Mate meaning in English
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Definition
Hello, mate! (AUS, UK): Hi friend, pal! (AUS, UK)
a mate: a friend, a companion; a sexual partner (animals)
to mate: to copulate, to reproduce, to have sex (referring to animals)
It's mating season! All the animals are finding partners so they can reproduce.
Examples
- "On New Year's day, a bear in Kuala Lumpur stole a golf cart and drove it into the aquarium, where it was caught attempting to mate with a two-ton bluefin tuna."
- "Lou : Mate, if you come with me, we'll surf the biggest waves in the galaxy!"
- "The only queen I can see in here is you, mate."
- "How are you going, mate?"
- "Scott/Glenn : Cheers, mate!"
- "Susie : Sweating, hmm. Listen Brian, why don't we mate, I mean meet later this afternoon for a quick feedback session."
- "Enjoy your stay in New Zealand, mate."
- "Good luck with the jingle, mate!"
- "Well then, G'day, mate"
- "Joan : Cheers, mate?"
- "Cheers, mate!"
- "If there's anything we can do for you, don't hesitate to yell, and in the meantime, please sit back, enjoy a beer and we'll see you in 2 days... Cheers, mate!"
- "Susie : So there I was with my best mates, and it was just like old times again, before I became CEO of Delavigne, before Jean proposed marriage, before Bruno took me away in his helicopter."
- "Barman : Hello mate."
- "Horatio : Oh, and if someone says something crazy to you, you just say "Cheers, mate"."
- "If there's anything we can do for you, don't hesitate to yell, and in the meantime, please sit back, enjoy a beer and we'll see you in 2 days... cheers, mate."
- "Put it on when you're out with your mates"
- "Joan : "Cheers, mate?"
- "What I really needed was to spend a bit of time with my best mates Samantha and Jenny, who I've known for ages."
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