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PRONUNCIATION OF COSY UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COSY UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cosy up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cosy up in English.

WHAT DOES COSY UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cosy up in the English dictionary

The definition of cosy up in the dictionary is to seek to become intimate or to ingratiate oneself. Other definition of cosy up is to draw close to for warmth or for affection; snuggle up.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COSY UP

PRESENT

Present
I cosy up
you cosy up
he/she/it cosies up
we cosy up
you cosy up
they cosy up
Present continuous
I am cosying up
you are cosying up
he/she/it is cosying up
we are cosying up
you are cosying up
they are cosying up
Present perfect
I have cosied up
you have cosied up
he/she/it has cosied up
we have cosied up
you have cosied up
they have cosied up
Present perfect continuous
I have been cosying up
you have been cosying up
he/she/it has been cosying up
we have been cosying up
you have been cosying up
they have been cosying up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cosied up
you cosied up
he/she/it cosied up
we cosied up
you cosied up
they cosied up
Past continuous
I was cosying up
you were cosying up
he/she/it was cosying up
we were cosying up
you were cosying up
they were cosying up
Past perfect
I had cosied up
you had cosied up
he/she/it had cosied up
we had cosied up
you had cosied up
they had cosied up
Past perfect continuous
I had been cosying up
you had been cosying up
he/she/it had been cosying up
we had been cosying up
you had been cosying up
they had been cosying up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cosy up
you will cosy up
he/she/it will cosy up
we will cosy up
you will cosy up
they will cosy up
Future continuous
I will be cosying up
you will be cosying up
he/she/it will be cosying up
we will be cosying up
you will be cosying up
they will be cosying up
Future perfect
I will have cosied up
you will have cosied up
he/she/it will have cosied up
we will have cosied up
you will have cosied up
they will have cosied up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cosying up
you will have been cosying up
he/she/it will have been cosying up
we will have been cosying up
you will have been cosying up
they will have been cosying up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cosy up
you would cosy up
he/she/it would cosy up
we would cosy up
you would cosy up
they would cosy up
Conditional continuous
I would be cosying up
you would be cosying up
he/she/it would be cosying up
we would be cosying up
you would be cosying up
they would be cosying up
Conditional perfect
I would have cosy up
you would have cosy up
he/she/it would have cosy up
we would have cosy up
you would have cosy up
they would have cosy up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cosying up
you would have been cosying up
he/she/it would have been cosying up
we would have been cosying up
you would have been cosying up
they would have been cosying up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cosy up
we let´s cosy up
you cosy up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cosy up
Past participle
cosied up
Present Participle
cosying up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COSY UP

costotomy
costrel
costs
costume
costume ball
costume change
costume department
costume designer
costume drama
costume jewellery
costume piece
costumer
costumery
costumey
costumier
costus
cosurfactant
cosy
cosy along
cot

WORDS THAT END LIKE COSY UP

buy up
cowboy up
cry up
dry up
go belly up
gussy up
key up
lay up
marry up
pally up
pay up
play up
pony up
shinny up

Synonyms and antonyms of cosy up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cosy up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COSY UP

Find out the translation of cosy up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cosy up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cosy up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉拢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adular
570 millions of speakers

English

cosy up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर आरामदायक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уютный вверх
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aconchegar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরামদায়ক আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cosy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesa sehingga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemütlich bis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アップ居心地の良い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최대 아늑한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyaman munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ấm cúng lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசதியானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उबदार अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rahat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accogliente up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przytulny się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затишний вгору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confortabil în sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνετο up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mysa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

koselig opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cosy up

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COSY UP»

The term «cosy up» is regularly used and occupies the 92.536 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COSY UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cosy up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cosy up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cosy up

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COSY UP»

Discover the use of cosy up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cosy up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
cosy to cosy up l. [P ; %mmtm ; w 4? (He is cosying up to the professor to obtain the scholarship. ST3H#3l'Pii 1 feIESB^|5fi^tf • ) 2. (n ; StJt*) Ui£ ; f£ifi (Frightened of the dark, the little girl tried to cosy up to her mother. EtjJfttfji! □ /hiBJS&jffittW ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Oxford Dictionary of English
(cosy up to) ingratiate oneself with: he decided to resign rather than cosy up to hardliners in the party. – derivatives cosily adverb, cosiness noun. – origin early 18th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin. 395 cot1 7noun Brit. a small bed ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
To cosy up to someone meaning 'to ingratiate oneself (with)', is originally AmE, and is informal. cot. There are two words with this spelling. The word meaning 'a small bed for a child' is AngloIndian; cot death is a term dating from the 1970 is for ...
Robert Allen, 2008
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English Prepositions Explained
... (to) is in a family of 'close approach' expressions which also includes cosy/ cuddle/snuggle up to sb, all of which can be used both literally and, as in (23), metaphorically: (23) Microsoft believes it has to cosy up to the entertainment industry.
Seth Lindstromberg, 2010
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The Forgotten Promise
As we walked beneath the branches of the mighty oak I looked up and saw high clouds scudding across the night sky, briefly revealing a scattering of twinkling stars and a watery moon. “Feels like rain,” I commented. “Better cosy up then.
Kate Ryder, 2013
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Beyond the Resources of Poverty: Gecekondu Living in the ...
There were two reasons for this: First of all, his time was very limited, and secondly, even if he did find time, he refused to get involved with neighbours whom he found unappreciative of his help: lmdat: You can't cosy up to this circle. I [do this ...
Dr Sebnem Eroglu, 2013
7
Palace Pier Blues
As they headed for the conservatory a Big Issue seller barked at them from the entrance to the foyer. 'Buy the last Big Issue before the war. Special pre-war issue , buy the Big Issue, read the big story, Bush and Blair cosy up for the big push.
8
England
... created another achingly tasteful haven of designer calm. Here, stained glass, dark woods and polished floors cosy up to Balinese figurines and the very latest word in luxury bathrooms. Also recommended: Sailmaker's Loft ( 023-9282 3045;  ...
David Else, 2010
9
Bearly Believable: My Part in the Paddington Bear Story
... me to design a tea cosy. Up till then my conception of a tea cosy was a crinoline lady knitted in pink wool, with a porcelain head, and bonnet. I must have had a rush of blood to the creative crevice in my brain, because I came up with a  ...
Shirley Clarkson, 2008
10
The Spatula
... company for me along life's pathway and I'm not leaving her out of course, but you see this is a little extra pleasure for me." " I rather think the pleasure will be all mine Mr. Cordiality. I congratulate you on your cosy, up-to-date establishment.
Irving P. Fox, 1910

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COSY UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cosy up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kylie Minogue looks red hot in figure-hugging metallic frock at …
Kylie Minogue and Chris Martin cosy up for moonlit walk after Hyde... Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia enjoy mini Neighbours reunion. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Profile: 'The Greek UKIP' – Panos Kammenos And The Independent …
... deep, confusing many in the more secular Western Europe who cannot fathom how an EU state could cosy up so comfortably with Russia. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Recipe: Chicken, carrot and pea soup with almond and parsley pesto
Cosy up with this chicken, carrot and pea dish, with a zesty almond-parsley-pesto garnish. Serves 6. INGREDIENTS. 1.5kg free-range chicken «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
It's now Greece's crisis, not the Greek crisis
This is a mob that's happy to cosy up to Putin, for heaven's sake. One of the more reasonable insights I've come across was in a media release ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Review: As subtle as a sjambok
Hence, "Indian" businessmen like Schabir Shaik and Vivian Reddy quickly sought to cosy up to President Jacob Zuma because of the access ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
6
Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia enjoy mini Neighbours reunion …
Kylie Minogue and Chris Martin cosy up for moonlit walk after Hyde... Feet by the sea INSTAGRAM. The girls had matching pedicures as they ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
21 romantic places to take your loved one in Surrey and Hampshire
Cosy up in the jacuzzi… sweat it out in the gym… beat each other at lengths in the pool… this spa retreat for couples gives you some great ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
8
BRP Bhaskar: Tightrope walk on West Asia
... sentiments of this large religious minority than the Congress and other parties, and that makes it easy for its government to cosy up to Israel. «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
9
Six Mumbai bookshops that readers are learning to love
... cappuccino while you cosy up with a book of your choice. Everything here is meant to please the eye: the white interiors with black highlights, ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
10
Luxury travel for posh pooches
We loved the special tea party, and tasting the new menu, and being allowed to cosy up on the couch in the Leopard Bar. We also appreciated ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

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