Woo

usgb/wuː/
verb

To try to get someone to love you or support you, often for marriage or to get support for something.

He has been wooing her for months.
Visual representation of "woo" - To try to get someone to love you or support you, often for marriage or to get support for something

Often appears as...

  • woo someone
  • woo for marriage
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Romantic Connotations

Used to express efforts to gain someone's love, usually with an underlying passion or romance.

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John was tirelessly wooing Emily, hoping she would agree to go on a date.
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Persistence Required

Implies consistent and long-term efforts rather than a single attempt to win someone's heart.

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He spent every evening wooing her with love letters and poetry.
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Old-Fashioned Approach

May be seen as a traditional or old-fashioned approach to relationships in some cultures.

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In the Victorian era, wooing involved chaperoned dates.
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