Mate vs Favourite - What's the difference?

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Mate is a related term of favourite.

As verbs the difference between mate and favourite

is that mate is while favourite is .

As an adjective favourite is

preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).

As a noun favourite is

a person who enjoys special regard or favour.

mate

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) ). More at (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)

A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex.

I'm going to the pub with a few mates .

He's my best mate .

(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male

Excuse me, mate , have you got the time?

(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. (w, Boatswain's Mate), (w, Gunner's Mate), Sailmaker's Mate, etc).

(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

(nautical) A first mate.

A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate'', ''plumber's mate ); sometimes an apprentice.

The other member of a matched pair of objects.

''I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate .

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

* Milton

Ye knew me once no mate / For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.

Synonyms

(checksyns) * fellow * friend * buddy * sir * partner * See also

Derived terms

(Derived terms) * bedmate * bunkmate * cellmate * classmate * crewmate * flatmate * floormate * housemate * mateship * office mate * roommate * shipmate * teammate * tourmate * workmate

Verb

To match, fit together without space between.

The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.

To copulate.

To pair in order to raise offspring

To arrange in matched pairs.

To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.

To marry; to match (a person).

* Shakespeare

If she be mated with an equal husband.

To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

* Francis Bacon

There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.

* Shakespeare

I, / Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be.

To fit (objects) together without space between.

(aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

Synonyms

(checksyns) * couple * match * pair

Antonyms

* (aerospace) demate

Derived terms

* mating

Etymology 2

From (etyl) verb maten, (etyl) mater, from (etyl) noun .

Noun

(en noun)

(chess) Short for checkmate.

Verb

To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate

To confuse; to confound.

(Shakespeare)

Etymology 3

See

Noun

(en noun)

The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

Anagrams

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favourite

English

(wikipedia favourite)

Alternative forms

* (American English) favorite

Alternative forms

* (US ) favorite

Adjective

(-)

Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.)

This is my second favourite occupation.

Noun

(en noun)

A person who enjoys special regard or favour.

A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.

A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.

You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.

(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of (Charles II).

(Farquhar)

Verb

(favourit)

(Internet) To bookmark.

(Internet) To add to one's list of favourites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.