Meaning
court, woo
- to try to start a romantic relationship with someone
- to pursue someone with romantic attention
In a sentence
Marco corteggia Anna da mesi.
Marco has been courting Anna for months.
Stai corteggiando quella ragazza?
Are you courting that girl?
Non voglio corteggiare nessuno adesso.
I don't want to court anyone right now.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| corteggiare | infinitive |
| corteggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| corteggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| corteggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| corteggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| corteggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| corteggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| corteggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| corteggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| corteggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| corteggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| corteggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| corteggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| corteggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| corteggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| corteggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| corteggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| corteggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| corteggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| corteggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| corteggiando | gerund |
| corteggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes a direct object: corteggiare qualcuno.
- More formal/literary than provarci con qualcuno.
- Can also be used figuratively in advanced contexts, but romantic sense is basic.