mate1 nounmate2 verb
matemate1 /meɪt/ ●●○ S3 noun 
WORD ORIGINmate1
Origin:
1300-1400 Middle Low German matEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night.
- Terry's an old mate of mine.
- the first mate
- What happened to this sock's mate?
- Would you trade your mate for a million bucks?
- After a couple of intense, passionate but ultimately destructive relationships, I craved a gentle, understanding mate.
- Don't share with anyone - not even your best mate or your partner.
- Ed and his mates just bobbing along.
- I mean, you've heard all his New Age stuff about them being soul mates destined for each other.
- Sometimes these two-survival and acquiring a mate are conflicting goals.
- The running mates don't really matter, so the candidates can improvise more.
- The young females tend to fly off and look for mates elsewhere.
THESAURUS
someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with: · Dad, this is my friend Steve.· She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends.· I got a letter from a friend from college.· Amy’s a close friend of mine.· John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends: · We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
British English informal a friend – used especially about boys or men: · He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night.· Terry’s an old mate of mine.
American English informal a friend – used especially about men or young people: · He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned: · They met at school and have remained close pals.
[usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest: · He’s one of the president’s cronies.
written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people: · travelling companions· His dog was his constant companion.· the perfect companion
informal a woman’s female friends: · We’re having a girls’ night out.
British English informal a man’s male friends: · a night out with the lads
Longman Language Activatora friend · Dad, this is my friend Steve.· She's going to Palm Springs with some friends.· I got a letter from a friend from college.friend of mine · I'm going out for a drink with a friend of mine tonight.be a good friend to somebody (=to be someone's friend and help them a lot when they have problems) · John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
British informal a friend - use this especially about boys or men: · He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night.mate of mine: · Terry's an old mate of mine.
American informal a friend - use this especially about men or young people: · He's one of Mike's buddies.army/high school/war etc buddy (=a friend that you met in the army, high school etc): · He's out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
informal a friend. Pal is slightly more old-fashioned than mate or buddy: · Nicholas was a pal of William's at school.· Thanks for helping us out, Frankie. You're a real pal.
someone that you know and sometimes see, but who is not one of your close friends: · She's just an acquaintance - I sometimes see her at aerobics.· I don't want to talk about religion with business acquaintances.
someone who is not really your friend, but is someone one of your friends knows: · I got the tickets through a friend of a friend who works in the theatre.· No I don't know him personally, he's a friend of a friend.
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nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Dad’s office mates are throwing a party for him. He’s good mates with John. Most of my school mates are black.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1somebody you do something with [countable] someone you work with, do an activity with, or share something withclass/team/work etc mate Dad’s office mates are throwing a party for him. (=someone you share a house, room etc with)
He’s good mates with John. Most of my school mates are black.· I think I've always found it hard to talk to people except for my best mate.· Rifat Ozbek and Paul Smith are good mates.· The works of the two painters don't make good stable mates.· On a more personal level, Parsons was' very good mates with Johnny Thunders.· Don't share with anyone - not even your best mate or your partner.· And we're not just talking about your mum and your best mate.· Billy and I were just good friends, really good mates.· I tell you though, my best mate thinks we haven't done it quietly enough.
· To me, as well as being my old mate, he's a fine, outstanding example of a White Poplar.· The list of Valvestate users includes our old mate Geoff Whitehorn.· And he's hoping to brew up a shock for his old mates tonight.· She shouldn't run off with any of his old mates or she would get a good hiding when he came home.· He was almost cuddly, talking about how he plays football with his old mates and helps fix their go-karts.· Lee Nogan was let through by his old mates and Paul Furlong did the damage.· His widow gathers his old mates together to prepare the funeral orations.
· The young viewers were kept fully informed of developments and on one programme a possible mate was being discussed.· Indeed she is sometimes spoken of as a possible running mate in November.
· Male flies have acute vision to stalk a potential mate to whom her suitor is a distant blur.· Males that misread the body and facial postures of a potential mate get bitten or kicked.· Tommy Thompson, a potential Dole running mate.· Blindness is also a major handicap to the recognition of a potential mate, as is deviant colouration.· According to them, a nightingale does not sing to inform potential mates about himself; he sings to seduce them.
· Dukakis' Democratic vice presidential running mate, Sen.· Both outsiders chose establishment types for their vice presidential running mates.
· He announced that his vice-presidential running mate was James B. Stockdale, a retired admiral with little political experience.· If Hillary is the perfect partner, then in Al Gore he had the perfect running mate.· Sorry, Clinton only switched running mates for the evening to poke fun at Republican rival George Bush.· Who is his running mate for vice-president? 16.
· Like a demented cheerleader he pranced and hopped before dotting the ball down to the amusement of team-mate Will Greenwood.· The defending champion Joyce Chepchumba, Loroupe's team-mate, came third.
· Dukakis' Democratic vice presidential running mate, Sen.· Both outsiders chose establishment types for their vice presidential running mates.
NOUN· It would be quite wrong to suggest that the only influence on mate choice is relative familiarity.· His racial theory was almost certainly a red herring, 5 but the notion of selective mate choice was not.· However, acceptance of this point has to be tempered by an awareness that mate choice is influenced by many qualities.· Is there some functional similarity with mate choice in quail?· But the concept of mutual mate choice has remained untested experimentally, although it has been supported by recent modelling.· They also point to other sources of variation in mate choice.
· Most of my school mates were black, though I had a few white ones.
· To Chrissie he is a friend, to Terry a revelatory lover, and to Melanie a soul mate.· They have founded a constitutional-covenant community for soul mates in Idaho.· It wasn't the kind of reaction I'd expect from a man who had just killed his so-called soul mate.· This man, much like his Southern soul mate at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, is a survivor.· It will be easier to find a soul mate elsewhere than in one's own backyard.· The film, Him, is a romantic comedy role about a woman's search for a soul mate.
VERB· Other insects attract their mates by exploiting the third of the senses, smell.· So, by sight, sound and smell, the adult insects attract their mates.· They may be trying to attract a mate, mapping out their territory, warning other males off.
· She stated that a wise woman would choose her mate on the basis of his qualities of character.· Later, eugenicists stressed the importance of teaching women the criteria by which to choose a mate.· Those who choose infertile mates leave no descendants.· Physicists do not generally choose their mates from among subsistence farmers.· Females often choose mates on the basis of what genes a male might carry.
· If so few males exist that each always finds lots of mates, then it pays a parent to have sons.· Yet the woman who finds a genuinely protective mate in a less glamorous man may still feel romantically deprived.· Step six: Find a mate Once the nest is completed, the male sets off in search of a female.· It is a place to find your mate.· I took off the headphones and found my mates laughing their heads off.· He has not yet found a running mate, although he has approached several minor political figures.· It will be easier to find a soul mate elsewhere than in one's own backyard.· And what of women who have not found an appropriate mate?
· Bob Dole will pick as his running mate.· Another goal in picking a running mate is to avoid selecting a candidate who might add trouble to the ticket.· Some picked running mates they knew only by reputation simply for symbolic impact, as Mondale chose Rep.· Over the next five months, Dole must also pick a running mate.
· Bob Dole would love to make Colin Powell his running mate.· Bob Dole will pick as his running mate.· Dukakis' Democratic vice presidential running mate, Sen.· Another goal in picking a running mate is to avoid selecting a candidate who might add trouble to the ticket.· Perot threw his last running mate, retired Adm.· The final day will feature speeches by Dole and his running mate.· Michael Dukakis ignored the urgings of his much-admired running mate, Sen.· Bush could have used the choice of running mate to make a statement about the kind of changes he seeks.
· This raises problems for creatures seeking mates.· A man, by contrast, is seeking a mate who will use his sperm and his money to produce babies.· It remains in its pupal chamber until the following spring and emerges in April, May or June to seek a mate.· Suddenly, females in the population have two options: to seek a faithful mate like yourself or to seek a polygamist.· Rather than following, he plunged into the passageway between the bars, seeking his mate.
· The males' skill affects their breeding success, for the females examine these nests extremely critically when selecting a mate.· Were Dole to select his running mate strictly on ability and integrity, he would name Arizona Sen.
Dad’s office mates are throwing a party for him.house/flat/room mate (=someone you share a house, room etc with)2friend [countable] British English informal a)a friend: I’m going out with my mates tonight.good/best mate He’s good mates with John. Most of my school mates are black. b)used as a friendly way to address a man: What’s the time, mate?► see thesaurus at friend3animal [countable] the sexual partner of an animal4husband/wife [countable] American English a husband or wife – used especially in magazines SYN partner: How do women choose their mates?5sailor [countable] a ship’s officer who is one rank below the captain6navy officer [countable] a US Navy petty officer7builder’s/plumber’s/electrician’s etc mate British English someone who works with and helps a skilled worker8game [uncountable] checkmate in the game of chessmate1 nounmate2 verb
matemate2 ●○○ verb 1[intransitive] if animals mate, they have sex to produce babiesmate with It’s quite common for male birds to mate with several females.2[transitive] to put animals together so that they will have sex and produce babies: Rabbits can be mated as early as six months old.3[transitive] to achieve the checkmate of your opponent in chess