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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
mate
mate [mate mates mated mating] noun, verb BrE [meɪt] NAmE [meɪt]
noun
FRIEND
1. countable (BrE, AustralE, informal)a friend
• They've been best mates since school.
• I was with a mate.
FRIENDLY NAME
2. countable (BrE, AustralE, informal)used as a friendly way of addressing sb, especially between men
• Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.
• All right, mate?
SB YOU SHARE WITH
3. countable (in compounds)a person you share an activity or accommodation with
•workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates
•my room-mate/flatmate
see also ↑running mate, ↑soulmate
BIRD/ANIMAL
4. countable either of a pair of birds or animals
• A male bird sings to attract a mate.
SEXUAL PARTNER
5. countable (informal)a husband, wife or other sexual partner
JOB
6. countable (BrE)a person whose job is to help a skilled worker
•a builder's/plumber's mate
ON SHIP
7. countable an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or ↑master
see also ↑first mate
IN CHESS
8. uncountable = ↑checkmate
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 7 and v. senses 1 to 2 late Middle English Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’ West Germanic ↑meatn. sense 8 and v. sense 3 Middle English Anglo-Norman French mat eschec mat ‘checkmate’ Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’
Example Bank:
•He's a cheat and a gambler; hardly an ideal mate.
•He's got loads of mates at school.
•Many matchmaking sites compile lists of potential mates using basic information.
•These birds have bright plumage to attract a mate.
•They've been good mates ever since they were at school together.
verb
ANIMALS/BIRDS
1. intransitive ~ (with sth) (of two animals or birds)to have sex in order to produce young
• Do foxes ever mate with dogs?
• After mating, the female kills the male.
see also ↑mating
2. transitive ~ sth (to/with sth) to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young
IN CHESS
3. transitive = ↑checkmate
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 7 and v. senses 1 to 2 late Middle English Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’ West Germanic ↑meatn. sense 8 and v. sense 3 Middle English Anglo-Norman French mat eschec mat ‘checkmate’ Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’
Example Bank:
•Females that mate with several males are rare.
•the sexual signal from the adult female that tells the male she is ready to mate
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