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TOEFL BNC: 1776 COCA: 3265

persuade

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
persuade /pɚˈsweɪd/ verb
persuades; persuaded; persuading
persuade
/pɚˈsweɪd/
verb
persuades; persuaded; persuading
Learner's definition of PERSUADE
[+ object]
: to cause (someone) to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons说服;劝服
compare dissuade
: to cause (someone) to believe something : convince使相信;使信服
TOEFL BNC: 1776 COCA: 3265

persuade

verb

per·​suade pər-ˈswād How to pronounce persuade (audio)
persuaded; persuading

transitive verb

1
: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2
: to plead with : urge
persuader noun

Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web But Murray and Korn, who received copies of the report in April 2021, were able to persuade judges to remove a few paragraphs and delay its release for 16 months. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 A decade ago, Jessica Vega pleaded guilty for lying about having terminal cancer to persuade people to help pay for her dream wedding and Caribbean honeymoon. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Sep. 2022 Arab Americans have long fought to persuade government officials to adopt the racial category, referred to as MENA, as part of standard practice. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 The city hopes the undertaking will persuade other schools — including UC San Diego — to establish a presence in South County. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 His first unorthodox move was to persuade the surviving members of the Champlain Towers South condo association board to appoint Michael I. Goldberg, a lawyer, as an independent party known as a receiver to handle residents’ lawsuits. Patricia Mazzei, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Is there any way to persuade those people of the value of trying to access that childlike mind-set? David Marchese, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 The nonpartisan group aims to help persuade candidates to debate by offering a neutral, professional environment, while also pressuring those who otherwise might not participate. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds work to persuade star soccer players and executives to take a chance on Wrexham before the season starts. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin persuadēre, from per- thoroughly + suadēre to advise, urge — more at sweet

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of persuade was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 1776 COCA: 3265
persuade

verb

ADVERB | VERB + PERSUADE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBsuccessfully成功說服almost幾乎說服eventually, finally, ultimately最終說服quickly很快勸服easily容易說服She was easily persuaded to accompany us.她很容易就被說服陪我們一起去。gently溫和地說服Dictators can sometimes be gently persuaded to leave power with special deals that guarantee their safety.在達成確保安全的特別協議的情況下,獨裁者有時可以被溫和地說服交出權力。somehow通過某種方式說服He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the movie.他不知用什麼方法說服了電影公司讓他來拍攝這部影片。VERB + PERSUADEattempt to, seek to, try to, work to試圖說服;努力勸說;盡力說服hope to希望說服be able to, be unable to, can能夠說服;無法說服manage to設法說服He eventually managed to persuade the caretaker to let him in.他最終成功地說服了看守讓他進去。help (to)幫助說服be difficult to難以說服fail to沒有說服PREPOSITIONinto說服做⋯She was persuaded into buying an expensive dress.她在勸說之下買了一條昂貴的連衣裙。of使相信⋯We must persuade the government of the need for change.我們必須使政府相信需要變革。out of (especially BrE) 勸說脫離⋯There was no way to persuade him out of it.沒有辦法說服他放棄。Why not invite Larry, if he can be persuaded out of hibernation?如果可以說服拉里出來活動活動,為什麼不邀請他?PHRASESan attempt to persuade sb, an effort to persuade sb勸說某人的嘗試/努力an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her colleagues勸說她的同事未果be fully persuaded完全被說服I am not fully persuaded by these arguments.這些論點沒有充分說服我。be reluctantly persuaded勉強被說服I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee.我勉強被說服加入了委員會。have difficulty (in) persuading sb說服某人有困難They had difficulty in persuading the two sides to sit down together.他們在說服雙方坐下和談時遇到了困難。

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