mate
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1.2
- noun
- /meɪt/
- UK
:
pareja
- We are put on this earth to find a love, a soul mate... ...someone with whom we can create joy.
- soul mate
- find a mate
It says I married my not soul mate but my ex's dad.
- It says I married my not soul mate but my ex's dad.
- How do we recognize this potential in a mate, a man, a partner?
- And certainly most people who believe in soul mates are not narcissistic.
- But one more day when you meet your your soul mate and they're still living.
- It could be quite possible that I have a soul mate but you don't.
- I just he's just my soul mate and my partner and like it just happens.
- The High Lord of the Night Court is your mate.
- Like, how can I help give people more time with their soul mates, I guess.
- It's going wonderful, wonderful soul mate kind of conversation, right?
- She risks her long term mate or losing long term mate.
Examples
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"Besides," I said, "finding a mate is no problem; finding a good one is where I go wrong."
Fiction book (1998) -
- I think he's my soul mate.
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Your soul mate is not about some physical stuff.
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How do we recognize this potential in a mate, a man, a partner?
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I mean, she was my soul mate.
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Marriage is the process by which people select mates and form families.
Academic text (1991) -
The idea that everyone has a soul mate is a pervasive one in American society.
Academic text (2015) -
It's been, like, a chance meeting, after all these years, with a true soul mate.
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I want to introduce to you someone so marvelous, so wonderful to me, someone who has supported me, is my life mate, my soul mate, my love mate.
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Your mate helps you grow and navigate life's challenges together.
Synonyms
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1.0
A man who is in a romantic relationship with someone
878
1.1
A husband, wife, or long-term companion in a romantic relationship
272
1.0
A person who is married to someone
38
3.4
A person you feel a deep, natural connection with as a close friend or romantic partner
33
3.3
A person you have a long romantic relationship with and often live with
16
7.8
A man who is someone's romantic partner or boyfriend
14
3.3
A person someone is married to or lives with, said in a friendly, joking way
3
7.0
A person who helps and supports their partner in life
A person who lives with someone as a couple without being married
Antonyms
Compounds
38
3.4
A person you feel a deep, natural connection with as a close friend or romantic partner
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mate for a life partner comes from an old Germanic word for 'companion', and it is the same 'mate' you see in teammate or roommate, so a mate is someone you live with or share life with.