Definition of 'woo'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense woos
, present participle wooing
, past tense, past participle wooed
1. verb
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woo in British English
verbWord forms: woos, wooing, wooed
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Derived forms
wooer (ˈwooer) noun
wooing (ˈwooing)
noun
Word origin
Old English wōgian, of obscure origin
Word Frequency
woo in American English
verb transitive
2.
to try to get; seek
to woo fame
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Word origin
ME wowen < OE wogianWord Frequency
woo in American English
(wuː)
transitive verb
1.
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, esp. with a view to marriage
3.
to woo one's own destruction
4.
to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 4. petition, sue, address, entreat.5.
to make love to a woman; court
He went wooing
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Derived forms
wooer noun
wooingly
adverb
Word origin
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VERB /wuː/
If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like.
They wooed customers by offering low interest rates.
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