woo

BrE /wuː/ AmE /wuː/

verb en → es

past wooed pp wooed ing wooing

1 FLIRT/DATE [transitive] B2

to try to make someone fall in love with you by being nice, charming, and romantic

cortejar, conquistar, seducir

  • woo somebody

Collocations woo a potential partner · woo someone's affection

  • He wooed her with flowers and poetry.

    Lo conquistó con flores y poesía.

2 PERSUADE/CONVINCE [transitive] C1

to try to persuade someone to do something by being friendly and charming

convencer, persuadir, ganarse a alguien

  • woo somebody into doing sth

Collocations woo someone into an agreement · woo investors with promises of profit

  • They wooed the board members into supporting their plan.

    Los convencieron a los miembros del consejo para que apoyaran su plan.