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Definition of Woo in English :

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Verb

1. court, woo

seek someone's favor

Example Sentences:
'China is wooing Russia'

court

2. court, romance, solicit, woo

make amorous advances towards

Example Sentences:
'John is courting Mary'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Woo

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verbWord forms: woos, wooing or wooed

1.

to seek the affection, favour, or love of (someone) with a view to marriage

2. (transitive)

to seek after zealously or hopefully

to woo fame

3. (transitive)

to bring upon oneself (good or evil results) by one's own action

4. (transitive)

to beg or importune (someone)

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verb transitive

1.

to try to get the love of; seek as a spouse; court

2.

to try to get; seek

to woo fame

3.

to entreat solicitously; coax; urge

verb intransitive

4.

to try to get the love of a given person; court

5.

to make entreaty

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v. wooed, woo·ing, woos

v.tr.

1. To seek the affection of (someone, especially a woman) with the intent to marry or begin a romantic relationship.

2. To gain the favor of (someone) or move (someone) to do something by entreaties or inducements: an ad campaign that wooed customers away from their usual brand.

v.intr.

To seek the romantic affection of someone, especially a woman.

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