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# woo

verb (woo, woos, wooed, wooing); interjection (woo, woo-hoo); noun (woo, informal)

«woo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old-fashioned) To try to make someone love you so they will be your boyfriend, girlfriend or partner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#m1)
2. To try hard to get someone's support, such as voters or customers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#m2)
3. (informal) «Woo!» or «woo-hoo!» is a cry of excitement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#m3)
4. (slang) «Woo» or «woo-woo» means ideas that are mystical and not backed by science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#m4)

### In the lessons

In fairy tales and old stories, a prince woos a princess. In news, politicians woo voters and shops woo customers. In everyday life, children shout «woo-hoo!» when happy. In science talk, «woo» is a dismissive word for unscientific claims.

### Examples

- The prince wooed the princess with songs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x1)
- The shop is trying to woo new customers with discounts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x2)
- Both parties are wooing young voters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x3)
- Woo-hoo, it's snowing! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x4)
- Woo, we won! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x5)
- She thinks crystal healing is a lot of woo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x6)
- A suitor comes to woo her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/#x7)

### Note

Past form «wooed», said «wood». Say «woo» like «too». The «woo-woo» sense is informal and can be rude about someone's beliefs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «woo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«woo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/woo.html) on Mova free.