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persuade

/pərˈsweɪd/

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verb

/pərˈsweɪd/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, побуждающего кого-либо сделать или поверить во что-либо с помощью рассуждений или аргументов.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument.

  1. Convince someoneB1formal

    To cause someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument.

    ruУбедить

    • She persuaded her friend to join the club.
    • He tried to persuade the committee to accept his proposal.
    • The lawyer persuaded the jury of his client's innocence.

    Synonymsbring aroundcajolecoaxconvinceinduceinfluenceswaytalk intourgewin over

    Antonymsdeterdiscouragedissuade

  2. Induce or influenceB1formal

    To successfully encourage someone to take a particular action.

    ruУбедить

    • The advertisement persuaded many people to buy the product.
    • I persuaded my parents to let me travel abroad.
    • They were persuaded by the evidence presented in court.

    Synonymscoaxconvinceinduceinfluenceswaytalk intowin over

    Antonymsdeterdiscouragedisinclinedissuade

Forms
  • persuaded past participle
  • persuaded past simple
  • persuading present participle
  • persuades third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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