philander

phi·lan·der

P0243800 (fĭ-lăn′dər)intr.v. phi·lan·dered, phi·lan·der·ing, phi·lan·ders 1. To have a sexual affair with someone who is not one's spouse or partner. Used especially of a man.2. To have many casual sexual affairs. Used especially of a man.3. Archaic To flirt. Used especially of a man.

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[From philander, lover, from Philander, former literary name for a lover, from Greek philandros, loving or fond of men : phil-, philo-, philo- + anēr, andr-, man; see ner- in Indo-European roots.]

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phi·lan′der·er n.

philander

(fɪˈlændə) vb (often foll by: with) (of a man) to flirt with women[C17: from Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving +anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works] phiˈlanderer n phiˈlandering n, adj

phi•lan•der

(fɪˈlæn dər)

v.i. (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations. [1675–85; < Greek phílandros one who loves (of a woman, loving her husband); see philo-, andro-; later used in fiction as a proper name for a lover and appar. mistaken as “a man who loves”] phi•lan′der•er, n.

philander

Past participle: philandered
Gerund: philandering

Imperative
philander
philander

Present
I philander
you philander
he/she/it philanders
we philander
you philander
they philander

Preterite
I philandered
you philandered
he/she/it philandered
we philandered
you philandered
they philandered

Present Continuous
I am philandering
you are philandering
he/she/it is philandering
we are philandering
you are philandering
they are philandering

Present Perfect
I have philandered
you have philandered
he/she/it has philandered
we have philandered
you have philandered
they have philandered

Past Continuous
I was philandering
you were philandering
he/she/it was philandering
we were philandering
you were philandering
they were philandering

Past Perfect
I had philandered
you had philandered
he/she/it had philandered
we had philandered
you had philandered
they had philandered

Future
I will philander
you will philander
he/she/it will philander
we will philander
you will philander
they will philander

Future Perfect
I will have philandered
you will have philandered
he/she/it will have philandered
we will have philandered
you will have philandered
they will have philandered

Future Continuous
I will be philandering
you will be philandering
he/she/it will be philandering
we will be philandering
you will be philandering
they will be philandering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been philandering
you have been philandering
he/she/it has been philandering
we have been philandering
you have been philandering
they have been philandering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been philandering
you will have been philandering
he/she/it will have been philandering
we will have been philandering
you will have been philandering
they will have been philandering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been philandering
you had been philandering
he/she/it had been philandering
we had been philandering
you had been philandering
they had been philandering

Conditional
I would philander
you would philander
he/she/it would philander
we would philander
you would philander
they would philander

Past Conditional
I would have philandered
you would have philandered
he/she/it would have philandered
we would have philandered
you would have philandered
they would have philandered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	philander - have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years"womanise, womanizeinteract - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
	2.	philander - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, romance, butterfly, dallytalk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"wanton - engage in amorous playvamp - act seductively with (someone)

philander

verbTo be sexually unfaithful to another:womanize.Informal: cheat, fool around, mess around, play around.

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