mate
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/meɪt/
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/meɪt/
noun
B2
a friend
He's my best mate from school.
B2
a friendly way to address someone
Hey mate, can you help me?
B2
someone you live or do things with
My flatmate is a good mate.
B2
an animal's partner for having babies
The bird found a mate for life.
R
a husband, wife, or partner
She found her perfect mate online.
R
a helper for a skilled worker
The plumber's mate passed him the tools.
R
a ship officer below captain
The mate helped navigate the ship.
R
winning move in chess
Checkmate is the final move to win.
R
complete defeat
It was mate for the losing team.
verb
B2
to have sex to make babies
Birds mate in the spring.
R
to put animals together to breed
They mate the horses carefully.
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to win in chess
He mated his opponent in three moves.
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to defeat completely
Our team mated theirs easily.
translation
a friend; a friendly way to address someone; someone you live or do things with; an animal's partner for having babies; a husband, wife, or partner; a helper for a skilled worker; a ship officer below captain; winning move in chess; complete defeat
to have sex to make babies; to put animals together to breed; to win in chess; to defeat completely
Word Forms
3rd Present
mates
Plural
mates
Perfect
mated
Progressive
mating
Past
mated