přesvědčit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cajole verb To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
- coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
- convince verb To make someone believe something, usually through reasoning or evidence.
- persuade verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.
- wheedle verb To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
Senses
přesvědčit is used for these senses in English:
- coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- convince To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
- persuade (transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]
- wheedle (ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.