intercourse

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/ˈɪn.tɚˌkɔɹs/

noun 4verb 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.) sex

ADJ

sexual | heterosexual, homosexual | anal, vaginal | non-consensual | unlawful

VERB + INTERCOURSE

engage in, have, indulge in

Many couples choose to wait before engaging in sexual intercourse after they first meet.

consent to

She did not consent to intercourse with her boyfriend, so they ended their relationship.

INTERCOURSE + VERB

occur, take place

Intercourse occurred between the two parties during their private meeting last week.

PREP

~ between

There has been little trade intercourse between the two countries for many years.

~ with

After years of living abroad, she had little intercourse with her extended family back home.

(noun.) exchange of ideas, feelings, etc.

ADJ

social

After moving to a new city, she found that regular social intercourse with neighbors helped her feel less lonely.

Definitions

noun

Communication, conversation.

Yet do I vnderſtand your darkeſt language, / Your treads ath'toe, your ſecret iogges and vvringes: / Your entercourſe of glaunces: euery tittle / Of your cloſe Amorous rites I vnderſtand, / They ſpeake as loud to mee, as if you ſaid, / My deareſt Dariotto, I am thine.

this sweet intercourse of looks and smiles

Dealings between countries.

Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.

Sexual intercourse, especially that involving humans and especially penile-vaginal interconnection.

When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure.

verb

To have sexual intercourse.

name

A particular town in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertio

copulation
coitus
coition
relation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

this sweet intercourse of looks and smiles

Wiktionary

And indeed, what more reliable authority could Berlioz have found than Cavaillé-Coll, with whom he had frequent intercourse, and who would have been better qualified than any one else to give him corr

Wiktionary

They lost some symbols of social intercourse.

Tatoeba · #306809

Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.

Tatoeba · #327909

To avoid injury or discomfort, be sure that the vagina is lubricated before intercourse.

Tatoeba · #775419

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