to romance

Examples

• All

• Edgar, you don't know how to romance a woman, but I do.

  Intimate Affairs (2002)

• He romanced her, treated her like a princess.

  Unfavorable Odds (2022)

• - Sometimes you got to romance them.

  The Burial (2023)

• When I really wanna romance a girl...

  Twins (1988)

• Maybe I should romance her and send her flowers or something like that without her knowing it's me.

  Blog text (29)

• I'll romance her till I run out of steam.

• So I romanced her while no one else was around.

  The Dead and the Damned (2011)

• Yeah, I wanna make wine, and I wanna eat pasta, and be romanced, and...

  Mafia Mamma (2023)

• Romancing the ladies, for one.

  Red Tails (2012)

• With his lower lip thrust out, he romances Tina in a deep, syrupy French voice.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

F

to flirt

vsto romance

267 3.1

Behave playfully or tease someone to show romantic interest

is broader and can include serious romantic effort as well as playful teasing

C

to chase

vsto romance

• NSFW

194 4.0

To try to start a romantic relationship with someone

is about trying to attract or behave amorously rather than only active pursuit

W

to woo

vsto romance

44 4.6

To try to get someone's love or romantic feelings

is broader meaning to try to attract or behave amorously without marriage focus

C

to court

vsto romance

• Formal

36 4.2

To try to win someone's love, often to form a serious relationship

is a general attempt to attract without specifying marriage intention

M

to mash

vsto romance

• UK

8 9.9

To flirt with someone without wanting a serious relationship

is more general and can include sincere attempts to form a relationship

C

to chat up

vsto romance

• NSFW

4 7.8

Talk to someone in a friendly way to try to start a romantic relationship

is broader covering any attempt to attract, not only talking approaches

D

to dally

vsto romance

1 8.2

To behave in a playful romantic way without serious interest

implies an active, purposeful attempt to attract, not mere delay

C

to coquet

vsto romance

9.9

To act in a flirty way without serious interest

focuses on trying to attract genuinely rather than playful non serious behaviour

C

to coquette

vsto romance

9.3

Behave in a playful, flirty way to get attention

focuses on serious romantic pursuit rather than casual playful acting

Antonyms

R

to repel

5 5.1

Cause someone to feel strong dislike or disgust

Compounds

W

whirlwind romance

• Informal

3 5.3

A fast, strong love that often lasts only a short time

R

Romance language

3 4.5

A language that comes from Latin, like French or Spanish

S

storybook romance

1 4.1

A romantic relationship that seems perfect like in fairy tales

G

Gothic romance

• Literature

1 9.3

Stories or novels with dark, mysterious settings and frightening events

C

corny romance

• Informal

4.6

A romance story that is too emotional and predictable

A

autumn romance

6.1

A short love relationship that begins in autumn and feels like a warm sad memory

R

Rhaeto-Romance

9.9

A group of languages from Latin spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland, northern Italy and the Tyrol

S

soppy romance

• UK

4.8

A very sentimental love story that feels cheesy and shallow

How Romantic

to court

• Formal

36 4.2

to romance

16 5.3

to date

∞ 1.3

to flirt

267 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology