mate · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​ · ​[countable] (informal) a husband, wife or other sexual partner · ​[countable] (British English) a person whose job is to help a worker who has ...

1[countable] (in compounds) a person you share an activity or living space with teammates/playmates/classmates my roommate see running mate, soulmate · 2[ ...

[intransitive] mate (with something) (of two animals or birds) to have sex in order to produce young. Do foxes ever mate with dogs? After mating, the female ...

[intransitive] mate (with something) (of two animals or birds) to have sex in order to produce young Do foxes ever mate with dogs? After mating, the female ...

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mate. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This ...

mate, n.² meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

mate verb [I/T] (PARTNER). to have sex and produce young, or to cause a male and female animal to do this: [ I ] Zoo officials are hoping the pandas will mate.

a person who is chosen by the candidate in an election, especially that for president, to support them and to have the next highest political position if they ...

[uncountable, countable] sex between animals the mating season Ten matings produced forty-six puppies.

Definition of first mate noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...