To pay amorous attention; to court, woo. Frequently with to. Also in extended use. Now somewhat archaic.
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or engage in courtship [verb (intransitive)] (19) to make love1567 To pay amorous attention; to court, woo. Frequently with to. Also in extended use. Now somewhat archaic. address1677 intransitive. With to. To court a person; esp. to pay court to a woman with a view to marriage, to woo. Obsolete. to keep company (with)1725 Originally: to have sexual intercourse (with); cf. sense 2b. In later use: to have a romantic relationship, engage in courting (with) (now colloquial… suitor1777 intransitive. To be a suitor or wooer. Frequently with to, †unto. spark1807 U.S. To engage in courtship; to play the suitor, wooer, or beau. Also with it. pitch1903 intransitive. slang. Of a man: to make sexual advances; (later Prison slang) to take the active role in homosexual sex. Also with (up) to. Now… to pitch (the) woo1935 Originally and chiefly U.S. to pitch (the) woo: to court, to make love; (in extended use) to bestow flattery lavishly. Cf. sense 15b. Subcategories:— solicit or sue woman in love (1) — play the lover or wooer (1) — walk out with person as lover (6) — be recipient of frequent male attentions (1) — sit up late as method of courtship (2) — invite courtship (1) |
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