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English
Pronunciation
Noun
mates
- plural of mate
Verb
mates
- third-person singular simple present indicative of mate
Adjective
mates (not comparable)
- Friendly; having a friendship (with).
He is mates with my brother.
Usage notes
Synonyms
Anagrams
- AEMTs, MTase, Mesta, STEAM, Satem, a-stem, matse, meats, metas, satem, stame, steam, tames, teams
Asturian
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of matar
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
mates f pl (plural only)
- (informal) maths
Etymology 2
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present indicative of matar
French
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of mater
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
Middle English
Noun
mates
- plural of mate
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
mates
- passive form of mate
Portuguese
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmates/
- Rhymes: -ates
- Syllabification: ma‧tes
Etymology 1
Clipping of matemáticas.
Noun
mates f pl (plural only)
- (colloquial) maths, math (study)
Etymology 2
Adjective
mates
- plural of mate
Noun
mates
- plural of mate
Etymology 3
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
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