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Learner’s Word of the Day
Learner’s Word of the Day
Persuade ![Audio Pronunciation]()
Function: verb [with object]
Inflected forms:
persuades; persuaded; persuading
Meanings:
1 : to cause (someone) to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons
Examples:
<He persuaded his friend to go back to school.>
<She couldn’t be persuaded to go.>
<He would not let himself be persuadedinto buying the more expensive stereo.>
<I am not easily persuaded.>
2 : to cause (someone) to believe something : convince
Examples:
<They persuaded us that we were wrong.>
<He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.>
Inflected forms:
persuades; persuaded; persuading
Meanings:
1 : to cause (someone) to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons
Examples:
<He persuaded his friend to go back to school.>
<She couldn’t be persuaded to go.>
<He would not let himself be persuadedinto buying the more expensive stereo.>
<I am not easily persuaded.>
2 : to cause (someone) to believe something : convince
Examples:
<They persuaded us that we were wrong.>
<He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.>
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