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An animal's m___ is its sexual partner.An animal's mate is its sexual partner.The males guard their mates zealously. nounYou can refer to someone's friends as their mates .He's off drinking with his mates.A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.Some people use mate as a way of addressing other people when they are talking to them.Come on mate, things aren't that bad.Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate .He has found his ideal mate.An animal's mate is its sexual partner.The males guard their mates zealously.On a commercial ship, the mate or the first mate is the most important officer except for the captain . Officers of lower rank are also called mates ....the mate of a fishing trawler.In the United States Navy, a mate is a petty officer who has a particular set of skills and who assists a warrant officer.In chess, mate is the same as checkmate .verbWhen animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young .This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box.They want the males to mate with wild females.It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate....the mating season. B2

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mate matesmatingmated

query	An animal's m___ is its sexual partner.An animal's mate is its sexual partner. The males guard their mates zealously.
word	mate
full-definition	noun You can refer to someone's friends as their mates . He's off drinking with his mates. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool. Some people use mate as a way of addressing other people when they are talking to them. Come on mate, things aren't that bad. Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate . He has found his ideal mate. An animal's mate is its sexual partner. The males guard their mates zealously. On a commercial ship, the mate or the first mate is the most important officer except for the captain . Officers of lower rank are also called mates . ...the mate of a fishing trawler. In the United States Navy, a mate is a petty officer who has a particular set of skills and who assists a warrant officer. In chess, mate is the same as checkmate . verb When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young . This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box. They want the males to mate with wild females. It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate. ...the mating season.
inflections	matesmatingmated
cefr-level	B2

Mate Sexual Animal's Partner Males Guard Zealously Someone's