Definitions for: Woo


[v] make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
[v] seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"



Webster (1913) Definition: Woo, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wooing.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent,
crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs
blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]
1. To solicit in love; to court.

Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he
himself has wrought. --Prior.

2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.

Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear
thy even song. --Milton.

I woo the wind That still delays his coming.
--Bryant.


Woo, v. i.
To court; to make love. --Dryden.

Synonyms: court, romance, solicit

See Also: act, chase, chase after, display, move

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