to court
54
5.5
- verb
- /kɔrt/
:
ganarse
- He attempts to court her and she asks what do you have?
- court support
- court votes
- court favor
He's started to embrace the Second Amendment to try to court Libertarian voters.
- He's started to embrace the Second Amendment to try to court Libertarian voters.
- Your job is to court as many people as you can in the middle.
- There's also been news this week that it seems a possible sale of ARM has courted the attention of NVIDIA.
- Poe doesn't actually wait that long before he starts trying to court this poet who will write a biography of him later on.
- If listen to me right now, give me a day to talk to Foghorn Leghorn nonstop, and I will court Foghorn Leghorn.
- He also courts and gains German support for his war against Germany's own ally.
Examples
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Also, think about the fact that we won, and we're still here courting your vote for reasons passing understanding.
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The biggest brands in the world started really courting us to do, you know, global.
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Your job is to court as many people as you can in the middle.
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No, we're fighting over the right to court you.
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If you wanna court the little lady, you gotta be a straight shooter.
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My mom once told me this used to be a courting place when she was a girl.
Fiction book (1990) -
Music educators should not resent the need to court the attention or interest of special students.
Academic text (1991) -
As long as Spanish-American tensions remained high, U.S. officials continued to court the southern Indians with regular gifts.
Academic text (1999) -
After decades as a hotbed of terrorism, Libya attempted to court favorable international opinion.
Academic text (2001) -
He tried to court her favor by constantly complimenting her work.
Synonyms
100
3.6
Praise someone with words you do not mean to get their help
22
5.6
To try to get support or approval by pleasing people
10
7.4
To try to get someone to like you by praising them or being too helpful
1
5.5
Try to get someone's approval by giving false praise
1
6.8
To try to get someone's approval by praising them a lot
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.0
To reject something as silly and not take it seriously in places like a court or meeting
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
656
3.1
The highest court in the United States that makes final decisions for all other courts
121
3.1
A court the national government uses to decide cases about laws for the whole country
- Formal
108
3.5
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
- UK
46
4.5
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
24
2.7
A place in a shopping mall with many stalls selling different foods around shared tables
- Formal
22
3.3
The highest court in the United States that decides important national cases and reviews lower court decisions
- Formal
18
5.0
A group of judges who review and can change decisions from lower courts
- Formal
15
7.5
Showing disrespect to a judge or refusing to obey a court order that can be punished
- Formal
10
4.9
A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules
- Literature
9
4.4
The public's opinion about a person or issue formed outside a legal trial
9
2.7
The highest court in the United States that decides important questions about the law for the whole country
8
4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
- Formal
8
3.7
A court that ends marriages and decides matters like child custody and property
- Informal
6
8.8
An unfair trial that pretends to be legal and decides guilt beforehand
3
5.0
An international court that settles disputes between countries and gives advice on international law
- Formal
2
7.9
A person or group not in a case who gives information about the law to help the court decide
- Informal
2
5.1
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
A court that settles legal disputes between countries and gives legal advice to the United Nations
1
9.1
A secret United States court that allows electronic monitoring and searches for foreign intelligence
- Formal
1
5.7
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
- Archaic
1
4.6
A lower court that handles minor crimes and sends serious cases to a higher court
- Formal
1
7.7
A military court that tries soldiers for less serious crimes, usually with three officers
A major American Civil War battle in May 1864 between Grant and Lee
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution that made British troops leave
- Formal
A court that handles disputes about trusts and wills and can order someone to stop actions, not criminal cases
- Formal
A court set up by a written agreement to decide disputes about a town or group's rules
- Archaic
A former county court in England that heard serious criminal and civil trials
- Formal
A court that deals with fairness in legal cases, like trusts and estates
- Formal
A court that deals with family matters like custody, divorce, and child support
- Formal
A court that deals with family problems like divorce, child custody, and support
- Formal
A quick military trial held in the field for urgent offenses without the usual rules
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution where the British army withdrew
- Archaic
A small roadside hotel or group of cabins where you can park near your room
How Active
Surface Forms
Etymology
Court as a verb comes from people going to a ruler's court to win help and favour, so it came to mean trying to gain someone's support. To court someone is to try to win their support or approval.