noun (FRIEND)
/meɪt/ [C]Definition
•
UK informal a friend
We've been mates since our school days.
I usually play football with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays.
She's my best mate.
•
UK informal used as a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a man
Have you got a light, mate?
(Definition of mate noun (FRIEND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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