Definition
Spending time with someone romantically with the intention of getting to know them for possible marriage or partnership.
Etymology
From Old French 'courteier,' derived from 'court' (the royal court). Originally meant to behave like a courtier, later specialized to romantic pursuit.
Kelly Says
In Victorian times, 'courting' had strict rules—a man couldn't be alone with a woman without a chaperone, yet somehow people still fell in love; modern dating is basically courting without the overbearing rules!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
courtship
kort-ship
ARالعربية
التحرش
al-tahrash
BNবাংলা
প্রস্তাব
pro-sta-ab
CACatalà
courtship
kort-ship
CSČeština
sňatek
sny-atek
DADansk
forlovelse
for-lo-ve-se
DEDeutsch
anwerben
an-ver-ben
ELΕλληνικά
προτάσεις γάμου
pro-ta-se-es ga-mou
ESEspañol
cortejar
kor-teh-har
FAفارسی
courtship
kort-ship
FISuomi
kihlautuminen
kih-lau-tu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
courtiser
kur-ti-ser
HEעברית
courtship
kort-ship
HIहिन्दी
प्रस्ताव
prasthaav
HUMagyar
udvarlás
ud-var-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
pacaran
pa-ca-ran
ITItaliano
corteggiare
kor-teh-gheh-ree-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
courtship
kort-ship
MYမြန်မာ
courtship
kort-ship
NLNederlands
courtship
kort-ship
PLPolski
oświadczyny
uv-sviad-chiny
PTPortuguês
cortejar
kor-teh-har
RORomână
curtezie
kur-teh-zee
RUРусский
свидание
sv-da-ni-ye
SVSvenska
frieri
free-ree
SWKiswahili
courtship
kort-ship
TEతెలుగు
courtship
kort-ship
UKУкраїнська
поручення
poruchennya
VITiếng Việt
thành hôn
thanh-hon