hook up with
Definition
- Verb (phrasal verb):
- To marry or enter into a romantic partnership with someone: This is an informal expression meaning to begin a committed romantic relationship, often with the implication of marriage or cohabitation.
- To meet and connect with someone, often for a casual encounter: In more modern, casual usage, it can mean to meet someone, often with a romantic or sexual connotation, but not necessarily leading to a long-term commitment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- After dating for years, he finally decided to hook up with his college sweetheart. (Implies a committed step like marriage or moving in together.)
- They hooked up with each other at the music festival and have been together ever since. (Suggests the start of a relationship.)
- In the story, the character hooks up with an old friend, changing the course of the plot. (Can indicate forming a significant partnership.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is informal and can be ambiguous. Context is crucial to determine whether it refers to a casual meeting or a serious commitment. In older or more formal contexts, it leans toward the meaning of marriage.
- Often used in the past tense ("hooked up with") to describe the event of forming the relationship.
Variants and Related Words
- Hook up (verb): A more general phrasal verb meaning to connect or link things (e.g., ), or to meet someone casually.
- Get hitched (idiom, verb): A very informal synonym meaning to get married.
Synonyms
- Marry: To take as a husband or wife in a formal ceremony.
- Wed: A more formal or literary term for marry.
- Get together with: To start a relationship with someone (less specific about marriage).
- Team up with: To join forces with someone, typically in a non-romantic context.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Hook up: To connect or link devices; to meet or get together with someone, often casually.
- We need to hook up the new sound system before the party.
- They hooked up for coffee last week.
Related Idioms
- Tie the knot: An informal idiom meaning to get married.
- After a decade together, they finally decided to tie the knot.
- Settle down with: To enter a stable, long-term relationship, often involving living together.
- He's ready to settle down with someone he loves.
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