- nounmate (noun) · mates (plural noun)
- each of a pair of birds or other animals:"a male bird sings to court a mate"
- informala person's husband, wife, or other sexual partner:"he couldn't satisfy his frisky young mate"
- informalone of a matched pair:"a sock without its mate"
- a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing:"his tablemates"
- BRITISH ENGLISHinformala friend or companion:"my best mate Steve" · "I was with a mate"
- used as a friendly form of address between men or boys:"“See you then, mate.”"
- BRITISH ENGLISHan assistant to a skilled worker:"a plumber's mate"
- a deck officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master. See also first mate
verbmate (verb) · mates (third person present) · mated (past tense) · mated (past participle) · mating (present participle)- (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate:"successful males may mate with many females"
- bring (animals or birds) together for breeding:"a male is mated to several females"
- connect or be connected mechanically:"a four-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed gearbox"
Originlate Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept being that of eating together).verbmate (verb) · mates (third person present) · mated (past tense) · mated (past participle) · mating (present participle)- short for checkmate
OriginMiddle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’.nounmaté tea (noun) · maté teas (plural noun) · maté (noun) · matés (plural noun)- an infusion of the leaves of a South American shrub, which is high in caffeine and bitter:"maté has an agreeable slightly aromatic odor"
- the leaves of the maté shrub.
- the South American shrub of the holly family which produces maté leaves.
Originearly 18th century: from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing:
- a friend or companion:
- used as a friendly form of address between men or boys:
- an assistant to a skilled worker:
verb- (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate:
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- The term "mate" can be defined as123:
- An associate, companion, or friend.
- An assistant to a more skilled worker.
- A spouse or sexual partner.
- One member of a pair of mated animals.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.noun (2) 1 a (1) : associate, companion (2) chiefly British : an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper (3) chiefly British : friend, buddyoften used as a familiar form of addresswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matemate1 /meɪt/ n., v., mat•ed, mat•ing. n. [ countable] a husband or wife; spouse. a sexual partner of an animal: studying how baboons and their mates interact. one of a pair: a mate of a glove.www.wordreference.com/definition/matePhonetic (Standard)IPA noun a partner in marriage; spouse. one member of a pair of mated animals.www.dictionary.com/browse/mate Mate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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