cozy up
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To get comfortable and warm, like curling up in a cosy spot.
Literal meaning: To become cosy — mostly transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To get into a warm, comfortable position, typically indoors.
"On a cold winter evening, she loved to cozy up by the fire with a good book."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
American spelling ('cozy'); British English uses 'cosy up'. Can be purely physical (settling into a chair) or social (creating a comfortable, intimate atmosphere). Compare 'cozy up to' for the social/political sense.
Commonly used with
fire sofa blanket corner together inside
Forms
Base
cozy up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cozies up
he/she/it
Past simple
cozied up
yesterday
Past participle
cozied up
have + pp
-ing form
cozying up
continuous
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