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mate
1[ meyt ]
noun
- a partner in marriage; spouse.
- one member of a pair of mated animals.
- one of a pair:
I can't find the mate to this glove.
- a counterpart.
- an associate; fellow worker; comrade; partner (often used in combination):
classmate; roommate.
- friend; buddy; pal (often used as an informal term of address):
Let me give you a hand with that, mate.
- Nautical.
- any of a number of officers of varying degrees of rank subordinate to the master of a merchant ship.
- an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship.
- an aide or helper, as to an artisan; factotum.
- a gear, rack, or worm engaging with another gear or worm.
- Archaic. an equal in reputation; peer; match.
verb (used with object)
- to join as a mate or as mates.
- to bring (animals) together for breeding purposes.
- to match or marry.
- to join, fit, or associate suitably:
to mate thought with daring action.
- to connect or link:
a telephone system mated to a computerized information service.
- to treat as comparable.
verb (used without object)
- to associate as a mate or as mates.
- (of animals) to copulate.
- (of animals) to pair for the purpose of breeding.
- to marry.
- (of a gear, rack, or worm) to engage with another gear or worm; mesh.
- Archaic. to consort; keep company.
mate
2[ meyt ]
noun
mate
3[ mah-tey, mat-ey ]
noun
- a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
- a South American tree, Ilex paraguariensis, that is the source of this beverage.
- the dried leaves of this tree.
³¾²¹³Ùé
1/ ˈmæteɪ; ˈmÉ‘Ëteɪ /
noun
- an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family Aquifoliaceae
- a stimulating milky beverage made from the dried leaves of this tree
mate
2/ ³¾±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
- the sexual partner of an animal
- a marriage partner
- a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct address
- in combination an associate, colleague, fellow sharer, etc
a classmate
a flatmate
- one of a pair of matching items
- nautical
- short for first mate
- any officer below the master on a commercial ship
- a warrant officer's assistant on a ship
- (in some trades) an assistant
a plumber's mate
- archaic.a suitable associate
- mate rates slang.the reduced rate charged for work done for a friend
verb
- to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction
- to marry or join in marriage
- tr to join as a pair; match
mate
3/ ³¾±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
- chess See checkmate
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ù±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹³Ù±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mate1
Origin of mate2
Origin of mate3
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mate1
Origin of mate2
Example Sentences
The act didn't work, collapsing under the contradictions that arise from playing housewife while auditioning to be Trump's running mate.
Adding alcohol to males' food increases their release of chemicals that attract females and leads to higher mating success.
Although it is too late to help Los Angeles’ beloved mountain lion P-22 expand his territory, the passage will allow mountain lions and other wildlife to range farther for food and mates.
"Boxing has taught me a lot life lessons including discipline and resilience, and we may fight in the ring, but outside when we see each other in town or whatever, we're all mates."
Charles Sherrard KC, defending, said: "He is a social misfit, someone who had hardly any friends at school, never had a girlfriend and seemed to be somebody who was avoided rather than somebody's mate."
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