woo

English

/wuː/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's support.
  • (transitive) (often of a man) To try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with
  • (transitive) To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wowen inherited from Old English wōgian (woo, marry, court) derived from Proto-Germanic *wanhō (angle, bend, a bend) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (bent, crooked), *wā- (turn, bend apart, twist, bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wā-

Gloss

turn, bend apart, twist, bend

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🙃

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