how to pronounce mates

/ˈmɛɪts/

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mates is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of mates in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it with his dorm mates there were no …”

meanings of mates

noun:

Plural of mate.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate.

adjective:

Friendly; having a friendship (with).

mates frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word mates occurs in english on average 8.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.