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- Dictionarymate/meɪt/
noun
- 1. the sexual partner of a bird or other animal: "a male bird sings to court a mate"
- 2. a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing: "his table-mates" Similar
verb
- 1. (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate: "successful males may mate with many females" Similar
- 2. connect or be connected mechanically: "the four-cylinder engine is mated to a five-speed gearbox"
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MATE definition: 1. an animal's sexual partner: 2. a friend: 3. used as a friendly way of talking to someone…. Learn more.
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 address. b. archaic : match, peer. 2.
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.
Definitions of mate. noun. a person's partner in marriage. synonyms: better half, married person, partner, spouse. see more. noun. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) “he loved the mare and all her mates ”. “camels hate leaving their mates ”.
n. 1. One of a matched pair: the mate to this glove. 2. A spouse or romantic partner. 3. a. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate. b. Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.
[countable] the sexual partner of a bird or animal. A male bird sings to attract a mate. Topics Birds b2, Animals b2. sexual partner. [countable] (informal) a husband, wife or other sexual partner. Many matchmaking sites compile lists of potential mates using basic information. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. job.
mate. (meɪt ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense mates , present participle mating , past tense, past participle mated. 1. countable noun [usually with poss] B1+. You can refer to someone's friends as their mates. [British, informal] He's off drinking with his mates. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
Mate Definition. One of a pair, esp. of a matched pair. A chum; buddy; pal. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate. A husband or wife; spouse. A companion, comrade, or fellow worker. To become mated. To join as a pair; couple. To couple in marriage or sexual union.
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.
MATE definition: 1. a friend: 2. You call a man 'mate' when you are speaking to him informally: 3. an animal's…. Learn more.
