"have the hots for" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have the hots for.ogg [Australia] Forms: has the hots for [present, singular, third-person], having the hots for [participle, present], had the hots for [participle, past], had the hots for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> the hots for}} have the hots for (third-person singular simple present has the hots for, present participle having the hots for, simple past and past participle had the hots for)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive, informal) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone. Tags: idiomatic, informal, transitive Categories (topical): Love Translations (be attracted to someone): 喜歡 (Chinese Mandarin), 喜欢 (xǐhuan) (Chinese Mandarin), olla pihkassa (Finnish), encoñar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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