mate

(māt)
n.

1. One of a matched pair: the mate to this glove.
2. A spouse.
3. 1. Either of a pair of animals or birds that associate in order to propagate.
   2. Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.
4. 1. A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.
   2. Chiefly British. A good friend or companion.
   3. A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination: advertised for a new flatmate.
5. A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.
6. A U.S. Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.

v., mat·ed, mat·ing, mates.

v.tr.

1. To join closely; pair.
2. To unite in marriage.
3. To pair (animals) for breeding.

v.intr.

1. To become joined in marriage.
2. 1. To be paired for reproducing; breed.
   2. To copulate.

[Middle English, from Middle Low German gemate, mate, messmate.]

mate² (māt)
n.
A checkmate.

tr. & intr.v., mat·ed, mat·ing, mates.
To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.

[Middle English, from Old French mat, checkmated, from Arabic māt, he has died. See checkmate.]

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noun

1. One of a matched pair of things: companion, counterpart, double, duplicate, fellow, match, twin. See same/different/compare.
2. A husband or wife: consort, partner, spouse. Informal better half. See marriage/unmarried.
3. One who shares interests or activities with another: associate, chum, companion, comrade, crony, fellow. Informal buddy, pal. See near/far/distance.
4. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts: amigo, brother, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate¹, pal. Informal bud², buddy. Slang sidekick. See love/hatred.

verb

1. To join or be joined in marriage: espouse, marry, wed. Slang hitch. Idioms: tie the knot. See marriage/unmarried.
2. To engage in sexual relations with: bed, copulate, couple, have, sleep with, take. Idioms: go to bed with, make love, make whoopee, roll in the hay. See sex/asexual.

v

Definition: marry and breed
Antonyms: abstain, uncouple

n. a deck officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master. See also first mate.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Sexual union by vagina between male and female. Called also breeding, covering, joining, serving.

• m. ability — see serving capacity test.
• artificial m. — see artificial insemination.
• m. behavior — in the female consists mostly of evading male advances while in proestrus and until she is in estrus when she stands quietly and copulation occurs. In males early attempts at mating occur during the females’ proestrus; copulation behavior is very variable between species but generally consists of seeking, intromission, thrusting and a period of ejaculation which is very brief in ruminants, brief in horses, prolonged in pigs and very prolonged due to the development of the copulatory tie in dogs. Mating behavior in cats is the most demonstrative of all the species; the queen actively seeks the tom; copulation is very quick and characterized by the tom grasping the queen's neck nape with his teeth. During the queen's estrus period copulation usually occurs many times.
• double m. — putting the female to the male twice at an interval of some hours or days to optimize the chances of conception.
• m. failure — incomplete mating for any one of several causes and at any one of the several stages of the mating act.
• free m. — see paddock mating (below).
• hand m. — mating in which the female is detected to be in estrus and is then handheld while she is mated or is let into a paddock or pen with a male, where she is the only female. Mating is observed and can be guaranteed to have occurred. It also allows accurate recording of the day and genetics of breeding as opposed to pen mating (below).
• m. harness — hobbles and sidelines are often used on mares to prevent them from kicking the stallion.
• paddock m. — males and females are allowed to run uncontrolled at pasture. The percentage of males to females varies between 1% and 5% in sheep and cattle. Called also free mating.
• pen m. — in species other than pigs, this form of mating is synonymous with hand mating (above). In swine, the boar is placed in a pen with a group of sows for breeding. Not all sows may be bred and the day of breeding may not be seen.
• seasonal m. — the males are put in with the females only at particular times of the year in order to match good feed supplies with the arrival of lambs or with a need for maximum ovulation and fertilization.
• m. tie — see copulatory tie.

For a list of words related to mate, see:

• Nautical Occupations - mate: deck officer on merchant ship ranking below captain
• Marriage and Divorce - mate: spouse
• Occupations and Job Titles
• Chess
• Friendly or Familiar Address
• Love and Romance - mate: spouse; lover
• Sex Acts - mate: (vb) have sexual relations

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - arbejdskammerat, kammerat, mage, (ægte)fælle
v. tr. - parre
v. intr. - parre sig, parres

idioms:

• driver's mate    passager
• first mate    førstestyrmand

2.
n. - (skak)mat
v. tr. - sætte skak
v. intr. - parre sig, parres

Nederlands (Dutch)
partner, schaakmat, maat, helper, een helft van een paar, stuurman, (theebuiltje voor) soort thee(plant), paren, koppelen, samenbrengen, schaakmat zetten, huwen, gezelschap houden

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) copain, camarade, mon vieux, (Zool) mâle/femelle, partenaire (hum), (GB, Naut) second (capitaine), aide
v. tr. - accoupler (un animal) (à/avec), marier, unir (qn à qn), (Tech) assembler, réunir
v. intr. - s'accoupler (avec), (Mécan) correspondre à, s'emboîter (dans)

idioms:

• driver's mate    second (chauffeur)
• first mate    second

2.
n. - échec et mat (aux échecs)
v. tr. - mettre (le roi) échec et mat (aux échecs)
v. intr. - faire échec et mat (aux échecs)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kollege, Gehilfe, Männchen, Weibchen, Gegenstück, Kumpel
v. - sich paaren

idioms:

• driver's mate    Beifahrer
• first mate    Steuermann

2.
n. - (Schach) Matt
v. - (Schach) matt setzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνάδελφος, συνεργάτης, σύντροφος, φίλος, ταίρι, σύντροφος του βίου, ταίρι, βοηθός, κάλφας, υποπλοίαρχος ή ύπαρχος, (στο σκάκι) ματ
v. - ζευγαρώνω/-ομαι, (στο σκάκι) κάνω ματ

idioms:

• driver's mate    συνοδηγός
• first mate    υποπλοίαρχος εμπορικού ναυτικού

Italiano (Italian)
accoppiarsi, accoppiare, compagno, comandante in seconda

idioms:

• driver's mate    compagno di cabina
• first mate    comandante in seconda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - companheiro (m), oposto (m), xeque-mate (m)
v. - casar-se, associar-se

idioms:

• driver's mate    ajudante de motorista (m)
• first mate    oficial de navio abaixo de capitão (m)

Русский (Russian)
товарищ, самец, супруг, супруга, помощник, парная вещь, мат, сочетать браком, общаться, спаривать, приравнивать, ставить мат

idioms:

• driver's mate    напарник водителя
• first mate    первый помощник

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - compañero, camarada, primer oficial, piloto, ayudante
v. tr. - igualar, adaptar, dar jaque mate
v. intr. - hermanarse, engranar

idioms:

• driver's mate    ayudante de conductor
• first mate    primer oficial, segundo de a bordo, piloto

2.
n. - cónyuge, marido
v. tr. - casar, desposar, aparear
v. intr. - aparearse, copularse, hermanarse, casar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - matt, kompis, styrman, biträde, (god) maka (make), jämlike
v. - para, gifta bort, jämställa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 同伴, 伙伴, 配偶, 老兄, 老弟, 动物的配偶, 使成配偶, 使交配, 使配对, 成配偶, 成伙伴, 紧密配合, 啮合, 交配

idioms:

• driver's mate    司机的助手
• first mate    大副

2. 同伴, 伙伴, 配偶, 老兄, 老弟, 动物的配偶, 使成配偶, 使交配, 使配对, 成配偶, 成伙伴, 紧密配合, 啮合, 交配

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 同伴, 夥伴, 配偶, 老兄, 老弟, 動物的配偶
v. tr. - 使成配偶, 使交配, 使配對
v. intr. - 成配偶, 成夥伴, 緊密配合, 嚙合, 交配

2.
n. - 同伴, 夥伴, 配偶, 老兄, 老弟, 動物的配偶
v. tr. - 使成配偶, 使交配, 使配對
v. intr. - 成配偶, 成夥伴, 緊密配合, 嚙合, 交配

idioms:

• driver's mate    司機的助手
• first mate    大副

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 배우자, 선원, 군인, 친구
v. tr. - 결혼을 하게 되다, 조화롭게 하다
v. intr. - 부부가 되다

2.
n. - (체스의) 장군을 외침
v. tr. - (체스의) 장군을 당하다
v. intr. - (체스의) 장군을 부르다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マテ茶, 仲間, 相棒, 配偶者, つがいの一方, 片方, 助手, 王手詰み
v. - つがわせる, 連れ添わせる, 王手詰みにする

idioms:

• driver's mate    運転助手
• fool's mate    フールズメート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رفيق, زميل, بحار (فعل) يميت, يقتل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבר, בן-זוג, עמית, קצין-אונייה, עוזר, שוליה, תה דרום אמריקני‬
v. tr. - ‮זיווג, חיתן, השיא‬
v. intr. - ‮הזדווג‬
n. - ‮מט (בשחמט)‬
v. tr. - ‮נתן מט (בשחמט)‬
v. intr. - ‮קיבל מט (בשחמט)‬

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