persuade
To successfully convince to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through…To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
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» She attempted to persuade her father.
Sie versuchte, ihren Vater zu überreden. — Esperantostern
Sie hat versucht, ihren Vater zu überreden. — Esperantostern
Она попыталась убедить своего отца. — fjay69
Вона спробувала переконати свого батька. — deniko
Вона спробувала переконати батька. — Ahha
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Examples
781 sentencesShe attempted to persuade her father.
Вона спробувала переконати свого батька. — deniko
ruОна попыталась убедить своего отца. — fjay69
deSie versuchte, ihren Vater zu überreden. — Esperantostern
I won't try to persuade you.
Я не немагатимуся тебе переконати. — deniko
ruЯ не буду пытаться тебя уговорить. — marafon
Can't I persuade you to come?
Хіба я не можу переконати тебе прийти? — deniko
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.
überreden, gewinnen, verführen
убежда́тьubeždátʹ, убеди́тьubedítʹ, угова́риватьugovárivatʹ
переко́нуватиperekónuvaty, перекона́тиperekonáty
(obsolete, transitive)To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something).
(archaic, regional, transitive)To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).
- win approval or support for
- cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
Origin
From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet.
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Forms
persuades, persuading, persuaded, persuadedTenses
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Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- tried to persuade
- able to persuade
- managed to persuade
- best to persuade
- could be persuaded
- be persuaded to
- one who persuaded
- need to persuade
- couldn't persuade
- persuaded to help
- almost persuaded
- have to persuade
See also
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