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woo
[ woo ]
verb (used with object)
- to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.
Synonyms: , ,
- to seek to win:
to woo fame.
Synonyms:
- to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court:
to woo one's own destruction.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to seek the affection or love of someone, usually a woman; court:
He was reminded of his youth when he went wooing.
- to solicit favor or approval; entreat:
Further attempts to woo proved useless.
woo
/ ɳː /
verb
- to seek the affection, favour, or love of (a woman) with a view to marriage
- tr to seek after zealously or hopefully
to woo fame
- tr to bring upon oneself (good or evil results) by one's own action
- tr to beg or importune (someone)
Derived Forms
- ˈɴǴDZ, noun
- ˈɴǴǾԲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɴǴİ noun
- ɴǴiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ɴǴDZ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of woo1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of woo1
Idioms and Phrases
see pitch woo .Example Sentences
Moscow seems confident that it can woo Washington with promises of lucrative deals in the Arctic and across Russia.
The tips were about active investigations, which prosecutors said enabled the lawyer to get a head start on wooing the targets as clients.
Their infatuations are challenged by a cunning philosopher who persuades the bros to pretend they’ve been suddenly drafted and to return later in disguise to woo each other’s fiancée.
But at a policy level, India appears to be making every effort to woo the carmaker.
That is why last week in Washington, we saw the French president and the UK prime minister, separately, wooing Donald Trump.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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