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persuaded

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //pɝˈsweɪdɪd// UK //pəswˈeɪdɪd// per·suad·ed

v. to convince someone to do something or to believe that something is true. You usually do this by giving them good reasons or by talking to them in a clever way.

v. to induce someone to do something through reasoning or argument; to convince someone of the truth of a proposition.


SIMPLE

She persuaded her parents to let her go on the trip.

CONTEXTUAL

The salesperson persuaded the couple to buy the more expensive model by highlighting its long-term energy savings.

COMPLEX

Despite his initial skepticism, the scientist was eventually persuaded by the overwhelming evidence presented in the peer-reviewed study.

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The verb is transitive and often follows the pattern 'persuade someone to do something' or 'persuade someone of something'.

Pitfall

I persuaded to him to stayI persuaded him to stayPersuade is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without the preposition 'to'.

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