nnoun.communicationa man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)Synset:courtship suit wooing
Examples:- its was a brief and intense courtship
Derivationally Related Form:woocourt
Hypernyms:appeal entreaty prayer
Inherited Hypernyms:courtshipentreatyrequestspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bundling
vverb.socialmake amorous advances towardsSynset:court romance solicit woo
Derivationally Related Form:courtingwooingwooerromance
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:wooact
Direct Hyponyms:chasechase afterdisplay
Full Troponyms:chasedisplay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: woo, solicit, romance)
vverb.socialseek someone's favorSynset:court woo
Derivationally Related Form:courtwooer
Inherited Hypernyms:woo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.socialengage in social activities leading to marriageExamples:- We were courting for over ten years
Derivationally Related Form:courting
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:courtact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: court) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: court)