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Definition mate
Etymology 1
From Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacing Middle English mette from Old English ?emetta (“sharer of food, table-guest”)), derived from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) (related to German and Dutch ge-) + *matjô (from *matiz (“food”)), related to Old English mete (“food”)). From the same Middle Low German source stems German Maat (“naval non-commissioned officer”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian Moat (“friend, buddy, comrade, mate”), Dutch maat (“mate, partner, colleague, friend”). More at ge-, co-, meat.
Noun
mate (plural mates)
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
- (colloquial, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex.
- (colloquial, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial, informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
- (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- (nautical) A first mate.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Verb
mate (third-person singular simple present mates, present participle mating, simple past and past participle mated)
- (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
- (intransitive) To copulate.
- (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring
- (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
- (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (transitive, of an animal) To copulate with.
- (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
- (transitive) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
- (transitive, aeronautics, space) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
Etymology 2
From Middle English verb maten, Middle French mater, from Old French noun mat (“checkmate”), from Persian ??? ??? (šâh mât).
Noun
mate (plural mates)
Verb
mate (third-person singular simple present mates, present participle mating, simple past and past participle mated)
Etymology 3
See maté
Noun
mate (plural mates)
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