"be with" meaning in English

See be with in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-be with.wav 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: 93 3 1 2 1 Categories (other): English euphemisms 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 phrasal verbs formed with "with", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 42 3 17 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "with": 5 35 5 22 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 39 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 39 3 21 35 Disambiguation of 'to date': 0 85 0 0 15
  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': 5 2 86 2 4
  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 formed with "with", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 42 3 17 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "with": 5 35 5 22 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 39 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 39 3 21 35 Disambiguation of "to understand someone's point": 3 2 3 86 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 formed with "with", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 42 3 17 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "with": 5 35 5 22 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 39 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 39 3 21 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: go with, sleep with, copulate with

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "is with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "were with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been with",
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        "past"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "_dis": "93 3 1 2 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sex",
          "orig": "en:Sex",
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            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "We dated for almost a year, but I've never been with him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To have sex with."
      ],
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        "(euphemistic, transitive) To have sex with."
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        {
          "text": "I've been with her for almost a year now.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To date or be boyfriend/girlfriend with."
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      "links": [
        [
          "date",
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        [
          "boyfriend",
          "boyfriend"
        ],
        [
          "girlfriend",
          "girlfriend"
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        "(transitive) To date or be boyfriend/girlfriend with."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 85 0 0 15",
          "sense": "to date",
          "word": "go out with"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 85 0 0 15",
          "sense": "to date",
          "word": "go steady"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 85 0 0 15",
          "sense": "to date",
          "word": "go with"
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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        {
          "text": "I came in here disagreeing, but I've changed my mind, and now I'm with you on this.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To agree with someone."
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      "id": "en-be_with-en-verb-PnUg~6g7",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To agree with someone."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "5 2 86 2 4",
          "sense": "to agree with",
          "word": "me too"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 2 86 2 4",
          "sense": "to agree with",
          "word": "take the point"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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          "_dis": "2 42 3 17 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "5 35 5 22 33",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "3 39 3 21 35",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sorry; I'm not with you on this point.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To understand someone's point or intention."
      ],
      "id": "en-be_with-en-verb-i54l5rsz",
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To understand someone's point or intention."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 3 86 6",
          "sense": "to understand someone's point",
          "word": "take the meaning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 3 86 6",
          "sense": "to understand someone's point",
          "word": "take the point"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "African-American Vernacular English",
          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"with\"",
          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 39 3 21 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You know I ain't with using drugs.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You like robbing banks?\nNah, I ain't with that.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse."
      ],
      "id": "en-be_with-en-verb-i~JWcZoI",
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        [
          "be down with",
          "be down with"
        ],
        [
          "believe in",
          "believe in"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "espouse",
          "espouse"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "slang or African-American Vernacular",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang or African-American Vernacular) To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse."
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "go with"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sleep with"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "copulate with"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be with"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"with\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "form": "is with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "were with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "been with",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English euphemisms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "We dated for almost a year, but I've never been with him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To have sex with."
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          "have sex"
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        "(euphemistic, transitive) To have sex with."
      ],
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I've been with her for almost a year now.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To date or be boyfriend/girlfriend with."
      ],
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        [
          "date",
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        ],
        [
          "boyfriend",
          "boyfriend"
        ],
        [
          "girlfriend",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To date or be boyfriend/girlfriend with."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "I came in here disagreeing, but I've changed my mind, and now I'm with you on this.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To agree with someone."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To agree with someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sorry; I'm not with you on this point.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To understand someone's point or intention."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To understand someone's point or intention."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "African-American Vernacular English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "You know I ain't with using drugs.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You like robbing banks?\nNah, I ain't with that.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse."
      ],
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        [
          "be down with",
          "be down with"
        ],
        [
          "believe in",
          "believe in"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "espouse",
          "espouse"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang or African-American Vernacular) To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse."
      ]
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to have sex with",
      "word": "go to bed with"
    },
    {
      "word": "go with"
    },
    {
      "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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