mate
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.gA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
» We're soul mates.
Wir sind seelenverwandt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мы родственные души. — Ooneykcall
Ми споріднені душі. — deniko
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11 sensesA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Kollege
това́рищtovárišč, напа́рникnapárnik, напа́рницаnapárnica
(especially)A breeding partner.
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, colloquial)A friend, usually of the same sex.
I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
He's my best mate.
informal term for a friend of the same sex
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, colloquial)Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
помо́щник капита́наpomóščnik kapitána
A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
Maat
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
A first mate.
Kumpel, Kollege, Freund
това́рищtovárišč, другdrug, прия́тельprijátelʹ
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
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.
Gegenstück
one of a pair
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Examples
145 sentencesWe're soul mates.
Ми споріднені душі. — deniko
ruМы родственные души. — Ooneykcall
deWir sind seelenverwandt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who's your running mate?
Tom is my soul mate.
Tom and I are soul mates.
ruМы с Томом родственные души. — odexed
Tom and Mary are soul mates.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
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Origin
From Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacingFrom Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacing Middle English mett, mette (“table companion, mate, partner”), from Old English ġemetta (“sharer of food, table-guest”)), from Old Saxon gimato, derived from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) (related to German and Dutch ge-) + *matjô (from *matiz (“food”)), related to Old English mete (“food”)). From the same Middle Low German source stems German Low German Maat (“journeyman, companion”), German Maat (“naval non-commissioned officer”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian Moat (“friend, buddy, comrade, mate”), Dutch maat (“mate, partner, colleague, friend”). More at Old English ġe-, English co-, English meat. Doublet of maat.
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Forms
plural: matesSynonyms
60 synonyms- the officer below the master on a commercial ship:first mate
- South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea:Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis
- one of a pair:fellow
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king:checkmate
- an exact duplicate:match
- a fellow member of a team:teammate