, but I have discovered that the potential profits from acquisitions and mergers cannot be underestimated.

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Kangana Ranaut
Indian Actress
I cannot approach someone; I lack the confidence when it comes to the guy I desire. I'm very good when it comes to matchmaking and hooking others up. But I can't help my own cause.

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Teju Cole
Nigerian Writer
For purposes of marketing, writers are designated as poets, novelists, or something else. But writing is about matchmaking, an attempt to marry sensations with apt words.

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Susanne Bier
Danish Director
My favorite hobby is matchmaking. It's a lot easier to do it in movies then in real life because in real life, people don't do what I tell them to do.

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Gina Neely
American Actor
This new ministry of all this swiping and Tinder and matchmaking and Date.com and eHarmony, I'm still old-school. I like to meet people face to face.

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Aviva
I love being married: you don't have to go out, you don't have to be on the prowl, and you don't have to be on the matchmaking sites.

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Katie Kitamura
American Novelist
The alchemy of a fight card is a mysterious thing. Even the most meticulous matchmaking can sometimes misfire.

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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
I like the idea of matchmaking; I'm just not very good at it. It's too much pressure!

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Danny Garcia
American Boxer
I really don't know how the matchmaking goes; that's not what I do.

Quote examples
Robert Rinder
English Judge
I propose that matchmaking should be approached like a corporate business venture. It can be risky, but I have discovered that the potential profits from acquisitions and mergers cannot be underestimated.

Quote examples
Kangana Ranaut
Indian Actress
I cannot approach someone; I lack the confidence when it comes to the guy I desire. I'm very good when it comes to matchmaking and hooking others up. But I can't help my own cause.

Quote examples
Teju Cole
Nigerian Writer
For purposes of marketing, writers are designated as poets, novelists, or something else. But writing is about matchmaking, an attempt to marry sensations with apt words.

Quote examples
Susanne Bier
Danish Director
My favorite hobby is matchmaking. It's a lot easier to do it in movies then in real life because in real life, people don't do what I tell them to do.

Quote examples
Gina Neely
American Actor
This new ministry of all this swiping and Tinder and matchmaking and Date.com and eHarmony, I'm still old-school. I like to meet people face to face.

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Aviva
I love being married: you don't have to go out, you don't have to be on the prowl, and you don't have to be on the matchmaking sites.

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Katie Kitamura
American Novelist
The alchemy of a fight card is a mysterious thing. Even the most meticulous matchmaking can sometimes misfire.

Quote examples
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
I like the idea of matchmaking; I'm just not very good at it. It's too much pressure!

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Danny Garcia
American Boxer
I really don't know how the matchmaking goes; that's not what I do.

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