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1 woo
[wu:]3rd person singular present tense - woos; verb((of a man) to seek as a wife: He wooed the daughter of the king.) πολιορκώ, κορτάρω- wooer -
2 Woo
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Woo
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3 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) δικαστήριο (τόπος)2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) δικαστήριο3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) γήπεδο4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) βασιλική αυλή, οι αυλικοί5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) ανάκτορο6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) αυλή2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) φλερτάρω2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) επιζητώ3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) προκαλώ•- courtier- courtly
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4 woos
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5 Sue
v. trans.Bring before the courts: P. εἰς δίκην ὑπάγειν; see bring to trial under trial.Why have you never yet sued me for the rent of the house you said you let to me as being your own property? P. διὰ τί οὐδεπώποτέ μοι ἔλαχες ἐνοικίου δίκην τῆς οἰκίας ἧς ἔφασκες μισθῶσαί μοι ὡς σαυτοῦ οὖσαν; (Dem. 1179).Beg for: see Ask.Woo: P. and V. μνηστεύειν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sue
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Woo — Woo, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wooing}.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woo — woo·er; woo·ing·ly; woo·lert; woo; … English syllables
woo — [ wu ] verb transitive 1. ) to try to persuade people to support you or buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things: Supermarkets are trying to woo customers by cutting prices. The party is clearly trying to woo women… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Woo — Woo, v. i. To court; to make love. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WoO — (abbreviation from German Werke ohne Opuszahl , in English Works without opus number ) is a catalogue prepared in 1955 by Harry Halm and Georg Kinsky, listing all of the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven that were not originally published with … Wikipedia
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woo — [wu:] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wogian] 1.) to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you used in news reports ▪ the Party s efforts to woo working class voters 2.) old fashioned to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
woo — [wo͞o] vt. [ME wowen < OE wogian] 1. to try to get the love of; seek as a spouse; court 2. to try to get; seek [to woo fame] 3. to entreat solicitously; coax; urge vi. 1. to try to get the love of a given person; court 2 … English World dictionary
woo|er — «WOO uhr», noun. a person or animal that woos; suitor … Useful english dictionary
