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How to pronounce “mates”
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Pronunciation guide for mates
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of mates with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Luminous Mystery of Fireflies
searching for light signals from their nonwinged mates,
- Definition summary
- plural of mate
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce mates
The Luminous Mystery of Fireflies

searching for light signals from their nonwinged mates,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “mates”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- plural of mate
- [Verb]
- third-person singular simple present indicative of mate
- [Adjective]
- Friendly; having a friendship (with).
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Similar Sounds
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