have (sexual) relations (with sb)

formal

Definition

› to have sex or a sexual relationship with someone: The couple had been having sexual relations for a year.Sexual intercourse

(Definition of have (sexual) relations (with sb) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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