verb
woo
woo
verb
1
To try to win someone's affection, love, or support.
"He spent months trying to woo her with flowers and letters."
"The company wooed top engineers with huge signing bonuses."
How to Use Woo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo actively try to charm or persuade someone — romantically, or more broadly to win them over.
Common mistake
Not the same as the interjection "woo!" (an exclamation of excitement) — this "woo" is a verb about courting or persuading.
Common pairings
woo voters
woo investors
woo a partner
Word Forms
wooed past tense, Woos plural, Woos plural, woos singular
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Etymology
From Old English wogian, "to woo or court," of uncertain deeper origin.