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    [Verb]  | "mate" | \ ˈmāt \


    1: checkmate


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French mater, from mat, noun, checkmate, ultimately from Arabic māt (in shāh māt);

    [Verb]  | "mate" 


    1: equal, match

    2: to join or fit together : couple

    3: to join together as mates


    Origin: 1509 ;

    [Noun]  | "mate" 


    1: checkmate


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "mate" 


    1: associate, companion

    2: an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper

    3: friend, buddy —often used as a familiar form of address


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, probably from Middle Low German māt; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food {mat|meat|};

    [Noun]  | "ma*té" | \ ˈmä-ˌtā \


    1: a tealike beverage drunk especially in South America

    2: a South American shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the holly family whose leaves and shoots are used in making maté; also : these leaves and shoots


    Origin: 1758 ;

     French & American Spanish; French maté, from American Spanish mate maté, vessel for drinking it, from Quechua mati vessel;

    [Noun]  | "aer*og*ra*pher's mate" | \ ˌer-ˈä-grə-fərz- \


    1: a navy petty officer specializing in meteorology


    Origin: 1947 ;

     Aerographer "warrant officer charged with observing weather," from aerography "meteorology" (from {see: |aero-|aer-} + {see: |-graphy|-graphy}) + {see: |-er:2|-er:2};

    [Noun]  | "age-mate" | \ ˈāj-ˌmāt \


    1: one who is of about the same age as another


    Origin: 1582 ;

    [Noun]  | "running mate" 


    1: companion

    2: a horse entered in a race to set the pace for a horse of the same owner or stable

    3: a candidate running for a subordinate place on a ticket; especially : the candidate for vice president


    Origin: 1867 ;

    [Noun]  | "yer*ba ma*té" | \ ˌyer-bə-ˈmä-ˌtā \


    1: maté


    Origin: 1839 ;

     American Spanish yerba mate, from yerba herb + mate maté;

    [Idiom]  | "mate for life" 


    1: to form pairs and stay together throughout life

    [Noun]  | "mate" 


    1: either of a pair matched in one or more qualities;


      * e.g., " ... have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere? "





    2: a person frequently seen in the company of another;


      * e.g., " ... that lout and his mates are known troublemakers in the neighborhood "



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    3: a person who helps a more skilled person;


      * e.g., " ... a plumber and his mate showed up to fix the sink in our London hotel room "



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    [Noun]  | "running mate" 


    1: a person frequently seen in the company of another;


      * e.g., " ... inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school "



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    [Noun]  | "soulmate" 


    1: as in husband, wife;


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    [Verb]  | "mate" 


    1: to engage in sexual intercourse;


      * e.g., " ... cats conceive almost every time they mate "



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     [ "mate" ]

    1: Slang for "friend" used in New Zealand, Britain, Australia and Tasmania

      * e.g.,  ... "What's goin' on mate?!" 

     [ "mate" ]

    1:  A friend or companion.

      * e.g.,  ...  This is my mate Eddie. 


     [ "mate" ]

    2:  A sexual partner.

      * e.g.,  ...  This is my mate Eddie. 

     [ "mate" ]

    1: A multipurpose word in Australian cultural context which can denote friendly affectation or alternatively, threat depending on the context in which it is used. Australian culture can be confusing to outsiders when they call those they like, cunts, and those they dont like, mate. Its all in the tone and context.

      * e.g.,  ... 1: (friendly greeting) How ya goin mate. 

     [ "mate" ]

    1: the traditional greeting in Australia

      * e.g.,  ... g'day mate how r ya? 

     [ "mate" ]

    1: Word describing a friend, recognisably Australian though also used in Britain and New Zealand. In Australia, the term is most commonly used between men, when they cannot remember each other's names.

      * e.g.,  ... Man 1: Hey mate, how you going? 

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    1: A male companion to share beer and sports with.

      * e.g.,  ... Me and my mate go to the PUB every Friday after to work to have a beer and watch the footy. 

     [ "mate" ]

    1: A word meaning friend or in some cases, the equivolent of "man". Most often used in Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

      * e.g.,  ... "G'day mate" 

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    1: typical argentine drink, similar to tea but served in a very different way. people drink it in groups, like families, specially on sundays

      * e.g.,  ... vamo' a tomar unos mates vieja? 

     [ "mate" ]

    1: old cockney word evolved from 'shipmate'

      * e.g.,  ... land a-hoy shipmate became land a-hoy mate. 


     [ "mate" ]

    2: first used way back when great britain ruled the waves.


     [ "mate" ]

    3: popular in australia because the first white ozzys were unfortunate cockneys sent by the english establishment to turn australia into a civilization.

     [ "mate" ]

    1: Casual form of address between males in the United Kingdom

      * e.g.,  ... Can I help you mate ? 

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