Woo

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

wuː

Definitions

A surname from Chinese.
A surname from Korean.

Equivalents

Españolcortejar doñear jotearpololear

Françaiscourtiser faire la cour (à)

Deutschden Hof machen Umwerben

18 more languages

العربيةتودد يسعى للنيل، يداعب المرأة

Catalàfestejar

Ελληνικάκορτάρω

Esperantoamindumi

Suomihuuhaa kosiskella riiatavokotella

Galegofacer as beiras

עבריתחזר חיזר

Italianobattere i pezzi corteggiare

日本語求愛する

ქართულიმოხიბვლა

Nederlandshet hof maken

Polskiumizgiwać się zalecać się

Portuguêscortejar

Românăcurta

Русскийдобива́ться расположе́ния сва́таться ухаживать

Svenskakurtisera svärma uppvakta

Türkçeasılmak kur yapmak yazmak

Examples

“Physics hasn't been "looking" at it, certain men who embrace the Copenhagen Interpretation rather than Many Worlds or the Pilot Wave ⟳ angles are resorting to woo.”

“The cognitive loopholes and biases that make ⟳ us woo-prone are a human universal.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

woo girl woo woo woo-monger woo-woo woo-wooness woo't

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