Meaning of mate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. companion (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company)
2. A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines
4. A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
5. Clipping of checkmate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
6. An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
   countable
7. Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
   alt-of, alternative
8. mate, colleague; fellow X, classmate, coworker, etc. (someone with whom something is shared)
9. A breeding partner.
   especially
10. A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
    uncountable
11. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
12. A cup of this drink.
    countable
13. fellow member of a political group; comrade
14. A friend, usually of the same sex.
    Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, colloquial
15. The container used to prepare this drink, traditionally a small calabash.
    countable, uncommon
16. teammate (one who is on the same team)
17. Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
    Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, colloquial
18. mate, partner (matching item in a set)
19. In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
20. A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
21. A first mate.
22. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
23. The other member of a matched pair of objects.
24. A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

Equivalents

Examples

“A "mate" was a "mate" - share and share alike, no matter how bad might be the times, or how long a spell of ill luck had attended them.”

“Such overt displays of avowed sexual prowess – or at least, desperate availability – are not limited to the countryside. Even in the city, birds and animals and stockbrokers and nurses find ways of signalling their suitability as a mate.”

“I'm going to the pub with a few mates.”

“He's my best mate.”

“Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?”

“I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.”

“Ye knew me once no mate / For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.”

“We spent a month in Buenos Aires drinking nothing but maté and Fernet with soda.”

“The maté is then filled with yerva, after the bombilla has been placed in position.”

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