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mates

How to use mates in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for mates.

Editorial note

I have rarely eaten lunch with my work mates.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mates gathered in one view.

noun

a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mates.

noun

a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

Example sentences

1

I have rarely eaten lunch with my work mates.

2

It made a hell of a big bang, shattered a bunch of glassware, and startled the hell out of my lab-mates.

3

If you or anyone else drops the ball the angry customer is right there, including the angry wait staff and angry team mates.

4

It's technically a berthing, not a docking as it mates under the power of the Candarm, not under its own steam.

5

If my work mates are talking about something other than work, I'm probably not interested.

6

You could be a lot happier with the cute girl next door, but you'd rather put up with her shit just because you can say to your mates "I go out with a model".

7

There is too much to discuss here, but in brief:Homo-sapiens, much like other primates, create status hierarchies while competing for resources and mates.

8

How the movement is transferred to the lock -- via thumbturn or via the main shaft in the case of an actual deadbolt -- is mostly a function of the shape of the piece that mates to the output shaft.

9

Lost something like 20 billion worth of ships, probably about 8 capital ships atleast, as well as a tonne of T3 stuff, one of the players came online outside of our normal hours with a bunch of mates... and just stole everything.

10

While my school-mates were being given a generous monthly allowance, their parents credit cards, new computers and condos closer to school with a brand new SUV to drive the quarter mile there and back, I was working a full-time job, taking night school, driving an hour and a half to school and back in a car I was praying wouldn't die on me, sleeping 4 hours a night, and literally eating instant noodles 3 times a day for months on end.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mates in a sentence?

I have rarely eaten lunch with my work mates.

What does mates mean?

a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"

What part of speech is mates?

mates is commonly used as noun.