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title: woo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «woo» in the school dictionary: To try to make someone love you so they will be your boyfriend, girlfriend or partner. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# woo

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**Who acts:** someone, they, ideas, prince, shop, parties · **What happens:** try, make, love, be, get, support · **To what, where:** someone, you, boyfriend, support, hoo, cry · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«woo» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [woo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/woo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To try to make someone love you so they will be your boyfriend, girlfriend or partner.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:m1:1
# text = To try to make someone love you so they will be your boyfriend, girlfriend or partner.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	boyfriend	boyfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	girlfriend	girlfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	partner	partner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **love** *not said to happen* | infinitive | someone *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** | future | they | your boyfriend and girlfriend or partner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To try hard to get someone's support, such as voters or customers.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:m2:1
# text = To try hard to get someone's support, such as voters or customers.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	voters	voter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | someone's support |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer support=Stimulus |
| 3 | **support** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom support «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Woo!» or «woo-hoo!» is a cry of excitement.

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:m3:1
# text = «Woo!» or «woo-hoo!» is a cry of excitement.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Woo	woo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	woo	woo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hoo	hoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woo** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **woo** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | hoo |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hoo=Patient |
| 3 | **be** *speech: express* | present |  | a cry |  |  |  | of excitement | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Woo» or «woo-woo» means ideas that are mystical and not backed by science.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:m4:1
# text = «Woo» or «woo-woo» means ideas that are mystical and not backed by science.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Woo	woo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	woo	woo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	woo	woo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mystical	mystical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	backed	back	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woo** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **woo** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | woo |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woo=Patient |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  | ideas |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Topic |
| 4 | **is** | present | ideas |  |  |  |  | mystical *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **back** | participle | ideas *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by science | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by science=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prince wooed the princess with songs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x1:1
# text = The prince wooed the princess with songs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wooed	woo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woo** | past | the prince | the princess |  |  |  | with songs | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop is trying to woo new customers with discounts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x2:1
# text = The shop is trying to woo new customers with discounts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	woo	woo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	discounts	discount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · progressive | the shop |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **woo** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the shop *not said here* | new customers |  |  |  | with discounts | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent customer=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both parties are wooing young voters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x3:1
# text = Both parties are wooing young voters.
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	wooing	woo	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	voters	voter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woo** | present · progressive | both parties | young voters |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voter=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woo-hoo, it's snowing!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x4:1
# text = Woo-hoo, it's snowing!
1	Woo	woo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	hoo	hoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	snowing	snow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woo** | imperative | you *not said here* | hoo |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hoo=Patient |
| 2 | **snow** | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woo, we won!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x5:1
# text = Woo, we won!
1	Woo	woo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woo** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **win** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She thinks crystal healing is a lot of woo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x6:1
# text = She thinks crystal healing is a lot of woo.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crystal	crystal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	woo	woo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | crystal healing | a lot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **woo** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A suitor comes to woo her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:woo:x7:1
# text = A suitor comes to woo her.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	woo	woo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | a suitor |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **woo** | to-infinitive | a suitor *not said here* | suitor |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

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