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made for each other en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, of two persons) Well suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.
    • They were a pair that seemed made for each other, and Martina delighted in match-making. 1886, Georg Ebers, chapter 7, in The Bride of the Nile:
    • But the deeper affinity was unmistakable: the two had the same prejudices and ideals. . . . [T]hey had a force of negation which eliminated everything beyond their own range of perception. Gryce and Miss Van Osburgh were, in short, made for each other by every law of moral and physical correspondence. 1905, Edith Wharton, chapter 4, in The House of Mirth:
    • "We're made for each other and we love each other and we don't care who knows it." 2004 March 21, Steve Bloomfield, “Gay weddings on increase as 1,000 couples 'tie the knot'”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 17 Sep 2015:
    • "I half-believe matches are made in Heaven—ours will be Heaven-made, if any are. You think human beings are made for each other, as the saying is, do you not?" 1856, T. S. Arthur, “Elma's Mission”, in The Wedding Guest:
  2. (idiomatic) Compatible; interacting effectively; in a complementary relationship.
    • "Photography and the Web were made for each other," said Mr. Mattison. 2002 May 23, Pamela LiCalzi O'Connell, “Photographic Homes and Joke Captions”, in New York Times, retrieved 17 Sep 2015:
    • Turkey and cranberries were made for each other. 2014 November 19, Laura Nichols, “Thanksgiving sides make meal unique”, in Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, retrieved 17 Sep 2015:
    • Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra may have been made for each other, but they were also made to play Beethoven. 1975 December 29, “Music: The Year's Best IPs”, in Time, retrieved 17 Sep 2015:

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Relateds

match made in heaven

Translations (4)

pl stworzony dla siebie (well suited to be in a relationship with one another) · fi luodut toisilleen (well suited to be in a relationship with one another) · fr faits l'un pour l'autre (well suited to be in a relationship with one another) · bg един за друг (well suited to be in a relationship with one another)