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mate 1
(māt)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.
c. Either of a pair of plants, fungi, or other organisms that engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation with each other.
4.
a. A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.
b. Chiefly British A good friend or companion.
c. A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination: advertised for a new flatmate.
5. A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.
6. A US Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.
v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates
v.tr.
1. To join closely or combine: an engine that is mated to a four-speed transmission.
2. To cause to be united in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.
3. To cause (organisms) to breed or bring (organisms) into close proximity for breeding.
v.intr.
1. To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.
2.
a. To be paired for reproducing; breed.
b. To engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation.
[Middle English, from Middle Low German gemate, mate, messmate.]
mate 2
(māt)n.
A checkmate.
tr. & intr.v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates
To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.
[Middle English, from Old French mat, checkmated, from Arabic māt, he has died; see checkmate.]
bombilla (foreground) and mate cup(background)
ma·te 3
(mä′tā) also ma·té (mä-tĕ′)n.
1. An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of South America, widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.
2. A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant. Also called Paraguay tea, yerba mate.
3. An oval or rounded container or cup, traditionally made from a hollow calabash, in which this tea is prepared and served.
[American Spanish, from Quechua mati, calabash container.]
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mate
(meɪt)n
1. (Zoology) the sexual partner of an animal
2. a marriage partner
3.
a. informal chiefly Brit and Austral and NZ a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct address
b. (in combination) an associate, colleague, fellow sharer, etc: a classmate; a flatmate.
4. one of a pair of matching items
5. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. short for first mate
b. any officer below the master on a commercial ship
c. a warrant officer's assistant on a ship
6. (in some trades) an assistant: a plumber's mate.
7. archaic a suitable associate
vb
8. (Zoology) to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction
9. to marry or join in marriage
10. (tr) to join as a pair; match
[C14: from Middle Low German; related to Old English gemetta table-guest, from mete meat]
ˈmateless adj
mate
(meɪt)n, vb
(Chess & Draughts) chess See checkmate
maté
(ˈmɑːteɪ; ˈmæteɪ) ormate
n
Modern Greek name: Paraguay tea, yerba or yerba maté 1. (Plants) an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family Aquifoliaceae
2. (Plants) a stimulating milky beverage made from the dried leaves of this tree
[C18: from American Spanish (originally referring to the vessel in which the drink was brewed), from Quechua máti gourd]
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mate1
(meɪt)n., v. mat•ed, mat•ing. n.
1. a husband or wife; spouse.
2. one member of a pair of mated animals.
3. one of a pair: a mate of a glove.
4. counterpart.
5. an associate or companion.
6.
a. first mate.
b. an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship.
7. an aide, as to a skilled worker.
8. Archaic. peer; match.
v.t. 9. to join as mates.
10. to bring (animals) together for breeding.
11. to join or associate suitably; couple.
12. to treat as comparable.
v.i. 13. to become mated.
14. to copulate.
15. to marry.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Low German; replacing Middle English mette, Old English gemetta messmate, guest; akin to meat]
mate′less, adj.
mate2
(meɪt)n., v.t. mat•ed, mat•ing,
interj.
[1175–1225; Middle English mat defeated (adj.), defeat (n.) < Old French « Persian]
ma•té
or ma•te
(ˈmɑ teɪ, ˈmæt eɪ, mɑˈteɪ)n., pl. -tés or -tes.
1. a South American holly tree, Ilex paraguariensis.
2. the dried leaves of this tree.
3. a tealike South American beverage made from these leaves.
Also called yerba maté. [1710–20; < American Spanish mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati]
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mate
Past participle: mated
Gerund: mating
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| Noun | 1. |  mate - the officer below the master on a commercial shipship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
| 2. |  mate - a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" | |
| 3. |  mate - the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates" | |
| 4. |  mate - a person's partner in marriage man and wife, married couple, marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" monogamist, monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married polygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage | |
| 5. |  mate - an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" | |
| 6. | mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) | |
| 7. |  mate - South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like teaholly - any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges | |
| 8. |  mate - informal term for a friend of the same sexAustralia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" | |
| 9. | mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate | |
| 10. |  mate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's kingchess move - the act of moving a chess piece | |
| Verb | 1. | mate - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring" nick - mate successfully; of livestock do it, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females" |
| 2. | mate - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" match - give or join in marriage mismate - provide with an unsuitable mate mismatch - match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" | |
| 3. | mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king |
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mate
noun
1. (Informal) friend, pal (informal), companion, buddy (informal), china (Brit. slang), cock (Brit. informal), comrade, chum (informal), mucker (Brit. informal), crony, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), M8 (S.M.S.) A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
2. partner, lover, companion, spouse, squeeze (informal), consort, significant other (U.S. informal), better half (humorous), helpmeet, husband or wife, bidie-in (Scot.), M8 (S.M.S.) He has found his ideal mate.
3. double, match, fellow, twin, counterpart, companion, M8 (S.M.S.) The guest cabin is a mirror image of its mate.
4. assistant, subordinate, apprentice, helper, accomplice, sidekick (informal), M8 (S.M.S.) The electrician's mate ignored the red-lettered warning signs.
verb
2. marry, match, wed, get married, shack up (informal) Women typically seek older men with which to mate.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
mate
noun2. A husband or wife:
Informal: better half.
3. One who shares interests or activities with another:
2. To engage in sexual relations with:
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Translations
إماتَة الشاه في الشَّطْرَنْجإماتَة الشّاهرَفِيقٌرَفيق، زَميلزَوج أو زَوْجَه
dát matdruh-ice-kakamarád
ægtemageførstestyrmandgøre matkammeratkollega
kaveri
drug
másodkapitánymegmattolpárosodikszaktárs
félagi, vinurmaka sigmakimátmáta
仲間
친구
kapitono padėjėjasporuotižmona
biedrsdraugsdzīvesbiedredzīvesbiedrskapteiņa palīgs
lodný dôstojníkpáriťsamčekspáriť
pariti seprijateljsamectovariš
kompis
เพื่อน
bạn
maté
[ˈmɑːt>eɪ] N → mate m (cocido), yerba f matematé kettle → pava f
mate
1 [meɪt] (Chess)A. N → mate m
B. VT → dar jaque mate a, matar
mate
2 [meɪt]A. N
2. (= husband, wife) → compañero/a m/f
5. (at work) → compañero/a m/f, colega mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mate
[ˈmeɪt] n
(= workmate) → camarade mf
(= assistant) → aide mf
He got a job as a plumber's mate → Il a trouvé un travail comme aide plombier.
He got a job as a plumber's mate → Il a trouvé un travail comme aide plombier.
(= pal) → copain (copine)m/f
On Friday night I go out with my mates → Vendredi soir, je sors avec mes copains.
On Friday night I go out with my mates → Vendredi soir, je sors avec mes copains.
(form of address, to friend) → mon pote
Come on mate, things aren't that bad → T'en fais pas mon pote, les choses vont pas si mal.
Come on mate, things aren't that bad → T'en fais pas mon pote, les choses vont pas si mal.
[animal] → partenaire mf
(= husband, wife, partner) → partenaire mf
(in merchant navy) → second m
vi [animals] → s'accoupler
The majority of amphibians mate in water → La majorité des amphibiens s'accouplent dans l'eau.
The majority of amphibians mate in water → La majorité des amphibiens s'accouplent dans l'eau.
vt [+ animals] → accoupler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mate
1 (Chess)n → Matt nt
mate
2n
(Naut) → Maat m
(inf: = friend) → Freund(in) m(f), → Kamerad(in) m(f); listen, mate → hör mal, Freundchen! (inf); got a light, mate? → hast du Feuer, Kumpel? (inf)
vt animals → paaren; female animal → decken lassen; (fig hum) → verkuppeln; they mated their mare with our stallion → sie haben ihre Stute von unserem Hengst decken lassen
vi (Zool) → sich paaren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mate
1 [meɪt]1. n
b. (assistant) → aiutante m/f
c. (Zool) → compagno/a, maschio (or femmina)
d. (in merchant navy) → secondo
2. vt (Zool) → accoppiare
3. vi (Zool) → accoppiarsi
mate
2 [meɪt] n (Chess) → scaccomattoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mate
(meit) verb1. to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding. The bears have mated and produced a cub.
2. (chess) to checkmate (someone).
noun1. an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding. Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.
2. a husband or wife.
3. a companion or friend. We've been mates for years.
4. a fellow workman or assistant. a carpenter's mate.
5. a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain. the first mate.
6. in chess, checkmate.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mate
→ رَفِيقٌ kamarád partner Kumpel φίλος colega kaveri pote drug compagno 仲間 친구 maat kamerat kolega colega товарищ kompis เพื่อน ahbap bạn 伙伴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009