woo

🇺🇸 /wuː/ 🇬🇧 /wuː/
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verb
R

to try to attract someone's interest or support

The store is wooing customers with a half-price sale.

R

to try to win someone's love, especially in the context of a romantic relationship

He tried to woo her with romantic gestures and sweet words.

translation

v. to try to attract someone's interest or support; to try to win someone's love, especially in the context of a romantic relationship

Word Forms

3rd Present woos
Past wooed
Perfect wooed
Progressive wooing