woo

[US]/wuː/
[UK]/wuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. pursue; attract; seek love from; plead

vi. seek love; plead

Example Sentences

woo one's own destruction

woo sb. to do sth.

He wooed and won her.

to woo the voters before an election

attempts to woo undecided voters

Politicians try to woo the voters before an election.

a two-pronged campaign to woo potential customers.

the minister scorned Labour's attempt to woo voters.

He was trying to woo the daughter of a Missouri aris-tocrat.

he wooed her with honeyed words.

he wooed her with quotes from Shakespeare.

Jason: Woo…Ben, Ben, the Seaver summate is far from over.

pop stars are being wooed by film companies eager to sign them up.

If something could disenchant voters, it would be the image of a political leader who is relying on an omnipotent image to woo votes.

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