mate

A person's closest friend.

A person's close friend.

The perfect or most suitable partner for someone.

Refers to someone who could become a sexual or life partner.

A partner who is appropriate or right for a particular person or purpose.

A more formal term for someone being considered as a future partner.

To succeed in searching for and getting a sexual or life partner.

To possess or be in a relationship with friends.

To draw the interest of a potential sexual partner, often used for animals.

To decide on a particular person as a partner from a number of possibilities.

A more formal or scientific term for choosing a partner.