to woo
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4.6
- verb
- /wuː/
- During the courtship, he made every effort to woo her with kindness and charm.
- woo her away
- narrative of wooing
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Examples
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What are we going to do to to woo India back to our side of the fence?
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You know you need to, like, woo her, right? -
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Back at court, I am forced to sit and watch Henry woo Anne.
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Why is it that all the women I woo end up screaming?
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And when two lovers woo
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If you're a candidate who wants to be president, you have to woo and win women voters.
Blog text (17) -
Not a great first impression to make when you're wanting to woo a woman.
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He spent eight years wooing the same gal.
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Then there was the summer Jonathan spent unsuccessfully wooing Rebecca.
Academic text (2003) -
Raymond, for instance, initially woos Gualhardine, although Aymery becomes her true suitor.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
55
4.2
To try to win someone's love, often to form a serious relationship
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4.0
To try to start a romantic relationship with someone
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5.3
To try to attract someone you like, often with gifts or kind words
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3.7
To try to begin a romantic relationship with someone
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slang
1
9.9
Ideas not based on science and lacking evidence, often about ghosts or miracle cures
How Romantic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Woo goes back to old English where it meant 'to charm' or 'to try to win someone's love'. So to woo someone is to try to gain their affection with attention, gifts, or kind words.