Main Entry:

²court

Function:

verb

Date:

1567

transitive verb

1 a: to seek to gain or achieve <court power> b (1): allure, tempt (2): to act so as to invite or provoke <courts disaster>2 a: to seek the affections of ; especially : to seek to win a pledge of marriage from bof an animal : to perform actions in order to attract for mating <a male bird courting a female>3 a: to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages) <college teams courting high school basketball stars> b: to seek an alliance withintransitive verb1: to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage2of an animal : to engage in activity leading to mating