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mate

UK
/meɪt/
US
/meɪt/

Translations

matenoun
mates
pl
UK
/meɪt/
US
/meɪt/
He is my business mate.
Он мой деловой партнёр.
We have been mates since childhood.
Мы были товарищами с детства.
She is looking for a life mate.
Она ищет супруга на всю жизнь.
помощник капитана
The mate helped navigate the ship.
Помощник капитана помогал управлять кораблём.
Additional translations
приятель
собрат
Synonyms
companion
partner
friend
associate
comrade
colleague
ally
peer
mateverb
mated
Past Simple
mated
Past Participle
mating
Gerund
UK
/meɪt/
US
/meɪt/
The birds mate during the spring season.
Птицы спариваются в весенний сезон.
The two animals mate for life.
Эти два животных сочетаются на всю жизнь.
Additional translations
сопоставлять
Synonyms
pair
couple
join
connect
link
match
combine
mateinterjection
Informal form of address, chiefly British and Australian English.
Synonyms
pal
buddy
matey
chum
bud
oi
hey
friend
mateadjective
UK
/meɪt/
US
/meɪt/
Used attributively, especially in biology, to denote relation to sexual pairing or selection (e.g., "mate choice").
Synonyms
matte
dull
flat
non-reflective
nonreflective
non-glossy
unglossy
lusterless
lacklustre
muted

Definitions

matenoun
A friend or companion.
I went to the movies with my mate last night.
One of a pair, especially in a partnership or marriage.
She found her perfect mate and they got married last year.
A fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing.
He was my cabin mate during the cruise.
A fellow worker or colleague.
My work mate helped me finish the project on time.
A person or animal's sexual partner.
The bird was searching for a mate during the breeding season.
A rank in the navy, below a warrant officer and above a seaman.
He was promoted to the rank of mate after years of service.
In chess, a position in which a king is checkmated; checkmate.
He delivered mate in three moves.
An infusion made from the dried leaves of the South American holly Ilex paraguariensis, also known as yerba mate.
We sat around the fire sipping hot mate.
An officer on a merchant or naval vessel ranking immediately below the master or captain.
The first mate took command while the captain was off duty.
mateverb
To bring together a male and a female for breeding purposes.
The zookeepers decided to mate the pandas in the spring.
To copulate or engage in sexual reproduction.
The birds mate during the early months of the year.
To pair or join together, especially in a mechanical or technical context.
The engineer had to mate the two components to complete the assembly.
To defeat an opponent at chess by delivering checkmate.
She mated her opponent with a surprise queen sacrifice.
mateinterjection
Used as an informal way of getting someone's attention or addressing a person, usually a man.
Mate, could you pass me the salt?
mateadjective
Relating to sexual pairing or breeding.
Mate choice can be influenced by physical traits.
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