woo

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

«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.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

To try to make someone love you so they will be your boyfriend, girlfriend or partner.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 make	mark
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 make	obj
6	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 make	xcomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 love	obj
8	so	so	ADV	_	13 boyfriend	advmod
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 boyfriend	nsubj
10	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 boyfriend	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 boyfriend	cop
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 boyfriend	nmod:poss
13	boyfriend	boyfriend	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 love	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 girlfriend	punct
15	girlfriend	girlfriend	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 boyfriend	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 partner	cc
17	partner	partner	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 boyfriend	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	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

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

To try hard to get someone's support, such as voters or customers.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 try	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hard	xcomp
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 support	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 someone	case
8	support	support	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 get	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 voters	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 voters	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	voters	voter	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 support	appos
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 customers	cc
14	customers	customer	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 voters	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Woo!» or «woo-hoo!» is a cry of excitement.

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
2	Woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 cry	csubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 woo	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 woo	punct
7	woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Woo	conj
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 hoo	punct
9	hoo	hoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 woo	obj
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 cry	cop
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 cry	det
14	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 excitement	case
16	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 cry	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 cry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	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

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

«Woo» or «woo-woo» means ideas that are mystical and not backed by science.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
2	Woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 means	csubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 woo	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 woo	punct
6	woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Woo	conj
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 woo	punct
8	woo	woo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 woo	obj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Woo	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 means	obj
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 mystical	nsubj
13	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 mystical	cop
14	mystical	mystical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 ideas	acl:relcl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 backed	cc
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 backed	advmod
17	backed	back	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 mystical	conj
18	by	by	ADP	_	19 science	case
19	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 backed	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	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

The prince wooed the princess with songs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prince	det
2	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wooed	nsubj
3	wooed	woo	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 princess	det
5	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wooed	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 songs	case
7	songs	song	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 princess	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wooed	punct

#	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

The shop is trying to woo new customers with discounts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 trying	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trying	aux
4	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 woo	mark
6	woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 trying	xcomp
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 customers	amod
8	customers	customer	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 woo	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 discounts	case
10	discounts	discount	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 woo	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 trying	punct

#	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

Both parties are wooing young voters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	2 parties	det
2	parties	party	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wooing	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 wooing	aux
4	wooing	woo	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 voters	amod
6	voters	voter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wooing	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wooing	punct

#	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

Woo-hoo, it's snowing!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Woo	woo	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 hoo	punct
3	hoo	hoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Woo	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 snowing	punct
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 snowing	nsubj
6	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 snowing	aux
7	snowing	snow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Woo	parataxis
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Woo	punct

#	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

Woo, we won!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Woo	woo	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 won	punct
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 won	nsubj
4	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Woo	parataxis
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Woo	punct

#	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

She thinks crystal healing is a lot of woo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	crystal	crystal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 healing	amod
4	healing	healing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lot	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 lot	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 lot	det
7	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 thinks	ccomp
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 woo	case
9	woo	woo	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 lot	parataxis
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thinks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	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

A suitor comes to woo her.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 suitor	det
2	suitor	suitor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 comes	nsubj
3	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 woo	mark
5	woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 comes	xcomp
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 woo	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 comes	punct

#	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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