persuade
verb (persuade, persuades, persuaded, persuading)
Everyday
- To persuade someone is to make them agree to do something or believe something by giving good reasons or by asking nicely. tree →
- To persuade can also mean to convince someone that something is true. tree →
In the lessons
In English lessons pupils write persuasive texts (letters, adverts, speeches) using reasons, facts and strong words to persuade the reader. In everyday life children try to persuade parents to let them have a pet or stay up late. Phrases: "persuade someone to do something", "persuade someone that", "be persuaded", "persuasive writing".
Examples
- I persuaded Mum to let me have a puppy. tree →
- Can you persuade your brother to come to the park? tree →
- The advert tries to persuade you to buy the toy. tree →
- We wrote letters to persuade the council to build a skate park. tree →
- She persuaded me that the film was worth seeing. tree →
- No one could persuade him to eat broccoli. tree →
- A good speech uses facts to persuade people. tree →
- The grand-vizir tried to persuade the Sultan not to go, but in vain. tree →
Note
Patterns: "persuade someone to do something" or "persuade someone that …". Noun: persuasion; adjective: persuasive. "Persuade" means you succeeded; if you tried but failed, say "tried to persuade". Do not confuse with "pursue" (to chase or follow).
In Jewish tradition
To talk someone into doing something, sometimes wrongly, as when Ahab led Jehoshaphat into battle.
Interpretation. Jewish tradition warns against false persuaders, such as the Assyrian officer who tried to turn the people from trusting God.
Examples
- Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying: The LORD will deliver us. (Prophets ISA.36.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. (Writings PRO.25.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead. (Writings 2CH.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Patterns: "persuade someone to do something" or "persuade someone that …". Noun: persuasion; adjective: persuasive. "Persuade" means you succeeded; if you tried but failed, say "tried to persuade". Do not confuse with "pursue" (to chase or follow).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «persuade» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «persuade» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «persuade» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «persuade» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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