🇬🇧 Mate meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A “mate” is the special partner an animal chooses to have babies with. Many animals don’t just pick any other animal—they choose a mate, who they stay close to, show off for, protect, or help raise babies with. For example, birds might sing pretty songs and dance to impress a mate, and penguins may waddle around together, sharing egg‑sitting duties with their mate.

The peacock puffed up his feathers like a rainbow fan to impress a mate who was mostly thinking about snacks.

The kangaroo showed his mate his powerful jump, then fell into a bush and pretended it was a new trick.

The dancing bird tried so hard to impress a mate that he tripped over his own feet and bowed like he meant to do it.

The wolf howled at the moon, hoping his mate would hear him and say, “Okay, drama wolf, I’m coming.”

Many animals are very loyal to one special mate—some penguins, wolves, and swans can stay with the same partner for many years, like a super long animal love story.

A fox finds a hurt mate by a fallen log. It licks the mate, moves leaves to warm the mate, and brings small mice for the mate. Night comes; the two lie close. Dawn brightens the clearing, the fox nudges the mate toward fresh scent, and both step toward the den where kits wait.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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