Definition von court 2 im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
If you court something unpleasant such as disaster or unpopularity, you act in a way that makes it likely to happen. If he thinks he can remain in power by force he is courting disaster = invite
To court a particular person, group, or country means to try to please them or improve your relations with them, often so that they will do something that you want them to do. Both Democratic and Republican parties are courting former supporters of Ross Perot
If you court something such as publicity or popularity, you try to attract it. Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive