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- [woo]
- /wu/
- /wuː/
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- [woo]
- /wu/
Definitions of wooed word
- verb with object wooed to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase. 1
- verb with object wooed to seek to win: to woo fame. Synonyms: cultivate. 1
- verb with object wooed to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court: to woo one's own destruction. 1
- verb with object wooed 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 wooed 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 wooed to solicit favor or approval; entreat: Further attempts to woo proved useless. 1
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Origin of wooed
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 Wooed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wooed 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.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wooed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wooed
verb wooed
- persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- courted — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- enticed — Simple past tense and past participle of entice.
- pursued — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
Antonyms for wooed
verb wooed
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- disregarded — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.