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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WOO

Old English wōgian, of obscure origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WOO

woo  [wuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Woo is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb woo in English.

WHAT DOES WOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of woo in the English dictionary

The first definition of woo in the dictionary is to seek the affection, favour, or love of with a view to marriage. Other definition of woo is to seek after zealously or hopefully. Woo is also to bring upon oneself by one's own action.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WOO

PRESENT

Present
I woo
you woo
he/she/it wooes
we woo
you woo
they woo
Present continuous
I am wooing
you are wooing
he/she/it is wooing
we are wooing
you are wooing
they are wooing
Present perfect
I have wooed
you have wooed
he/she/it has wooed
we have wooed
you have wooed
they have wooed
Present perfect continuous
I have been wooing
you have been wooing
he/she/it has been wooing
we have been wooing
you have been wooing
they have been wooing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I wooed
you wooed
he/she/it wooed
we wooed
you wooed
they wooed
Past continuous
I was wooing
you were wooing
he/she/it was wooing
we were wooing
you were wooing
they were wooing
Past perfect
I had wooed
you had wooed
he/she/it had wooed
we had wooed
you had wooed
they had wooed
Past perfect continuous
I had been wooing
you had been wooing
he/she/it had been wooing
we had been wooing
you had been wooing
they had been wooing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will woo
you will woo
he/she/it will woo
we will woo
you will woo
they will woo
Future continuous
I will be wooing
you will be wooing
he/she/it will be wooing
we will be wooing
you will be wooing
they will be wooing
Future perfect
I will have wooed
you will have wooed
he/she/it will have wooed
we will have wooed
you will have wooed
they will have wooed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wooing
you will have been wooing
he/she/it will have been wooing
we will have been wooing
you will have been wooing
they will have been wooing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would woo
you would woo
he/she/it would woo
we would woo
you would woo
they would woo
Conditional continuous
I would be wooing
you would be wooing
he/she/it would be wooing
we would be wooing
you would be wooing
they would be wooing
Conditional perfect
I would have woo
you would have woo
he/she/it would have woo
we would have woo
you would have woo
they would have woo
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wooing
you would have been wooing
he/she/it would have been wooing
we would have been wooing
you would have been wooing
they would have been wooing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you woo
we let´s woo
you woo
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to woo
Past participle
wooed
Present Participle
wooing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOO

wontless
woo-woo
wood
wood alcohol
wood anemone
wood ant
wood avens
wood betony
wood block
wood carving
wood coal
wood duck
wood engraver
wood engraving
wood hedgehog
wood hyacinth
wood ibis
wood melic
wood melick
wood nymph

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOO

all too
bamboo
boo
coo
doo
goo
hoo
loo
me-too
moo
poo
roo
shampoo
taboo
tattoo
too
voodoo
Waterloo
yahoo
zoo

Synonyms and antonyms of woo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WOO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «woo» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of woo

Translation of «woo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOO

Find out the translation of woo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of woo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «woo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争取
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atraer
570 millions of speakers

English

woo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ву
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cortejar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাণিপ্রার্থনা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chercher à attirer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Woo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umwerben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

訴える
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얻으려고 애쓰다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

woo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kur yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accattivarsi la simpatia di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

woo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ву
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

woo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

woo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

woo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

woo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOO»

The term «woo» is very widely used and occupies the 10.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «woo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «woo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about woo

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOO»

Discover the use of woo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jin Woo
Eve Bunting and Chris Soentpiet bring the same deep emotion that distinguished their previous collaboration, So Far from the Sea, to this moving story of an adoptive family that has love to spare.
Eve Bunting, 2001
2
The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas
In The Art of Woo, they present their systematic, four- step process for winning over even the toughest bosses and most skeptical colleagues.
G. Richard Shell, Mario Moussa, 2007
3
Katie Woo Has the Flu
Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.
Fran Manushkin, 2012
4
John Woo's The Killer
This series distinguishes itself from the other books on the subject by focusing in-depth on individual Hong Kong films, which together make the New Hong Kong cinema.
Kenneth E. HALL, 2009
5
Woo!: the not-so-scary ghost
Tired of being told what to do, a young ghost runs away, but after a scary day, he decides that he is happier at home.
‎2001
6
Katie Woo and Friends
Katie Woo loves playing with her friends JoJo and Pedro. They do everything together, from losing teeth to looking for ghosts. Even when they argue, they always make up in the end. After all, there's nothing like a good friend.
Manushkin, Fran
7
Letters from the Editor: Lessons on Journalism and Life
William F. Woo touches on a wide range of subjects to inspire the next generationof journalists"--Provided by publisher.
William F. Woo, Philip Meyer, 2007
8
Boo, Katie Woo!
Katie Woo is dressing up like a monster for Halloween.
Sean O'Reilly, 2010
9
John Woo: Interviews
This is the first authoritative English-language collection of interviews with the respected filmmaker who reinvented the modern action movie and helped open the door for fellow Asian filmmakers to the Western world.
John Woo, Robert K. Elder, 2005
10
Oral Pathology: A Comprehensive Atlas and Text
Board certified in both oral pathology and oral medicine, Dr. Sook-Bin Woo draws on her extensive clinical experience to help you achieve diagnostic certainty.
Sook-Bin Woo, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Si Woo Kim Wins Web.com Tour's Stonebrae Classic in Playoff
South Korea's Si Woo Kim won the Stonebrae Classic on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, birdieing the first hole of a playoff with Jamie Lovemark and ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
'Drunk driving woo...I'll be dead thanks to you': Miami woman sends …
A Florida woman sent a chilling text message to her boyfriend that read "Driving drunk woo...I'll be dead thanks to you" moments before crashing and killing her ... «KABC-TV, May 15»
3
Facebook out to woo Chinese firms
Facebook has significantly ramped up its efforts to woo Chinese advertisers and draw more business in a country that banned the social networking site a few ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
4
John Woo To Direct Remake Of 'Manhunt' For Media Asia
John Woo (Face/Off) is set to direct a remake of Manhunt, based on a novel by Japanese writer Juko Nishimura, for Hong Kong-based Media Asia Films. «Deadline.com, Mar 15»
5
400 pounds of marijuana chocolate bars seized on I-70
Jeffrey J. Woo, 42, from Ladera Ranch, California, was arrested for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and transported to the Lafayette ... «fox4kc.com, Feb 15»
6
Haiti launches TV ad campaign to woo American vacationers
The country's tourism ministry and a U.S. cable provider have developed TV spots and a Cablevision destination channel dubbed "Haiti: Experience It!" to woo ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
7
Seung-Woo real-Lee losing patience
Seung-Woo Lee wants to play. The South Korean wonderkid is beginning to tear his hair out because of his lack of competitive action. What's more, he is well ... «MARCA.com, Feb 15»
8
Tech Giants Woo 15-Year-Old App Whizzkid
Facebook and Google are battling to woo a 15-year-old whizzkid who developed an app which has been downloaded 500,000 times. Ben Pasternak created the ... «Sky News, Jan 15»
9
Missing teen Christine Ji Woo Kang seen on train: Cops
Police looking for a 16-year-old Edgemont girl missing for three days have turned up video surveillance of her boarding a southbound Metro-North Railroad train ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jan 15»
10
Banks embrace new technology to woo younger clients
In doing so, the country's Big Six banks seek to woo younger clients at a time when their retail growth is starting to slow. Bank of Nova Scotia, for instance, ... «Toronto Sun, Dec 14»

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