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Antonyms for courting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kawrt, kohrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔrt, koʊrt |
Definition of courting
Origin :- late 12c., from Old French cort (11c., Modern French cour) "king's court, princely residence," from Latin cortem, accusative of cors (earlier cohors) "enclosed yard," and by extension (and perhaps by association with curia "sovereign's assembly"), "those assembled in the yard; company, cohort," from com- "together" (see com-) + stem hort- related to hortus "garden, plot of ground" (see yard (n.1)). Sporting sense is from 1510s, originally of tennis. Legal meaning is from late 13c. (early assemblies for justice were overseen by the sovereign personally).
- verb fawn over, pay attention to
- She was beginning to feel panicky; he was courting distress.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I was forced to carry off this girl, because I had no other means of courting her.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- And what I was trying to do for you when we met in Rouen was—was courting you.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- The memory of her own courting days came back upon her, a rare experience!
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- They say you have been courting my princess terribly these last few days?
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- We have no time for courting, scarcely any opportunity for it.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- We propose first—marry first if we can—and do the courting afterwards.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- How like an old maid to fancy that Mr. Wilcox was courting her!
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Leopold Hirsch, who is courting me, you know, is so madly jealous at times.
- Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- You got the young lady into your service, and there Woodley was to do the courting.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for courting
- allure
- ask in marriage
- attract
- beseech
- bid
- bootlick
- captivate
- charm
- chase
- cultivate
- curry favor
- date
- entice
- entreat
- flatter
- follow
- gallant
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- grovel
- importune
- invite
- keep company with
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- pander to
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- please
- pop the question
- praise
- propose
- pursue
- run after
- seek
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- set one's cap
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- sue
- sweetheart
- take out
- woo
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