to have intercourse
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8.1
- phrasal verb
- /hæv ˈɪntərˌkɔrs/
- NSFW
:
tener relaciones sexuales
- This lady has intercourse with him.
- have intercourse with his wife
- relationship before having intercourse
- man who has intercourse
It 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
∞
9.9
To have sex with someone
∞
3.0
To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure
999
9.8
To have sex with someone
698
8.6
To have sex with another person
675
9.9
To have sex with someone
652
7.4
To have sex with someone
296
5.3
Have sex with someone you love or care about
205
9.9
To have sex with someone, said as a rude word
125
9.3
To have sex with someone
122
9.9
To have sex with someone
95
9.9
To have sex with someone, usually in a short, casual way
69
7.4
Have sex with another person, often when not married
58
9.9
To have sex with someone, used as a rude word
16
7.9
Have sex with someone
12
9.0
To have sex with someone
10
7.9
To have sex, usually used for animals or in biology
6
9.1
To have sex with someone
2
9.9
To have sex with someone
2
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
To have sex with someone
To have sex briefly in a casual way
Antonyms
How Direct
- NSFW
23
8.1
- NSFW
∞
3.0
- NSFW
652
7.4
- Offensive
- NSFW
296
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'.