- persuade someone that
- expr.jemandem etwas suggerieren ausdr.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
persuade someone that
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persuade */*/*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsweɪd] / US [pərˈsweɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms persuade : present tense I/you/we/they persuade he/she/it persuades present participle persuading past tense persuaded past participle persuaded Ways of persuading someone to do/not… … English dictionary
persuade — per|suade [ pər sweıd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should: He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to persuade him. persuade someone to do something: Nobody… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persuade — [[t]pə(r)swe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ persuades, persuading, persuaded 1) VERB If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it. [V n to inf] My husband persuaded me to come... [V n to inf] We re trying … English dictionary
persuade — per|suade W2S2 [pəˈsweıd US pər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: persuadere, from suadere to advise ] 1.) to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
persuade — verb (T) 1 to make someone decide to do something, especially by repeatedly asking them or telling them reasons why they should do it: persuade sb to do sth: I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me. | persuade sb: Leo… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
persuade*/*/ — [pəˈsweɪd] verb [T] 1) to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to persuade him.[/ex] Nobody could persuade her to change her mind.[/ex] 2) to make… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
disabuse someone of — persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. → disabuse … English new terms dictionary
persuade — persuadable, adj. persuadability, persuadableness, n. persuadably, adv. persuadingly, adv. /peuhr swayd /, v.t., persuaded, persuading. 1. to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait. 2.… … Universalium
persuade — per•suade [[t]pərˈsweɪd[/t]] v. t. suad•ed, suad•ing 1) to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging 2) to induce to believe; convince • Etymology: 1505–15; < L persuādēre. See per , dissuade per•suad′a•ble, adj. per•suad … From formal English to slang
persuade — verb /pəˈsweɪd/ a) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway. That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion. b) To urge, plead;… … Wiktionary
convince, persuade — The words are not quite the same. You convince someone that he should believe, but persuade him to act. It is possible to persuade a person to do something without convincing him of the correctness or necessity of doing it. A separate… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
