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mates^¹

/meɪts/

Rhymes with -eɪts

noun

plural plural of mate

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of mate

adjective

not comparable Friendly; having a friendship (with). He is mates with my brother.
Similar: chummy, chums, friendly, friends, pally, pals

Mates^²

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Borrowed from Hungarian Mátés, a pet form of the personal name Máté.

* Borrowed from Catalan Mates, from the plural of mata (“scrub”).

proper noun Mateses

A surname from Hungarian or Catalan.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: couple, match, peeps, guys, dudes, folks, partner, friends, peers, lads, boys, gentlemen, chaps, seconds, pals, esti

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@misc{mates_2026,
  title = {mates},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mates},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}