説得 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- persuasion noun The act of convincing someone to do or believe something, usually through argument.
Senses
説得 is used for these senses in English:
- 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.]
- persuasion The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]
persuade — full definition
- verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.
- verb To convince someone that something is true.