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v., wooed, woo·ing, woos.

v.tr.
  1. To seek the affection of with intent to romance.
    1. To seek to achieve; try to gain.
    2. To tempt or invite.
  2. To entreat, solicit, or importune.
v.intr.
To court a woman.

[Middle English wowen, from Old English wōgian.]

wooer woo'er n.

verb

    To attempt to gain the affection of: court, pursue, spark2. Informal romance. See seek/avoid, sex/asexual.


v

Definition: seek as romantic partner
Antonyms: ignore

Abbreviation for ‘Werke ohne Opuszahl’ (works without opus number); it is used in identifying items by composers only some of whose works bear opus numbers, in particular Beethoven, following the numeration in the thematic catalogue by G. Kinsky and H. Halm (1955).



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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fri, bejle til, fri til
v. intr. - blive bejlet til

Nederlands (Dutch)
het hof maken, overhalen, proberen te krijgen

Français (French)
v. tr. - courtiser (arch), (fig) courtiser (électeurs), encourager à
v. intr. - courtiser (arch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - (um)werben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ερωτοτροπώ, πολιορκώ (για γάμο), κορτάρω, φλερτάρω

Italiano (Italian)
far la corte, sollecitare, allettare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortejar, persuadir, solicitar

Русский (Russian)
ухаживать, добиваться руки (девушки), искать (чего-л.), обхаживать, умолять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cortejar, buscar, perseguir, tratar de alcanzar
v. intr. - cortejar, buscar, perseguir, tratar de alcanzar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppvakta, fria till

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
向...求爱, 恳求, 追求, 求爱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 向...求愛, 懇求, 追求
v. intr. - 求愛, 懇求

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구애하다, (재산 따위를) 추구하다, (아무를) 설득하다
v. intr. - 구애하다, (재산 따위를) 추구하다, (아무를) 설득하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 口説く, 言い寄る, 求める, 懇願する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتودد إلى, يستلطف, يتوسل إلى, يحاول إقناعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיזר אחרי, ביקש, רדף‬
v. intr. - ‮חיזר אחרי‬


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