What does "tate" mean?
Of video games, a vertical mode.
Tate
/tɔːteɪ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Of video games, a vertical mode.
- Grammar: tate is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: art museum network, cultural institution, family name, gallery network.
- Useful contrasts: forename, private collection, private gallery.
- Usage evidence: Why? Because Terry Tate always replied promptly, that's why.
How to use "tate"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Of video games, a vertical mode. attributive, uncountable
"This is a monitor, not a TV - but I LOVE it for gaming purposes as I can easily rotate the screen. I had to unscrew the rotation mechanism and flip it around so that Tate mode games play the right way up."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname transferred from the given name.
"While watching the VOD later, xQc insinuated that Fortnite pro Bucke was an "NPC" who was only there to defend Tate and not give Piker a fair shot – and what resulted afterward has caused quite a stir in its own right."
- 2 A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.
- 3 A female given name.
- 4 The Tate, a series of art galleries.
Synonyms
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Example
"Why? Because Terry Tate always replied promptly, that's why."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "tate"?
Common synonyms include: art museum network, cultural institution, family name, gallery network, last name, surname.
How do you use "tate" in a sentence?
Why? Because Terry Tate always replied promptly, that's why.
How do you pronounce "tate"?
Pronounced /tɔːteɪ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Japanese 縦 (tate).
Etymology 2
From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from Old Norse Táta, a personal name of unknown meaning. Doublet of Tait and Zeiss.