Meaning

1 senses

  1. To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.

Examples

19 sentences

  1. Mary had many suitors.

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  2. The barfly dryly brushes off suitors.

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  3. Her suitors were all after her money.

    deIhre Freier waren alle hinter ihrem Geld her. — Waldelfe

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  4. She turned down all of her suitors.

    ruОна отшила всех своих поклонников. — odexed

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  5. Mary's captivating eyes made her suitors go mad.

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Origin

From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“f

From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”).

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Forms

suitors, suitoring, suitored, suitored
Base formsuitor · to suitor
3rd person singularsuitors
Present participlesuitoring
Past simplesuitored
Past participlesuitored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuitor
he, she, itsuitors

Past simpleLesson

all personssuitored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave suitored
he, she, ithas suitored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill suitor

Synonyms

14 synonyms
courtA2romanceA2addressB1solicitC2sparkB2wooC1beaubedearchase afterendearmake lovepitch wooput the moves onmake a move (on)

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
suitablyB2suitcaseA2suitesukiyakisulfasulfurB2
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