Definition of woo - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
seek supporttry to gain the favor, support, or custom of
- Politicians woo voters during election campaigns.
2.
courtshiptry to win someone's affection, sometimes with marriage in mind
- He wooed her with letters and small gifts.
Expressions with woo
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promote supernatural or pseudoscientific beliefs to others
He tried to woo woo his friends into believing in ghosts.
imitates a siren sound to signal emergency or urgency
Wee-woo, wee-woo, here comes the ambulance!
related to supernatural or mystical beliefs
She described her experience as very woo-woo.
engage in playful or romantic conversation
They were pitching woo at the party all night.
Origin of woo
Old English, wōg (bend, twist)
Terms with woo included in their meaning
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courtship
court or woo someone with intent to initiate a romantic relationship
Examples of woo in a sentence
He spent months trying to woo her support for the project. He tried to woo her with poetry and homemade dinners. Marketing campaigns are designed to woo younger customers.
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- French:courtiser, faire la cour à, ...
- German:werben, jemandem den Hof machen, ...
- Italian:corteggiare, conquistare, ...
- Spanish:cortejar, pretender, ...
- Portuguese:conquistar, cortejar, ...
- Chinese:争取, 追求, ...
- Japanese:支持を求める, 求愛する, ...
- Arabic:اسْتَمَالَ, تَوَدُّد, ...
- Hebrew:לַחְזֹר אַחֲרֵי, לְחַזֵּר אַחַר, ...
- Russian:привлекать, ухаживать, ...
- Ukrainian:завойовувати, залицятися, ...
- Hindi:लुभाना, मनाना, ...
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