mate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 See also 3 Fijian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 4.3 Verb 5 Galician 5.1 Verb 6 Maori 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Adjective 6.3 Noun 7 Mapudungun 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 See also 8 Norwegian 8.1 Verb 8.1.1 Synonyms 9 Spanish 9.1 Noun 9.1.1 Synonyms 9.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English, from 14th century Middle Low German mate (“‘messmate’”), related to Old English gemetta (“‘table-guest’”), derived from Proto-Germanic *ga-maton, itself from Proto-Germanicga- "together" (related to German and Dutch ge-) + {{proto|Germanic maton (from matiz "food", related to Old English mete (“‘food’”)).

[edit] Noun

mate (plural mates)

1. (especially of a breeding animal) A sexual partner.
2. The other member of a matched pair of objects.

   I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.

3. (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship. In naval ranks, a mate may also be, or be subordinate to, a particular non-commissioned officer (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
4. (nautical) Short for first mate.
5. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
6. (colloquial, British, Australian, New Zealand) A friend, colleague etc.; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually of the same sex. Often used in direct address to any male.
7. (colloquial, British, Australian, New Zealand) (in combination) a fellow, associate, colleague, or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. classmate, shipmate.

[edit] Synonyms

• match
• partner
• See also Wikisaurus:friend

[edit] Derived terms

• bedmate
• bunkmate
• cellmate
• checkmate
• classmate
• crewmate
• floormate
• housemate
• mateship
• office mate
• roommate
• shipmate
• teammate
• workmate

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[edit] Verb

to mate (third-person singular simple present mates, present participle mating, simple past and past participle mated)

1. (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.

   The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.

2. (intransitive) To copulate.
3. (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring
4. (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
5. (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
6. (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.

[edit] Synonyms

• couple
• match
• pair

[edit] Derived terms

• mating

[edit] Translations

To copulate

• Dutch: paren nl(nl)

To pair in order to raise offspring

• Dutch: paren nl(nl)

To arrange in matched pairs

• Dutch: koppelen nl(nl), paren nl(nl)

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English verb maten, Middle French mater, from Old French nounmat 'checkmate', from Arabic (māt)

[edit] Noun

mate (plural mates)

1. (chess) Short for Checkmate.

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: mat, schaakmat

[edit] Verb

to mate (third-person singular simple present mates, present participle mating, simple past and past participle mated)

1. (intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: schaakmat spelen

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Noun

mate (plural mates)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maté., an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
2. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

[edit] Anagrams

• meat
• meta
• tame
• team

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

An archaic inflexion of maat (“‘measure’”), in petrified use in various contexts and expressions.

[edit] Noun

mate (plural mates, diminutive maatje)

1. A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of something abstract

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• maat

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[edit] Fijian

[edit] Etymology

Common Oceanian; compare Hawaiian make, Indonesian mati, Maori mate.

[edit] Noun

mate

1. Death

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mat/, SAMPA: /mat/

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mate

1. Feminine of mat, dull.

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mate

1. Form of mater.

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

mate

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of matar.
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of matar.

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[edit] Maori

[edit] Etymology

Common Oceanian; compare Fijian mate, Hawaiian make, Indonesian mati.

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mate

1. dead

[edit] Noun

mate

1. Death

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[edit] Mapudungun

[edit] Noun

mate (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. The drink maté, prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).

[edit] See also

• matetun

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Verb

mate (present tense mater; past tense mata/matet; past participle mata/matet; present participle matende; imperative mat)

1. To feed

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• fôre (about animals)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

mate m. (plural mates)

1. (chess) Mate, checkmate
2. The drink maté prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).
3. A hollow calabash gourd, in which the maté is traditionally served.
4. (colloquial, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) A head.

[edit] Synonyms

• jaque mate (checkmate).

Wikipedia

[edit] Verb

mate (infinitive: matar)

1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of matar.
2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of matar.
3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of matar.
4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of matar.