persuade
verb (used with object)
to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
persuades
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present tense formof persuade (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Fielder persuades Holmes to watch it for the first time, on a laptop in the couple’s bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
But what is it about the country that persuades these couples to travel hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles to get married here?
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
This persuades Denyer that investing in U.S. grid plays, natural gas companies, as well as solar and wind, is a sensible strategy right now.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Kolar explained that, besides actual innocence, “disproportionality is the second most powerful” argument that persuades clemency boards and governors.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
But Vincent persuades Tersteeg to meet in the sand dunes at the north end of The Hague.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
