Mate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The dating app aims to mate people with compatible interests and values for meaningful relationships.
- A matchmaker is hired to mate the bride's sister with a suitable groom from their social circle.
- The producer carefully chose the lead actors to mate well in their dramatic roles for a convincing on-screen partnership.
- A professional dance instructor helps to mate the dance partners according to their styles, levels, and personalities.
- The teacher decided to mate her students with different skills and expertise for a more diverse group project team.
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Meaning 2
Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The chess grandmaster managed to mate his opponent after a series of clever maneuvers.
- She checkmated her brother in their casual chess game over the weekend.
- Kasparov's strategy was to mate his opponent as quickly as possible and avoid unnecessary risks.
- Playing a pawn to the seventh rank would mate the opponent's king in the next turn.
- The chess player carefully planned each move in order to successfully mate her opponent.
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Meaning 3
Engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Some species of animals mate for life while others do not form long-term pair bonds.
- In many societies, marriage is seen as a socially acceptable arrangement for individuals to mate and raise a family.
- The birds mate in the spring and build nests to raise their young.
- These fish mate only during the full moon, and their eggs are typically fertilized externally.
- In some species, males engage in elaborate displays of behavior in order to mate with receptive females.
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- Have A Go At It
- Get It On
- Breed
- Ride
- Have Intercourse
- Be Intimate
- Serve
- Sleep Together
- Fuck
- Lie With
- Tread
- Have Sex
- Do It
- Get Laid
- Deflower
- Bugger
- Have It Off
- Bed
- Make Out
- Know
- Screw
- Have It Away
- Eff
- Make Love
- Sodomize
- Nick
- Bonk
- Love
- Hump
- Bang
- Sleep With
- Jazz