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Detailed Synonyms for mates in English

mates:

mates [the ~] nom

  1. the mates
    the comrades; the mates; the pals; the friends
  2. the mates
    – a pair of people who live together 1
    the match; the couple; the mates
    – a pair of people who live together 1
    • match [the ~] nom
    • couple [the ~] nom
      • a married couple from Chicago1
    • mates [the ~] nom

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Related Definitions for "mates":

  1. a pair of people who live together1

mates form of mate:

mate [the ~] nom

  1. the mate
    the friend; the buddy; the comrade; the mate; the pal; the companion; the chum; the fellow
  2. the mate
    the mate; the partner; the chum; the companion; the pal; the friend
  3. the mate
    the friend; the companion; the business associate; the chum; the comrade; the partner; the pal; the buddy; the mate; the fellow
  4. the mate
    the mate; the buddy
  5. the mate
    the companion; the fellow; the mate
  6. the mate
    – a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king 1
    the mate; the checkmate
    – a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king 1
  7. the mate
    – an exact duplicate 1
    the match; the mate
    – an exact duplicate 1
    • match [the ~] nom
      • when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook1
    • mate [the ~] nom
  8. the mate
    – South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate 1
    the mate
    – South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate 1
  9. the mate
    – the officer below the master on a commercial ship 1
    the mate; the first mate
    – the officer below the master on a commercial ship 1
  10. the mate
    – informal term for a friend of the same sex 1
    the mate
    – informal term for a friend of the same sex 1
  11. the mate
    – the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) 1
    the mate
    – the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) 1
    • mate [the ~] nom
      • he loved the mare and all her mates1
      • camels hate leaving their mates1
  12. the mate
    – a person's partner in marriage 1
    the spouse; the mate; the partner; the better half; the married person
    – a person's partner in marriage 1
  13. the mate
    – a fellow member of a team 1
    the mate; the teammate
    – a fellow member of a team 1
    • mate [the ~] nom
    • teammate [the ~] nom
      • it was his first start against his former teammates1
  14. the mate
    – South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea 1
    the mate; the Paraguay tea; the Ilex paraguariensis
    – South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea 1
  15. the mate
    – one of a pair 1
    the fellow; the mate
    – one of a pair 1
    • fellow [the ~] nom
      • one eye was blue but its fellow was brown1
    • mate [the ~] nom
      • he lost the mate to his shoe1

to mate verbe (mates, mated, mating)

  1. to mate
    – place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game 1
    to mate; checkmate
    – place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game 1
    • mate verbe (mates, mated, mating)
    • checkmate verbe
      • Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves1
  2. to mate
    – bring two objects, ideas, or people together 1
    to match; to mate; to couple; pair; twin
    – bring two objects, ideas, or people together 1
    • match verbe (matches, matched, matching)
      • Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?1
    • mate verbe (mates, mated, mating)
    • couple verbe (couples, coupled, coupling)
      • This fact is coupled to the other one1
    • pair verbe
      • The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project1
    • twin verbe
  3. to mate
    – engage in sexual intercourse 1
    to mate; to couple; pair; copulate
    – engage in sexual intercourse 1
    • mate verbe (mates, mated, mating)
      • Birds mate in the Spring1
    • couple verbe (couples, coupled, coupling)
    • pair verbe
    • copulate verbe

Conjugations for mate:

present
  1. mate
  2. mate
  3. mates
  4. mate
  5. mate
  6. mate
simple past
  1. mated
  2. mated
  3. mated
  4. mated
  5. mated
  6. mated
present perfect
  1. have mated
  2. have mated
  3. has mated
  4. have mated
  5. have mated
  6. have mated
past continuous
  1. was mating
  2. were mating
  3. was mating
  4. were mating
  5. were mating
  6. were mating
future
  1. shall mate
  2. will mate
  3. will mate
  4. shall mate
  5. will mate
  6. will mate
continuous present
  1. am mating
  2. are mating
  3. is mating
  4. are mating
  5. are mating
  6. are mating
subjunctive
  1. be mated
  2. be mated
  3. be mated
  4. be mated
  5. be mated
  6. be mated
diverse
  1. mate!
  2. let's mate!
  3. mated
  4. mating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "mate":

  1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king1
  2. an exact duplicate1
  3. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate1
  4. the officer below the master on a commercial ship1
  5. informal term for a friend of the same sex1
  6. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)1
    • he loved the mare and all her mates1
    • camels hate leaving their mates1
  7. a person's partner in marriage1
  8. a fellow member of a team1
  9. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea1
  10. one of a pair1
    • he lost the mate to his shoe1
  11. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game1
  12. bring two objects, ideas, or people together1
  13. engage in sexual intercourse1
    • Birds mate in the Spring1