Persuade - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
Extra examples
He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
She couldn't be persuaded to go.
He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
I am not easily persuaded.
They persuaded us that we were wrong.
He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
He failed / didn't manage to persuade me.
She is easily persuaded.
Try to persuade him to come.
I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me.
Don't let yourself be persuaded into buying things you don't want.
I'm trying to persuade your dad to buy some shares.
Leo wouldn't agree, despite our efforts to persuade him.
He took a lot of persuading to come out of retirement (=it was hard to persuade him).
He was fairly easily persuaded.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: persuade
he/she/it: persuades
present participle: persuading
past tense: persuaded
past participle: persuaded
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