A surname.

Friendly; having a friendship (with).

plural of mate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate

(Britain, informal) A supposed surname for a friendless person.

plural of mating, gerund of mate.

simple past tense and past participle of mate

fitted together or interlocked

(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between. / (intransitive) To copulate. / (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring. / (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.

(chess) Clipping of checkmate.