cousin
To associate with someone or something on a close basisTo associate with someone or something on a close basis.
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Meaning
4 senses(US, informal, intransitive, regional)To associate with someone or something on a close basis.
(US, informal, intransitive, regional)To visit a cousin or other relation.
(rare, transitive)To address (someone) as "cousin".
(also, rare, reflexive, transitive)To regard (oneself or someone) as a cousin to another person.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English cosin, cosine, cosyn (“blood relative, kinsman orThe noun is derived from Middle English cosin, cosine, cosyn (“blood relative, kinsman or kinswoman; any relative; nephew or niece; first cousin; grandson or granddaughter; descendant; godchild or godparent, or a relative of a godchild or godparent; (figurative) closely related or similar thing”) [and other forms], and then:
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Forms
cousins, cousining, cousined, cousinedTenses
cousin · cousined · will cousin · have cousinedLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
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.