carry on
if two people are carrying on, they are having a sexual relationship that you do not approve of
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To have a romantic or sexual relationship
cohabit
verb
if two people cohabit, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married
court
verb
to have a romantic relationship with someone, especially someone that you get married to later
dally with
to have a short sexual relationship with someone
date
verb
if you and another person are dating, or if you are dating someone, the two of you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with each other
fool around
to have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner
go out
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone and spend a lot of time with them
go together
if two people are going together, they have a romantic or sexual relationship with each other
go with
to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
hold together
to stay together and continue to have a good relationship in a difficult situation
involved
adjective
if you are involved with someone, you have a sexual or emotional relationship with them
live together
if two people live together, they are not married but live in the same house and have a sexual relationship
live with
to live in the same house and have a sexual relationship with someone who you are not married to
run away with
to secretly leave a place with someone so that you can live together
run off with
to secretly leave a place with someone in order to marry them or have a sexual relationship with them
serious
adjective
if you are in a serious romantic relationship with someone, you intend to stay together for a long time
shack up
to live with another person as sexual partners without being married. This word often shows that you do not approve of people who do this.
stay together
if two people stay together, they continue to live together or to have a relationship with each other
womanize
verb
be an item
if two people are an item, they have a romantic or sexual relationship
be seeing someone
to be having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
go steady (with someone)
to be in a romantic relationship with someone for a long period of time
live in sin (with someone)
to share a home and have a sexual relationship without being married
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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