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court₂
/kort/
 
v-recip.
 
1.
Def.: egpaal-alihey; egparumdumeey [egparumdume͡ey]
MS: egpaal-alihey; egparumdumeey
if a man and a woman court, they spend time together, because they are thinking about getting married.
My parents courted for a year before they decided to marry.
Ka ginikanan ku migparumdumeey [migparum-dume͡ey] pad te senge tuig ne wey pad migpaasaweey.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: egpandalaha
MS: egpandalaha
If a man courts a woman, he tries to cause the woman to love him so that she will marry him.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: eggimu te minsan nekey eyew igkeupii wey egbulihan
If you court a person or group of people, you do things because you want them to like you or support you.
The mayoral candidate is courting the people in that sitio by promising to help them.
 
vt.
 
4.
Def.: eggimu te minsan nekey eyew te pegkuwa te minsan nekey
If you court something such as fame, you try to get it.
That singer has been courting publicity by giving a lot of free concerts.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0376-0400
 
 
courtship
 
n-uc, n-ct.
Def.: pegpaal-alihey
MS: pegpaal-alihey
the action of courting (senses 1 and 2).
Status: ready

Last updated: 21/Jan/2013