mates

• IPA^(key): /meɪts/

mates

1. plural of mate

mates

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate

mates (not comparable)

1. Friendly; having a friendship (with).

   He is mates with my brother.

• Only used as a predicate.

• chummy (British), chums (British), friendly, friends, pally (British), pals (British)

• AEMTs, Mesta, STEAM, Satem, a-stem, meats, metas, satem, stame, steam, tames, teams

mates

1. second-person singular present indicative of matar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of matar

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈma.təs/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tes/

mates f pl (plural only)

1. (informal) maths

mates

1. second-person singular present indicative form of matar

mates

1. second-person singular present indicative of mater
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of mater

• semât

mates

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of matar

mates

1. passive form of mate

mates

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of matar
2. second-person singular negative imperative of matar

• IPA^(key): /ˈmates/, [ˈmat̪es]

Clipping of matemáticas.

mates f pl (plural only)

1. (colloquial) maths, math (study)

mates

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of matar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of matar.

• “mates” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.