"be with" meaning in All languages combined

See be with on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: is with [present, singular, third-person], being with [participle, present], was with [past], were with [past], been with [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was:were,been> with}} be with (third-person singular simple present is with, present participle being with, simple past was with or were with, past participle been with)
  1. (euphemistic, transitive) To have sex with. Tags: euphemistic, transitive Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms (to have sex with): go to bed with
    Sense id: en-be_with-en-verb-pqiUiagB Disambiguation of Sex: 92 3 2 2 1 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (with) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 4 15 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (with): 18 26 9 20 27 Disambiguation of 'to have sex with': 96 0 2 1 2
  2. (transitive) To date or be boyfriend/girlfriend with. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to date): go out with, go steady, go with
    Sense id: en-be_with-en-verb-HqMc~tPb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (with), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 4 15 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 41 4 13 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (with): 18 26 9 20 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 33 6 17 25 Disambiguation of 'to date': 7 82 0 0 11
  3. (transitive) To agree with someone. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to agree with): me too, take the point
    Sense id: en-be_with-en-verb-PnUg~6g7 Disambiguation of 'to agree with': 4 3 87 3 3
  4. (transitive) To understand someone's point or intention. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to understand someone's point): take the meaning, take the point
    Sense id: en-be_with-en-verb-i54l5rsz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (with) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 4 15 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (with): 18 26 9 20 27 Disambiguation of "to understand someone's point": 4 2 5 83 6
  5. (slang or African-American Vernacular) To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse.
    Sense id: en-be_with-en-verb-i~JWcZoI Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (with) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 4 15 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (with): 18 26 9 20 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: go with, sleep with, copulate with

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To agree with someone."
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          "text": "I'm sorry; I'm not with you on this point.",
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        "(transitive) To understand someone's point or intention."
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        {
          "text": "You like robbing banks?\nNah, I ain't with that.",
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        "To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse."
      ],
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          "believe in",
          "believe in"
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          "like",
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          "espouse",
          "espouse"
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        "(slang or African-American Vernacular) To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse."
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      "sense": "to have sex with",
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    },
    {
      "word": "go with"
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      "word": "sleep with"
    },
    {
      "word": "copulate with"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to date",
      "word": "go out with"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to date",
      "word": "go steady"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to date",
      "word": "go with"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to agree with",
      "word": "me too"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to agree with",
      "word": "take the point"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to understand someone's point",
      "word": "take the meaning"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to understand someone's point",
      "word": "take the point"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be with"
}

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