mate

1 the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn: first mate]

2 a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates" [syn: teammate]

3 the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"

4 a person's partner in marriage [syn: spouse, partner, married person, better half]

5 an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" [syn: match]

6 South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea [syn: Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis]

7 informal term for a friend of the same sex

8 South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

9 a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king [syn: checkmate]

1 make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: copulate, pair, couple]

2 bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match, couple, pair, twin]

3 place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" [syn: checkmate]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪt

Noun

1. A sexual partner, especially of a breeding animal.
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. A ship's officer, subordinate to the captain.
4. A technical assistant (gasfitter's mate).
5. Checkmate.
6. In the context of "colloquial|UK|Australian": A friend; a friendly term of address to a stranger.
7. A drink prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).

Derived terms

• bunkmate
• cellmate
• checkmate
• classmate
• crewmate
• mateship
• mating
• office mate
• roommate
• shipmate

Translations

• Dutch: schaakmaat (5), maat, gabber, matti, homie, swa (6)
• French: pote (2)
• German: Matt (5), Kumpel (6)
• Japanese: 相方 (aikata) (2), 片割れ (kataware) (2),王手 (oute) (5), 友達 (tomodachi) (6)
• Telugu: జత, జతగాడు, జత గత్తె, సహచరుడు, సహాధ్యాయి

Verb

Intransitive:

1. To fit together without space between. (The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.)
2. To copulate.
3. To pair in order to raise offspring

Transitive:

1. To arrange in matched pairs.
2. To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
3. To fit (objects) together without space between.
4. To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate

Translations

• French: faire mat
• Korean: 맞다 (majda, mat-), (causative) 맞추다 (majchuda, mat-) (for fitting); 짝짓다 (jjagjisda, jjakjitda) (for breeding)

Anagrams

• meat
• meta
• tame
• team
• tema (theme in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Serbo-Bosnian, and many other transliterations)
• Atem (breath in German)

Dutch

Etymology

an archaic inflexion of maat 'measure', in petrified use in various contexts and expressions

Noun

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

Derived terms

see maat

Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

mate

1. death

French

Pronunciation

• /mat/
• SAMPA: /mat/

Adjective

mate

1. feminine of mat, dull

Verb

1. Form of mater

Maori

Etymology

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

Adjective

mate

1. dead

Noun

mate

1. death

Norwegian

Verb

1. to feed

Synonyms

• fôre (about animals)

Spanish

Noun

1. mate, checkmate
2. mate a drink prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).
3. hollow calabash gourd in which the mate is served.
4. In the context of "lang=es|colloquial|Chile|Paraguay|Uruguay": head.

Synonyms

• jaque mate (checkmate).

Verb form

mate

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

Mate may refer to:

• Mate (colloquialism), a colloquialism used to refer to a friend and is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland.
• Mate, one of a pair of animals involved in mating
• A deck officer aboard a merchant ship, such as the Chief Mate, Second Mate, or Third Mate
• Mate (beverage), the popular caffeinated beverage made from Yerba mate
• Mahte, a goddess in Latvian mythology, also spelled "Māte"
• Mate was a commissioned rank between 1840 and 1860, what is now called a Sub-Lieutenant.
• The Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences, a specialized high school in Manahawkin, NJ
• Mate also commonly referred to as something of a gilly form

It may also refer to:

Chess:

• Checkmate, a situation in chess

Cuisine:

• Mate de coca, a beverage made from coca
• Yerba mate, a South American herb

Naval uses:

• The word is used in a number of naval ratings, such as Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, and shipmate.

Politics:

• Mate Granić, Croatian diplomat and politician
• Running mate, a fellow candidate for the same party in one election

Other fields:

• Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand
• Mate Tusanga, a non-profit online mathematical tool
• Sébastien Mate, French footballer
• Vasiliy Mate (1856–1917), Russian artist and engraver
• Mate Recordings, a record label
• Martial Arts, MATE - Martial Arts Technique Expert

See also

• Matthew (name)
• Andrew Gilmore (name)

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