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woo [ woo ] SHOW IPA
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verb (used with object)
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.
to seek to win: to woo fame.
to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court : to woo one's own destruction. to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit ; importune . 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.
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Origin of woo First recorded before 1050; Middle English wowe, Old English wĆgian; ultimate origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM woo wooer, noun woo·ing·ly, adverb un·wooed, adjective
Words nearby woo wont ,
wonted ,
won't hear of ,
won ton ,
won't wash ,
woo ,
wood ,
wood alcohol ,
wood-and-water joey ,
wood anemone ,
wood ant
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Words related to woo cultivate ,
pursue ,
solicit ,
address ,
beg ,
caress ,
charm ,
chase ,
court ,
date ,
entreat ,
importune ,
propose ,
rush ,
spark ,
spoon ,
bill and coo ,
butter up ,
curry favor ,
go steady
How to use woo in a sentence Loeffler is also likely to have trouble woo ing voters outside of the GOP base because of the particular dynamics of her race.
The effort to woo those few remaining customers, particularly when a company canât compete on price, borders on the absurd, several analysts said.
Several airlines including United have also done away with change fees in a bid to woo back wary travelers.
Oracle, the king of pre-cloud databases, is increasingly woo ing its customers with cloud products while all three major cloud platformsâAmazon, Microsoft, and Googleâalso have their own cloud database services.
Instagram is not the only platform attempting to woo TikTok creators.
One Spinal Solutions sales representative said he suspected Williams was using perks to woo surgeons.
Democrats set out to woo a national network of extremely wealthy donors who could support the new breakneck fundraising pace.
At one point, John Woo was circling to direct it, but then the big divorce happened with Miramax and Disney, and it went away.
Been dying to see that powerful sexual masochist woo and whip that mousy college student?
David, the consummate suitor, naturally pulled out all the stops to woo his lady love.
Who wants to peruse fictitious adventures, when railroads and steamboats woo him to adventures of his own?
She was quite wickedly indifferent to consequences, and was inspired to woo the fickle goddess of popularity.
It was in contrast to these officials that he painted the ideal times of Kings Wan and Woo .
Many suitors came from far to woo her, and brought presents innumerable of corn, skins, and cattle to lay at her feet.
My long lithe lily, my languid lily, My lank limp lily-love, how shall I winâ Woo thee to wink at me?
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British Dictionary definitions for woo
verb woos , wooing or wooed
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 of woo wooer , noun wooing , noun Word Origin for woo Old English wĆgian, of obscure origin
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