[meɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the sexual partner of a bird or other animal
(e.g: a male bird sings to court a mate)

- a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing
(e.g: his table-mates)

- a friend or companion
(e.g: my best mate Steve)

- an assistant or deputy in certain trades
(e.g: a plumber's mate)


Phrases:
- mates' rates

Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept being that of eating together)

[meɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate
(e.g: successful males may mate with many females)

- connect or be connected mechanically
(e.g: the four-cylinder engine is mated to a five-speed gearbox)


Phrases:
- mates' rates

Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept being that of eating together)

[meɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- fool's mate
- scholar's mate

Origin:
Middle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’

[meɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- fool's mate
- scholar's mate

Origin:
Middle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’

[ˈmateɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bitter infusion of the leaves of a South American shrub, which is high in caffeine
(e.g: maté has an agreeable slightly aromatic odor)

- the South American shrub of the holly family which produces maté leaves


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati