3 meanings for HOOK UP in English (+ "I'll hook you up")

today's student question is what does hookup mean we use this phrasal verb in a couple different ways in English it has a sexual meaning and a nonsexual meaning so be a little bit careful how you use it when talking about objects hookup means to connect for example I hooked up the printer to the computer meaning I used a cord or a cable to connect the two machines or if someone's throwing a big party or wedding then the company in charge of setting everything up would hook up the sound system connect all the speakers microphones Etc now when talking about people hooking up with a person can mean to meet someone or to begin to associate together an article about a famous band might say that the members hooked up in 1995 meaning they met each other and started to play music together but informally to hook up with someone means to have a casual sexual encounter with the person at a party a guy might might get drunk and hook up with a girl he just met or there are some smartphone apps where people are mostly looking to hook up to have sex but not so much a serious long-term relationship so if you're going to meet a friend later although you technically could say John and I are going to hook up after class it's probably better to say John and I are going to meet up after class to make it very clear that you're just meeting the person not having sex with him okay okay hookup means to connect objects hookup means to have a casual sexual encounter with a person and one final phrase you might be wondering about is I'll hook you up if someone says that to you what exactly are they suggesting I'll hook you up means something like I'll connect you with a good opportunity let's say your cousin's friend got a job at a really fancy store and he gets an employee discount When shopping there if you mention you'd love to buy some stuff at that store your cousin might reply oh my friend can get you a discount there I'll hook you up meaning your cousin will give you the friend's contact information or introduce you to the friend thus connecting you with the person who can get you a good price well if you click on the link in this video description I'll hook you up with a great free resource a downloadable PDF with all our past ask the teacher lessons like this one [Music] m