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The phrase "hook up with" is an informal expression in English that has a few different meanings, depending on the context.

Basic Meaning:

1. To meet or connect with someone: This usually refers to meeting someone for a casual relationship or social interaction.
2. To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship: It often suggests a temporary or casual nature.

Usage Instructions:

• Informal Context: "Hook up with" is used in casual conversations. It’s not suitable for formal writing.
• Typically about relationships: It often refers to dating or spending time with someone in a romantic way.

Examples:

1. Casual Meeting: "I hooked up with my old friends at the café yesterday."
2. Romantic Relationship: "They hooked up at the party last week."

Advanced Usage:

In more advanced contexts, "hook up with" can also imply collaborating or forming a partnership: - "The two companies decided to hook up with each other to work on the new project."

Word Variants:

• Hooking up: Present participle, e.g., "They are hooking up this weekend."
• Hooked up: Past tense, e.g., "They hooked up after the concert."

Different Meanings:

While "hook up with" primarily refers to meeting or connecting with someone, it can also mean: - To connect devices or equipment: "I need to hook up my computer to the printer."

Synonyms:

• Meet up with
• Get together with
• Connect with
• Spend time with

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• Hook up: Can be used on its own in casual contexts to mean the same thing.
• Hook someone up: This means to introduce someone or help someone get something.

Academic

Verb

1. take in marriage

Synonyms

• marry
• get married
• wed
• conjoin
• get hitched with
• espouse