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"ref": "1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 7, page 494:",
"text": "So from thenceforth, when loue he to her made, / VVith better tearmes ſhe did him entertaine, / VVhich gaue him hope, and did him halfe perſvvade, / That he iunb time her ioyaunce ſhould obtaine.",
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"ref": "1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 275:",
"text": "[S]carcely had they passed the sweep-gate and joined the other carriage, than she found her subject cut up–her hand seized–her attention demanded, and Mr. Elton actually making violent love to her: availing himself of the precious opportunity, declaring sentiments which must already be well known, […]",
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"ref": "1878, Henry James, chapter VIII, in The Europeans, Macmillan and Co.:",
"text": "About a week afterwards she said to him, point-blank, “Are you seriously making love to your little cousin?”",
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"ref": "1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Baker’s Dozen”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 107:",
"text": "After all, the chief charm is in the fact of being made love to. You are making love to me, aren't you?",
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"ref": "1914, Elinore Pruitt Stewart, Letters of a Woman Homesteader, Houghton Mifflin Company, pages 3–4:",
"text": "The first stage we tackled was just about as rickety as it could very well be and I had to sit with the driver, who was a Mormon and so handsome that I was not a bit offended when he insisted on making love all the way, especially after he told me that he was a widower Mormon.",
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"ref": "1941, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage, published 2004, page 24:",
"text": "‘Ever since I was sixteen men have been making love to me.’",
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"ref": "1946, It's a Wonderful Life, spoken by Mary Hatch (Donna Reed):",
"text": "He's making violent love to me, Mother.",
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"ref": "1966, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Just Like a Woman”, in Blonde on Blonde:",
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"ref": "1974, “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, performed by Roberta Flack:",
"text": "I feel like makin' love to you / That's the time / I feel like makin' dreams come true",
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"ref": "1974, “Can't Get Enough of Your Love”, performed by Barry White:",
"text": "There's many times that we've loved / We've shared love and made love / It doesn't seem to me like it's enough",
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"ref": "1977, “Wake Up And Make Love With Me”, in New Boots and Panties!!, performed by Ian Dury:",
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"ref": "1995 March 22, “Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies”, in The Arizona Republic:",
"text": "Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.",
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"ref": "2003 October 27, Alan Jackson (lyrics and music), “Remember When”, in Greatest Hits Volume II (Promo-only CD single), performed by Alan Jackson:",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "มีเพศสัมพันธ์"
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "коха́тися"
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"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"_dis1": "4 96",
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"word": "ôm ấp hôn hít ai"
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"_dis1": "4 96",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "ăn nằm với ai"
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"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "vi",
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"ref": "1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 7, page 494:",
"text": "So from thenceforth, when loue he to her made, / VVith better tearmes ſhe did him entertaine, / VVhich gaue him hope, and did him halfe perſvvade, / That he iunb time her ioyaunce ſhould obtaine.",
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"text": "[S]carcely had they passed the sweep-gate and joined the other carriage, than she found her subject cut up–her hand seized–her attention demanded, and Mr. Elton actually making violent love to her: availing himself of the precious opportunity, declaring sentiments which must already be well known, […]",
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"ref": "1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Baker’s Dozen”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 107:",
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"ref": "1914, Elinore Pruitt Stewart, Letters of a Woman Homesteader, Houghton Mifflin Company, pages 3–4:",
"text": "The first stage we tackled was just about as rickety as it could very well be and I had to sit with the driver, who was a Mormon and so handsome that I was not a bit offended when he insisted on making love all the way, especially after he told me that he was a widower Mormon.",
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"text": "‘Ever since I was sixteen men have been making love to me.’",
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"ref": "1946, It's a Wonderful Life, spoken by Mary Hatch (Donna Reed):",
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"ref": "1953, C.S.Lewis, The Silver Chair, page 107:",
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"ref": "1966, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Just Like a Woman”, in Blonde on Blonde:",
"text": "She takes just like a woman, yeah she does / She makes love just like a woman, yeah she does",
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"ref": "1974, “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, performed by Roberta Flack:",
"text": "I feel like makin' love to you / That's the time / I feel like makin' dreams come true",
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"ref": "1974, “Can't Get Enough of Your Love”, performed by Barry White:",
"text": "There's many times that we've loved / We've shared love and made love / It doesn't seem to me like it's enough",
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"ref": "1977, “Wake Up And Make Love With Me”, in New Boots and Panties!!, performed by Ian Dury:",
"text": "Wake up and make love with me, wake up and make love / Wake up and make love with me / I don't want to make you, I'll let the fancy take you / And you'll wake up and make love",
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"ref": "1995 March 22, “Seinfeld with Madonna? 'Cosmo' reveals sex fantasies”, in The Arizona Republic:",
"text": "Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.",
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"ref": "2003 October 27, Alan Jackson (lyrics and music), “Remember When”, in Greatest Hits Volume II (Promo-only CD single), performed by Alan Jackson:",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"code": "egy",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "rakastella"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "faire l’amour"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "croquer la pomme"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "facer o amor"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "Liebe machen"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "káno érota",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "κάνω έρωτα"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "संभोग करना"
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"code": "hi",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"code": "hi",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "szeretkezik"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "szerelmeskedik"
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "njóta ásta"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"code": "id",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "fare l'amore"
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "はめ倒す"
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "嵌める"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sekseu-reul hada",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "섹스를 하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seonggwan'gye-reul hada",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "성관계를 하다"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "vodi ljubov",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
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"word": "води љубов"
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
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"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "elske"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "'ešq varzidan",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "عشق ورزیدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "kochać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uprawiać miłość"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "fazer amor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "face dragoste"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zanimátʹsja ljubóvʹju",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "занима́ться любо́вью"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zanjátʹsja ljubóvʹju",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "заня́ться любо́вью"
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{
"code": "sa",
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"roman": "vivāhārthaṃ prārthayate",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "विवाहार्थं प्रार्थयते"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "водити љубав"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "voditi ljubav"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "milovať sa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "súložiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ljubiti se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "hacer el amor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "älska"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mii pêet sǎm-pan",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "มีเพศสัมพันธ์"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bprà-wee-nii",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "ประเวณี"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "làp-nɔɔn",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "หลับนอน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "sevişmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "aşk yapmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "koxátysja",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "коха́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zajmátysja ljubóvʺju",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "займа́тися любо́в'ю"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "làm tình"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "tán tỉnh ai"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "tỏ tình với ai"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "ôm ấp hôn hít ai"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "ăn nằm với ai"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate",
"word": "ái ân"
}
],
"word": "make love"
}
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