Meaning
2 senses(UK)To become snug and comfortable.
(UK)To become friendly with.
He spent all day cosying up to the new boss, hoping for a plum assignment.
Examples
31 sentencesIt's cosy here.
Тут затишно. — deniko
ruЗдесь уютно. — marafon
deHier ist es gemütlich. — felix63
The room has a cosy atmosphere.
deDas Zimmer hat eine behagliche Atmosphäre. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That's a very cosy living room.
The room was warm and cosy.
ruВ комнате было тепло и уютно. — nina99nv
deIn der Stube war es warm und heimelig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The room had a cosy atmosphere.
deDas Zimmer hatte eine behagliche Atmosphäre. — Tamy
Origin
From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of NFrom Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see modern German kosen (“to cuddle”).
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Forms
cosies, cosying, cosied, cosiedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.