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having sex

having sex is the present participle and gerund of have sex.

Meaning of have sex

Verb

have sex (third-person singular simple present has sex, present participle having sex, simple past and past participle had sex)

  1. To engage in sex.
    • You do not need much space to have sex. That was the feisty rejoinder from Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo […] to a question on whether young people are not getting their flats early enough to have children.2016 October 12, Janice Tai, “You don't need much space to have sex: Josephine Teo on ‘no flat, no child’ belief”, in The Straits Times, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2017
  2. To engage in any sexual act.
    • Two Eagles fans were arrested for having sex in the restroom stall.

Questions about having sex

What is having sex the present participle and gerund of?
Having sex is the present participle and gerund of have sex.

Words near having sex in the dictionary

  1. having second thoughts
  2. having seen one's day
  3. having seen one's last gum tree
  4. having seen this film
  5. having seen this movie
  6. having sex
  7. having sexual relations
  8. having shit on
  9. having someone by the balls
  10. having someone by the short and curlies
  11. having someone by the short hairs

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