matchmake

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

Verb

matchmake (third-person singular simple present matchmakes, present participle matchmaking, simple past and past participle matchmade)

(intransitive, transitive) To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
- Why then Foible’s a Bawd, an Errant, Rank, Match-making Bawd.1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, scene xviii, page 49
- And pray remember, I am the last person in the world to match-make.1864 August – 1866 January, [Elizabeth] Gaskell, Wives and Daughters. An Every-day Story. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1866, →OCLC

to do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage: làm mối, làm mai

third-person singular present	matchmakes
present participle	matchmaking
past participle	matchmade
past	matchmade
alternative form	match-make

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

What does matchmake mean?: Matchmake means to carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
What is matchmake in Vietnamese?: Matchmake in Vietnamese is làm mối, làm mai. See Matchmake meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is matchmake?: Matchmake is a verb.
What is the past tense of matchmake?: The past tense of matchmake is matchmade.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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