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woo
[ woo ]
verb (used with object)
- to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.
Synonyms: , ,
- to seek to win:
to woo fame.
Synonyms:
- to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court:
to woo one's own destruction.
Synonyms: , , ,
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.
woo
/ ɳː /
verb
- 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
- ˈɴǴDZ, noun
- ˈɴǴǾԲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɴǴİ noun
- ɴǴiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ɴǴDZ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of woo1
Word History and Origins
Origin of woo1
Idioms and Phrases
see pitch woo .Example Sentences
Males choose conspicuous basking locations — a rock, stucco wall or, well, a fence — to woo females and proclaim ownership of a territory.
YouTube benefited from being a video pioneer, but it faces growing competition from social media rivals including Instagram and TikTok that try to woo influencers to post content on their platforms.
That was less than the $21.1bn expected by analysts, and came as the company cut prices in a bid to woo buyers.
In 2013, he made headlines when, in an effort to woo Chinese investment, he talked of opening a trade office in Beijing and building a Buddhist temple in his Mojave desert town.
The French-language face-off marked a key moment in the election as it gave leaders a chance to woo voters in the seat-rich province of Quebec.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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