"mate" meaning in English

See mate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /meɪt/ Audio: en-us-mate.ogg [US], en-au-mate.ogg [Australia] Forms: mate [singular], mates [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A mate is someone you do something with.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-noun-QEXE9I0P
  2. A mate is a friend, usually male. Tags: Australia, UK
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-noun-sPm5Bz9l Categories (other): Colloquial
  3. A mate is an animal's sexual partner.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-noun-cnqxgmFa
  4. A mate is a person's husband or wife.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-noun-TQqvBCG9
  5. A mate is the other member of a matched pair of objects.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-noun-c8ptEVmC
  6. A drink made from yerba mate.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-noun-YIgQ0NhJ

Verb

IPA: /meɪt/ Audio: en-us-mate.ogg [US], en-au-mate.ogg [Australia] Forms: mate [canonical], mates [third-person, singular], mated [past], mated [past, participle], mating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|mat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. In animals, to have sex.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-verb-tdu9KEgO Categories (other): Verbs
  2. To match two things together.
    Sense id: simple-mate-en-verb-jdCf~alp
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