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# How to pronounce "match making" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/`
- **Native Audio Recording**: [Listen to Audio Clip](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-matchmaking.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-matchmaking.wav.mp3)
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mat·chma·king**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun, verb
- **NOUN**: 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.
  - *Example*: "The marriage was highly approved of by Mrs. Shelby, who, with a little womanly complacency in match-making, felt pleased to unite her handsome favorite with one of her own class who seemed in every way suited to her;"
- **NOUN**: A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
  - *Example*: "... there was evidence that they did provide information for day care matchmaking to the potential users and givers of care."
- **VERB**: present participle and gerund of matchmake

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "match making" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "form of adjustment and we'll talk about why it may be useful and of course how it may not be as useful as you think of course if we're talking about matching it makes me think of match making which makes me think of speed dating and i think an example of speed dating might be the perfect introduction to talk about how matching works so when you're doing an observational study"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONCKJ0YAtQY&t=27s)

### Example 2
> "word date has quite an important role in today's clip under the match making skills of Brian Dowling we attempted to play Cupid and pair a couple of our"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erzwvcpOr5M&t=23s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [match](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/match), [making](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/making)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "match making" correctly?
"match making" is pronounced `/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/`. Syllable breakdown: **mat·chma·king**.

### What does "match making" mean in context?
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.

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