persuade
verb/pəˈsweɪd/
/pərˈsweɪd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they persuade | /pəˈsweɪd/ /pərˈsweɪd/ |
| he / she / it persuades | /pəˈsweɪdz/ /pərˈsweɪdz/ |
| past simple persuaded | /pəˈsweɪdɪd/ /pərˈsweɪdɪd/ |
| past participle persuaded | /pəˈsweɪdɪd/ /pərˈsweɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form persuading | /pəˈsweɪdɪŋ/ /pərˈsweɪdɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
- persuade somebody to do something Try to persuade him to come.
- persuade somebody Please try and persuade her.
- She's always easily persuaded.
- I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading.
- persuade somebody into something I didn't want to go, but my friends persuaded me into it.
- persuade somebody into doing something I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
- persuade somebody out of something There was no way to persuade him out of it (= persuade him not to do it).
- persuade somebody out of doing something My sister persuaded me out of dying my hair.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb1- Dictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety.
- He eventually managed to persuade one of the staff to let him in.
- He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the film.
- I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee.
- She was easily persuaded to accompany us.
- The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.
- They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together.
- Can you persuade him to come?
- an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleagues
- She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress.
- Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- almost
- eventually
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- into
- of
- out of
- …
- an attempt to persuade somebody
- an effort to persuade somebody
- be fully persuaded
- …
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- to make somebody believe that something is true synonym convince
- persuade somebody/yourself that… It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice.
- She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living.
- persuade somebody No one was persuaded by his arguments.
- persuade somebody of something (formal) I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits.
Which Word? persuade / convincepersuade / convince- The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it:
- I tried to persuade her to see a doctor.
- He convinced me he was right.
- It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade:
- I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor.
Extra Examples- It has been difficult to persuade people that we have no political objectives.
- I am not fully persuaded by these arguments.
- We must persuade the government of the need for change.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- almost
- eventually
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- into
- of
- out of
- …
- an attempt to persuade somebody
- an effort to persuade somebody
- be fully persuaded
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
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