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matchmake

(ˈmætʃmeɪk)

vb (intr)

informal to bring together suitable partners for a romantic relationship or marriage

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matchmake

Past participle: matchmade
Gerund: matchmaking

Imperative
matchmake
matchmake

Present
I matchmake
you matchmake
he/she/it matchmakes
we matchmake
you matchmake
they matchmake

Preterite
I matchmade
you matchmade
he/she/it matchmade
we matchmade
you matchmade
they matchmade

Present Continuous
I am matchmaking
you are matchmaking
he/she/it is matchmaking
we are matchmaking
you are matchmaking
they are matchmaking

Present Perfect
I have matchmade
you have matchmade
he/she/it has matchmade
we have matchmade
you have matchmade
they have matchmade

Past Continuous
I was matchmaking
you were matchmaking
he/she/it was matchmaking
we were matchmaking
you were matchmaking
they were matchmaking

Past Perfect
I had matchmade
you had matchmade
he/she/it had matchmade
we had matchmade
you had matchmade
they had matchmade

Future
I will matchmake
you will matchmake
he/she/it will matchmake
we will matchmake
you will matchmake
they will matchmake

Future Perfect
I will have matchmade
you will have matchmade
he/she/it will have matchmade
we will have matchmade
you will have matchmade
they will have matchmade

Future Continuous
I will be matchmaking
you will be matchmaking
he/she/it will be matchmaking
we will be matchmaking
you will be matchmaking
they will be matchmaking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been matchmaking
you have been matchmaking
he/she/it has been matchmaking
we have been matchmaking
you have been matchmaking
they have been matchmaking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been matchmaking
you will have been matchmaking
he/she/it will have been matchmaking
we will have been matchmaking
you will have been matchmaking
they will have been matchmaking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been matchmaking
you had been matchmaking
he/she/it had been matchmaking
we had been matchmaking
you had been matchmaking
they had been matchmaking

Conditional
I would matchmake
you would matchmake
he/she/it would matchmake
we would matchmake
you would matchmake
they would matchmake

Past Conditional
I would have matchmade
you would have matchmade
he/she/it would have matchmade
we would have matchmade
you would have matchmade
they would have matchmade

Translations

matchmake

[ˈmætʃˌmeɪk] vi she's always matchmaking → cerca sempre di combinare matrimoni

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MIDLAND automotive companies are being offered the chance to "matchmake" in the German market at a reduced rate.

Make a business match in Germany

Which is every other time I've ever My snogged out of attempted to matchmake.

Undeterred, I immediately tried to matchmake again - what can I say, I'm a joy spreader.