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- [woo]
- /wu/
- /wuː/
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- [woo]
- /wu/
Definitions of woo word
- verb with object woo to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase. 1
- verb with object woo to seek to win: to woo fame. Synonyms: cultivate. 1
- verb with object woo to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court: to woo one's own destruction. 1
- verb with object woo to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune. Synonyms: petition, sue, address, entreat; butter up. 1
- verb without object woo to seek the affection or love of someone, usually a woman; court: He was reminded of his youth when he went wooing. 1
- verb without object woo to solicit favor or approval; entreat: Further attempts to woo proved useless. 1
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Origin of woo
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English wowe, Old English wōgian
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Parts of speech for Woo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
woo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for woo
verb woo
- persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- court — A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- entice — Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
Antonyms for woo
verb woo
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
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