PHILANDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they philander ... he / she / it philanders

Past simple: philandered

Past participle: philandered

-ing form: philandering

Meaning:

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Example:

My husband never flirts with other women

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "philander" is one way to...):

speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "philander"):

wanton (engage in amorous play)

vamp (act seductively with (someone))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

Have amorous affairs; of men

Example:

He has been womanizing for years

Synonyms:

philander; womanise; womanize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "philander" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

philanderer (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)