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Webster 1913 Edition
Woo
Woo
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wooed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wooing
.] [OE.
wowen
, wo[GREEK]en
, AS. w[GREEK]gian
, fr. w[GREEK]h
bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. wāh
evil, Goth. unwahs
blameless, Skr. va[GREEK]c
to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate
.] 1.
To solicit in love; to court.
Each, like the Grecian artist,
The image he himself has wrought.
wooes
The image he himself has wrought.
Prior.
2.
To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
Thee, chantress, oft the woods among
I
I
woo
, to hear thy even song. Milton.
I
That still delays his coming.
woo
the windThat still delays his coming.
Bryant.
Woo
,Verb.
I.
To court; to make love.
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Woo
WOO
,Verb.
T.
1.
To court; to solicit in love.My proud rival wooes another partner to his throne and bed--
Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes the image he himself has wrought.
2.
To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.Thee, chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even song.
WOO
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
Woo
woo
woo
See also: Woo
English
Alternative forms
Verb
woo (third-person singular simple present woos, present participle wooing, simple past and past participle wooed)
- (transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's support.
- (transitive) (often of a man) To try to persuade someone to marry oneself; to solicit in love.
- Prior
- Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes / The image he himself has wrought.
- Prior
- To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
- Milton
- Thee, chantress, oft the woods among / I woo, to hear thy even song.
- Bryant
- I woo the wind / That still delays his coming.
- Milton
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to endeavor to gain someone's affection
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Etymology 2
Interjection
woo
Etymology 3
Adjective
woo (comparative more woo, superlative most woo)
- Alternative spelling of woo woo