Phrase guide

sleep together

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To have sex with each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, reciprocal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be intimate with each other in the same bed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, reciprocal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

have sexual intercourse with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
  • Adam knew Eve
  • Were you ever intimate with this man?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copulate, mate, pair, couple

Narrower terms: take, have, fornicate

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: concumbō — to have sex with
  • Nepali: चिक्नु (ciknu) — to have sex with
  • Polish: spać ze sobą — to have sex with
  • Turkish: döşektaş olmak — to have sex with
  • Turkish: istifraş etmek — to have sex with