court
Definition
- n. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- n. a room in which a lawcourt sits
- n. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
- n. a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
Word forms
- Present participle
- courting
- Past tense
- courted
- Past participle
- courted
- Third person singular
- courts
Example sentences
n.
She went to court to seek justice for her case.
vt.
He tried to court her affection with flowers and sweet words.
vi.
The young man decided to court her after they became friends.