ghoul
Member
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2024
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
- Current Location
- Germany
If you are with me, you don't have to act normal.
I want to use "be with someone" in a literal sense, meaning, in the sentence above, to tell another person they don't have to try to act in line with social conventions when they're calling or hanging out/texting with me.
The issue, however, is, I see a lot of dictionary definitions for it, including "to have sex with one" and "to be in a romantic relationship with one" (1) which worries me a bit because of possible misunderstandings when freshly meeting someone. Now, one may argue that the context should make it clear what is meant but I'm imagining a situation where the the other person doesn't know you and you've met at a weird-people place. Who knows, perhaps you're that guy who marries them in their fantasy after just a single conversation.
So, to be able to better decide if I should use "be with someone" literal meaning, I'd like to know how often it is used in such sense compared to its' other meanings.
Lastly, I'm open to alternative suggestions.
I want to use "be with someone" in a literal sense, meaning, in the sentence above, to tell another person they don't have to try to act in line with social conventions when they're calling or hanging out/texting with me.
The issue, however, is, I see a lot of dictionary definitions for it, including "to have sex with one" and "to be in a romantic relationship with one" (1) which worries me a bit because of possible misunderstandings when freshly meeting someone. Now, one may argue that the context should make it clear what is meant but I'm imagining a situation where the the other person doesn't know you and you've met at a weird-people place. Who knows, perhaps you're that guy who marries them in their fantasy after just a single conversation.
So, to be able to better decide if I should use "be with someone" literal meaning, I'd like to know how often it is used in such sense compared to its' other meanings.
Lastly, I'm open to alternative suggestions.