"made for each other" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-made for each other.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic, of two persons) Well suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners. Tags: idiomatic Translations (well suited to be in a relationship with one another): един за друг (edin za drug) (Bulgarian), luodut toisilleen [plural] (Finnish), faits l’un pour l’autre (French), stworzony dla siebie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-made_for_each_other-en-adj-eY6XG05Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'well suited to be in a relationship with one another': 89 11
  2. (idiomatic) Compatible; interacting effectively; in a complementary relationship. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-made_for_each_other-en-adj-xL7qq-J4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: made for one another, MFEO Related terms: match made in heaven

Alternative forms

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