1mate1 (meɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- the sexual partner of an animal
- a marriage partner
- informal mainly British Australian New Zealand 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
- See mate rates
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
Alternative Forms
ˈmateless adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Middle Low German; related to Old English gemetta table-guest, from metemeatmaté or mate(ˈmɑːteɪ; ˈmæteɪ)
Definitions
noun
- an evergreen tree, an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family an evergreen tree, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family Aquifoliaceae
- a stimulating milky beverage made from the dried leaves of this tree
Modern Greek name
Word Origin
C18: from American Spanish (originally referring to the vessel in which the drink was brewed), from Quechua máti gourdTranslations
- British English:
mate
You can refer to someone's friends as their mates.He's gone out with his mates.meɪt NOUN He's gone out with his mates.
- Spanish:
colega
nm
- French:
pote
nm
- German:
Kumpel
nm Kumpel
- Chinese: 伙伴 n
- Arabic: رَفِيقٌ n
- Portuguese: colega n
- Russian: товарищ nm
- Croatian: drug nm
- Czech: kamarád nm kamarádka
- Danish: partner nutr
- Dutch: maat nm
- Finnish: kaveri n
- Greek: φίλος nm
- Italian: compagno nm compagna
- Japanese: 仲間 n
- Korean: 친구 n
- Norwegian: kamerat nm
- Polish: kolega nm koleżanka
- Brazilian Portuguese: colega n
- European Spanish:
colega
nm
- Swedish: kompis nutr
- Thai: เพื่อน n
- Turkish: ahbap n
- Vietnamese: bạn n
Usage examples
Ginger, Frances supposed -- the female was slightly bigger than her mate.
, INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)When George W. Bush named Dick Cheney as his running mate , Cheney insisted he would take a bath from the move.
Maxim (2004)He was unable to capitalise on the massive transfer vote of his running mate , Mr Micheál Martin, who was elected on the first count.
Irish Times (2002)He says he was attracted to the project because the script was fresh, witty and intelligent and Jack Shepherd is an old mate.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I had no idea how they found food or a mate in this strangely sluggish state.
, TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)