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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Court \Court\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Courted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Courting.]
1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery;
to try to ingratiate one's self with.
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By one person, hovever, Portland was still
assiduously courted. --Macaulay.
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2. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in
marriage; to woo.
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If either of you both love Katharina . . .
Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
--Shak.
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3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
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They might almost seem to have courted the crown of
martyrdom. --Prescott.
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Guilt and misery . . . court privacy and solitude.
--De Quincey.
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4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
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A well-worn pathway courted us
To one green wicket in a privet hedge. --Tennyson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Court \Court\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Courted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Courting.]
1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery;
to try to ingratiate one's self with.
By one person, hovever, Portland was still
assiduously courted. --Macaulay.
2. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in
marriage; to woo.
If either of you both love Katharina . . . leave
shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
--Shak.
3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
They might almost seem to have courted the crown of
martyrdem. --Prescott.
Guilt and misery . . . court privacy and silitude.
--De Quincey.
4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
A well-worn pathway courted us To one green wicket
in a privet hedge. --Tennyson.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
courted
vb.
(infl of en court ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
courted
vb.
(infl of en court ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
courted
vb.
(infl of en court ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
courted
vb.
(infl of en court ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
courted
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c ourt ed)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Courted /kˈɔːtɪd/ مراودFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
courted /kˈɔːtɪd/ herausgefordert, angefacht see: court, courting, court controversyFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
courted /kˈɔːtɪd/
umworben, geworben, den Hof gemacht, sich um jds. Zuneigung bemüht, Avancen gemacht, gefreit, gebuhlt, courtisiert
Synonyms: wooed, made advances
see: court sb., woo sb., make advances to sb., courting, wooing, making advances
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈkɔɹtɪd/