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    court
    [kôrt]
    noun
    court (noun) · courts (plural noun) · court of law (noun) · courts of law (plural noun) · the court (noun)
    1. a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases:
      "she will take the matter to court" · "a court case" · "a settlement was reached during the first sitting of the court"
      • the place where a court meets:
        "everyone in the court knew he was going down, innocent or guilty"
      • (the court)
        the judge or judges presiding at a court.
    2. a quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or basketball:
      "I prefer an indoor court"
      • a quadrangular area surrounded by a building or group of buildings.
      • a subdivision of a building, usually a large hall extending to the ceiling with galleries and staircases.
    3. the establishment, retinue, and courtiers of a sovereign:
      "the emperor is shown with his court"
      • a sovereign and his or her councilors, constituting a ruling power:
        "relations between the king and the imperial court"
      • a sovereign's residence:
        "he lived for four years at the court of King Philip"
    verb
    dated
    court (verb) · courts (third person present) · courted (past tense) · courted (past participle) · courting (present participle)
    1. be involved with romantically, typically with the intention of marrying:
      "he was courting a girl from the neighboring farm" · "we went to the movies when we were courting"
      • (of a male bird or other animal) try to attract (a mate).
      • pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor:
        "Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states"
      • go to great lengths to win (favorable attention):
        "he never had to court the approval of the political elite"
      • risk incurring (misfortune) because of the way one behaves:
        "he has often courted controversy"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer. Compare with cohort.
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    verb
    1. be involved with romantically, typically with the intention of marrying:
      go out with
      be involved with
      be romantically linked with
      seek the company of
      make advances to
      flirt with
      set one's cap at
      pay addresses to
      pay suit to
      seek the hand of
      make love to
      go out together
      go with each other
      keep company
     
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