mates
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meɪts/
Noun
mates
- plural of mate
Verb
mates
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate
Adjective
mates (not comparable)
- Friendly; having a friendship (with).
- He is mates with my brother.
Usage notes
- Only used as a predicate.
Synonyms
Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present indicative of matar
- second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
mates f pl (plural only)
- (informal) maths
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present indicative form of matar
French
Verb
mates
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
mates
- passive form of mate
Portuguese
Verb
mates
- second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
- second-person singular negative imperative of matar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmates/, [ˈmat̪es]
Etymology 1
Clipping of matemáticas.
Noun
mates f pl (plural only)
Verb
mates
- Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of matar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of matar.
Further reading
- “mates” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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