persuade
part of speech
verb (persuade, persuades, persuaded, persuading)
meaning for a pupil
1) To persuade someone is to make them agree to do something or believe something by giving good reasons or by asking nicely. tree →
2) To persuade can also mean to convince someone that something is true. tree →
sense 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 the corpora
- Shouting does not persuade anyone; reasons and evidence do.
- The serpent persuaded Eve that God was keeping something good from her; she ate the fruit and gave some to Adam.
- Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying: The LORD will deliver us.
- By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «persuade» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.