Woo
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.
Often appears as...
- woo someone
- woo for marriage
verb
To seek the favor, support, or custom of someone.
The two companies are wooing the investor's trust.
Often appears as...
- woo favor
- woo trust
Usage tips
Business
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.
Often appears as...
- woo someone
- woo for marriage
verb
To seek the favor, support, or custom of someone.
The two companies are wooing the investor's trust.
Often appears as...
- woo favor
- woo trust
Usage tips
Business
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Connotations
Used to express efforts to gain someone's love, usually with an underlying passion or romance.
John was tirelessly wooing Emily, hoping she would agree to go on a date.
Pro Tip 2/3Persistence Required
Implies consistent and long-term efforts rather than a single attempt to win someone's heart.
He spent every evening wooing her with love letters and poetry.
Pro Tip 3/3Old-Fashioned Approach
May be seen as a traditional or old-fashioned approach to relationships in some cultures.
In the Victorian era, wooing involved chaperoned dates.
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Connotations
Used to express efforts to gain someone's love, usually with an underlying passion or romance.
John was tirelessly wooing Emily, hoping she would agree to go on a date.
Pro Tip 2/3Persistence Required
Implies consistent and long-term efforts rather than a single attempt to win someone's heart.
He spent every evening wooing her with love letters and poetry.
Pro Tip 3/3Old-Fashioned Approach
May be seen as a traditional or old-fashioned approach to relationships in some cultures.
In the Victorian era, wooing involved chaperoned dates.
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Connotations
Used to express efforts to gain someone's love, usually with an underlying passion or romance.
John was tirelessly wooing Emily, hoping she would agree to go on a date.
Pro Tip 2/3Persistence Required
Implies consistent and long-term efforts rather than a single attempt to win someone's heart.
He spent every evening wooing her with love letters and poetry.
Pro Tip 3/3Old-Fashioned Approach
May be seen as a traditional or old-fashioned approach to relationships in some cultures.
In the Victorian era, wooing involved chaperoned dates.
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A Rugged Film Location -...
living off the grid, we have to live off the grid too. in order to really capture that story, we have to live that life. So right here, we basically have all of our food items, our camera gear, fuel here for cooking. We're in a very remote place, so we kind of have to be self sustainable from the beginning. Oh, man, this is a tight space. Woo!
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Wolves in Yellowstone,...
alpha female builds a den she actually digs it down out and gives birth to the pups there the pups live in that dam for about eight to nine weeks so the sole whole life of the pack is centered around that den for that time and then she'll move the pack if series of what are called romney woo sites and those
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Three People Rappel Down...
police officer that's a girl, cause gender is always there. Any woman will tell you that's the case. You know, I just have a competitive personality, so it doesn't matter if they're boys, or girls, or whatever. I'm going to try to be the best at something. Woo, rock. That's on me.
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New Cage for Wu Wu PIPE...
desperate to move orangutans into the larger cages at the top of her list is woo woo he's blind and can never go back to the wild his life of darkness must be very lonely but this move may give him a little of what he's been missing
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Four sisters in Ancient...
he wants to marry Domitia II within the next five to seven years, has come as well. He seems to be wooing not his future wife, but her dad. Poor Lucius, he does not know that Domitia's dad thinks he and his family are wealthy
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Deadly Buffalo Fight for...
with suicide to woo his paramour with the perfect gift the delicate banded Demoiselle knows that what every girl wants is fast flowing water rich in life-giving oxygen as the best place to lay her eggs each
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How I help people...
or "I shall attend her here and woo her with such spirit when she comes." It was all special, it was all the spotlight, and I just knew that it was for me. But somewhere along my journey, life happened.
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The Unconquered:...
was to go out make contact with these groups and in order to blunt the blow of the arrival of the frontier these guys would go deep in the jungle in advance of the frontier and woo the Indians with
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Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
but the same time there's a lot of beauty, and laughter, and really special moments, and it all combines into this unforgettable life experience. Woo! Yeah!
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The Best Wingmen in the...
and they assess them on the splendor of their display with enough flamboyance the band of brothers can woo not just one female but all the hens here
Video examples
A Rugged Film Location -...
living off the grid, we have to live off the grid too. in order to really capture that story, we have to live that life. So right here, we basically have all of our food items, our camera gear, fuel here for cooking. We're in a very remote place, so we kind of have to be self sustainable from the beginning. Oh, man, this is a tight space. Woo!
Video examples
Wolves in Yellowstone,...
alpha female builds a den she actually digs it down out and gives birth to the pups there the pups live in that dam for about eight to nine weeks so the sole whole life of the pack is centered around that den for that time and then she'll move the pack if series of what are called romney woo sites and those
Video examples
Three People Rappel Down...
police officer that's a girl, cause gender is always there. Any woman will tell you that's the case. You know, I just have a competitive personality, so it doesn't matter if they're boys, or girls, or whatever. I'm going to try to be the best at something. Woo, rock. That's on me.
Video examples
New Cage for Wu Wu PIPE...
desperate to move orangutans into the larger cages at the top of her list is woo woo he's blind and can never go back to the wild his life of darkness must be very lonely but this move may give him a little of what he's been missing
Video examples
Four sisters in Ancient...
he wants to marry Domitia II within the next five to seven years, has come as well. He seems to be wooing not his future wife, but her dad. Poor Lucius, he does not know that Domitia's dad thinks he and his family are wealthy
Video examples
Deadly Buffalo Fight for...
with suicide to woo his paramour with the perfect gift the delicate banded Demoiselle knows that what every girl wants is fast flowing water rich in life-giving oxygen as the best place to lay her eggs each
Video examples
How I help people...
or "I shall attend her here and woo her with such spirit when she comes." It was all special, it was all the spotlight, and I just knew that it was for me. But somewhere along my journey, life happened.
Video examples
The Unconquered:...
was to go out make contact with these groups and in order to blunt the blow of the arrival of the frontier these guys would go deep in the jungle in advance of the frontier and woo the Indians with
Video examples
Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
but the same time there's a lot of beauty, and laughter, and really special moments, and it all combines into this unforgettable life experience. Woo! Yeah!
Video examples
The Best Wingmen in the...
and they assess them on the splendor of their display with enough flamboyance the band of brothers can woo not just one female but all the hens here
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Laura Mvula
British Musician
I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try desperately to woo a listener. As long as I'm using my voice in a way that helps people understand what I'm trying to say, then I feel like I'm doing all right.
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Shilpa Shetty
Indian Actress
I need someone to woo me. Magazines are always saying I am beautiful and millions of men want to woo me, but none has come forward because they are all so scared.
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Jason Ralph
American Actor
I don't like the idea that you're supposed to woo someone by doing things you wouldn't want to do on an everyday basis.
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Cesar Romero
American Actor
I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her.
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Kartik Aaryan
Indian Actor
I try to woo the person whom I love. Even a good morning call to start the day is good enough for me.
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Yuvraj Singh
Indian Athlete
I'm past my wooing days now. See, I am an honest person. If I like a girl, I will go and tell her.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
As a young man, I wooed, unsuccessfully, with Puccini. It's important to get your operas right.
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
American Judge
Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.
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Sophie Dahl
English Model
I like good manners, old-fashioned courting, I like being wooed.
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Bradley Wiggins
British Athlete
Working-class people don't tend to be wooed by celebrity.
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Laura Mvula
British Musician
I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try desperately to woo a listener. As long as I'm using my voice in a way that helps people understand what I'm trying to say, then I feel like I'm doing all right.
Quote examples
Shilpa Shetty
Indian Actress
I need someone to woo me. Magazines are always saying I am beautiful and millions of men want to woo me, but none has come forward because they are all so scared.
Quote examples
Jason Ralph
American Actor
I don't like the idea that you're supposed to woo someone by doing things you wouldn't want to do on an everyday basis.
Quote examples
Cesar Romero
American Actor
I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her.
Quote examples
Kartik Aaryan
Indian Actor
I try to woo the person whom I love. Even a good morning call to start the day is good enough for me.
Quote examples
Yuvraj Singh
Indian Athlete
I'm past my wooing days now. See, I am an honest person. If I like a girl, I will go and tell her.
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
As a young man, I wooed, unsuccessfully, with Puccini. It's important to get your operas right.
Quote examples
Benjamin N. Cardozo
American Judge
Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.
Quote examples
Sophie Dahl
English Model
I like good manners, old-fashioned courting, I like being wooed.
Quote examples
Bradley Wiggins
British Athlete
Working-class people don't tend to be wooed by celebrity.
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