intercourse
noun/ˈɪntəkɔːs/
/ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
[uncountable]- (also sexual intercourse)(formal) the physical activity of sex, usually describing the act of a man putting his penis inside a woman’s vagina
- The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions.
- anal intercourse
Extra Examples- He admitted that intercourse had taken place.
- She denied having had intercourse with him.
- The judge asked if she had consented to intercourse.
- intercourse between consenting adults
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sexual
- heterosexual
- homosexual
- …
- engage in
- have
- indulge in
- …
- occur
- take place
- during intercourse
- intercourse between
- intercourse with
- …
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- (old-fashioned) communication between people, countries, etc.
- the importance of social intercourse between different age groups
- Life is a pleasant blend of work and social intercourse.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- social
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French entrecours ‘exchange, commerce’, from Latin intercursus, from intercurrere ‘intervene’, from inter- ‘between’ + currere ‘run’. The specifically sexual use arose in the late 18th cent.
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