Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have sex

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: have -sex
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in sex.

verb

To engage in any sexual act.

Example Sentences

"You do not need much space to have sex. That was the feisty rejoinder from Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo […] to a question on whether young people are not getting their flats early enough to have children."
"Two Eagles fans were arrested for having sex in the restroom stall."

Inflected Forms

has sex (present, singular) having sex (participle, present) had sex (participle, past) had sex (past)

Synonyms

sleep together roll in the hay love make out make love sleep with get laid know do it be intimate have intercourse have it away

Questions

What does have sex mean?: To engage in sex.

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