Mate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

mated; mating. Kids Definition of mate (Entry 2 of 2). 1 : to join as married partners. 2 : to come or bring together for breeding These birds mate for life ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut mate verb(1) SaveWord \ˈmāt \ mated;mating Definitionofmate (Entry1of5) transitiveverb :checkmatesense2 mate noun(1) Definitionofmate (Entry2of5) :checkmatesense1 mate noun(2) Definitionofmate (Entry3of5) 1a(1) :associate,companion (2) chieflyBritish :anassistanttoamoreskilledworker:helper (3) chieflyBritish :friend,buddy —oftenusedasafamiliarformofaddress b archaic :match,peer 2 :adeckofficeronamerchantshiprankingbelowthecaptain 3 :oneofapair:suchas a :eithermemberofacoupleandespeciallyamarriedcouple b :eithermemberofabreedingpairofanimals c :eitheroftwomatchedobjects mate verb(2) mated;mating Definitionofmate (Entry4of5) transitiveverb 1 archaic :equal,match 2 :tojoinorfittogether:couple 3a :tojointogetherasmates b :toprovideamatefor intransitiveverb 1 :tobecomemated gearsthatmatewell 2 :copulate maté noun(3) ma·​té |\ˈmä-ˌtā \ variants: ormate Definitionofmaté (Entry5of5) 1 :atealikebeveragedrunkespeciallyinSouthAmerica 2 :aSouthAmericanshrubortree(Ilexparaguariensis)ofthehollyfamilywhoseleavesandshootsareusedinmakingmaté also :theseleavesandshoots PhrasesContainingmate aerographer'smate age-mate cellmate firstmate mateforlife runningmate soulmate aerographer'smate age-mate cellmate firstmate mateforlife runningmate soulmate SeeMore FirstKnownUseofmate Verb(1) 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun(1) 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun(2) 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a(1)Verb(2) 1509,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun(3) 1758,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyformate Verb(1) MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-Frenchmater,frommat,noun,checkmate,ultimatelyfromArabicmāt(inshāhmāt) Noun(2) MiddleEnglish,probablyfromMiddleLowGermanmāt;akintoOldEnglishgemettaguestatone'stable,metefood—moreatmeat Noun(3) French&AmericanSpanish;Frenchmaté,fromAmericanSpanishmatematé,vesselfordrinkingit,fromQuechuamativessel LearnMoreAboutmate Sharemate PosttheDefinitionofmatetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmateonTwitter TimeTravelerformate Thefirstknownuseofmatewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearmate matchwood mate maté SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsformate Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Mate.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate.Accessed21Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformate mate noun \ˈmāt \ KidsDefinitionofmate (Entry1of2) 1 :companionsense1,comrade 2 chieflyBritish :chumentry1,friend Hint: Britishspeakersoftenusemateasafamiliarformofaddress.Goodnight,mate! 3 :eithermemberofabreedingpairofanimals 4 :anofficeronashipusedtocarrypassengersorfreightwhoranksbelowthecaptain 5 :eithermemberofamarriedcouple 6 :eitheroftwoobjectsthatgotogether Ilostthematetothisglove. mate verb mated;mating KidsDefinitionofmate (Entry2of2) 1 :tojoinasmarriedpartners 2 :tocomeorbringtogetherforbreeding Thesebirdsmateforlife. mate verb \ˈmāt \ mated;mating Medical Definitionofmate (Entry1of2) transitiveverb :topairorjoinforbreeding intransitiveverb :copulate maté noun ma·​té variants: ormate\ ˈmä-​ˌtā \ Medical Definitionofmaté (Entry2of2) 1 :anaromaticbeverageusedchieflyinSouthAmericaandespeciallyinParaguaythathasstimulantpropertieslikethoseofcoffee 2 :aSouthAmericanholly(Ilexparaguayensis)whoseleavesandshootsareusedinmakingmaté also :theseleavesandshoots MorefromMerriam-Websteronmate Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsformate Nglish:TranslationofmateforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofmateforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutmate WORDOFTHEDAY furtive SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary OddHabitsandQuirks Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesaneasilyirritatedperson? gregarious tetchy flashy superficial Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay WordsoftheWeek-March18 Fromtheweekending3/18/2022 30WaystoTelltheFuture Letusknowifanyoftheseworkforyou Isit'St.Patty'sDay'or'St.Paddy'sDay'? CleverInsults Flummoxyourfoeswiththefinestvocabulary AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames GreatWordsforScrabble WordstoimproveyourScrabblegame Takethequiz TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz TrueorFalse? Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethinga... Takethequiz