to have intercourse
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8.1
- phrasal verb
- /hæv ˈɪntərˌkɔrs/
- NSFW
- This lady has intercourse with him.
- have intercourse with his wife
- relationship before having intercourse
- man who has intercourse
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Watch on YouTubeIt is filled with Diddy having intercourse with multiple celebrities, all of them high profile.
- It is filled with Diddy having intercourse with multiple celebrities, all of them high profile.
- It's a husband and wife in the confines of marriage having intercourse, it's hugging, it's cuddling, it's holding hands.
- Importantly, trying to get pregnant means that you're having intercourse, you're ejaculating inside and you're having regular periods.
- Me and Andrew had intercourse last night.
- And the HPV virus can be a form of obviously having intercourse with with a woman, obviously going down on a woman.
Examples
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At what age were you when you first had intercourse?
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The moment that we did have intercourse, I regretted it.
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But are there people having intercourse?
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My boyfriend uses them every time we have intercourse.
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By age 19, seven out of ten teenagers will have had intercourse.
Blog text (30) -
Over 80% of respondents reported having intercourse once a week or more often.
Academic text (2002) -
General medical knowledge says that if you have intercourse with someone, you'll probably get pregnant.
Blog text (31) -
One young woman, Katie, reported experiencing pressure to have intercourse with men she was not interested in sexually.
Academic text (2006) -
In other words, those who begin having intercourse at younger ages are more likely to engage in sexual intercourse with casual partners.
Academic text (2006) -
Many teenagers begin to have intercourse during their late high school years.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure
∞
9.9
To have sex with someone
∞
7.4
To have sex with someone
388
5.3
Have sex with someone you love or care about
203
9.9
To have sex with someone, usually in a short, casual way
144
9.9
To have sex with someone
112
9.9
To have sex with someone, said as a rude word
90
7.4
Have sex with another person, often when not married
88
9.0
To have sex with someone
60
9.9
To have sex with someone, used as a rude word
52
9.8
To have sex with someone
43
9.1
To have sex with someone
41
7.9
Have sex with someone
34
9.3
To have sex with someone
24
8.6
To have sex with another person
10
7.9
To have sex, usually used for animals or in biology
2
9.2
To have sex briefly in a casual way
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone, used in informal British English
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
To have sex with someone
Antonyms
How Direct
- NSFW
45
8.1
- NSFW
∞
3.0
- NSFW
∞
7.4
- Offensive
1
9.9
- NSFW
388
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'intercourse' directly denotes sexual activity and the verb 'have' meaning 'to experience/engage in' composes with it in a straightforward, literal way, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts. Although 'intercourse' is somewhat formal, the construction follows a common cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., 'have sex') and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase have intercourse comes from an older use of the word intercourse to mean a close exchange or contact between people. Because sex is a close physical exchange, people began using have intercourse as a polite way to say 'to engage in sexual activity'.