persuade

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pərˈsweɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈsweɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər swād)

Inflections of 'persuade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
persuades
v 3rd person singular
persuading
v pres p
persuaded
v past
persuaded
v past p
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persuade [sb] vtr (cause to do)persuadir vtr
  convencer vtr
 Robert didn't want to go to the party, but Alex managed to persuade him.
 Robert no quería ir a la fiesta, pero Alex logró persuadirlo.
persuade [sb] to do [sth] v expr (cause to do)convencer de vtr + prep
  persuadir de vtr + prep
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 Wendy persuaded Paula to ask the boss for a pay rise.
 Wendy convenció a Paula de que le pidiera un aumento al jefe.
persuade [sb],
persuade [sb] that
vtr
(with clause: convince)convencer vtr
  persuadir vtr
 Alice persuaded Emily that she was telling the truth.
 Alice convenció a Emily de que estaba diciendo la verdad.
persuade [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep (convince)convencer de vtr + prep
  persuadir de vtr + prep
 Mark persuaded Olivia of the truth of his argument.
 Mark convenció a Olivia de la verdad de su argumento.
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'persuade' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: persuaded her (not) to [go, stay, come, accept, join], he [is not, will not be] easily persuaded, persuade the [judge, jury, panel, committee] (to), more...

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