persuade /pә'sweid/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
Chinese translation
- vt. 劝, 使相信, 恳求, 敦促, 说服
- vi. 劝服, 被说服
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /pә'sweid/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.82 · Rare
Word forms
persuaded, persuading, persuades
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