CEFR A2

wooing

verb

Meaning

woo means to endeavor to gain someone's support. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

"I got you a new cell phone." "Woo, that's great!"
That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.

Synonyms: court

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wooing (A2)

verb

Pronunciation: /wuː/

Definition

woo means to endeavor to gain someone's support. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

"I got you a new cell phone." "Woo, that's great!"
That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.
He is really into all that woo woo.

How to Use wooing

to woo (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to woo."
woo in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how woo works in context."

Synonyms of wooing

Words with a similar meaning to wooing:

court

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