persuades
USpur-SWAYDZ/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪdz/UKpuh-SWAYDZ/pəˈsweɪdz/
- 1Third-person singular present tense of persuade.
The lawyer persuades the jury with carefully chosen evidence.
A skilled negotiator persuades both sides to make concessions.
Note
In modern English this form reports a result, not an attempt: whoever persuades a jury has actually won it over. It takes a direct object, usually followed by a to-infinitive (persuades both sides to compromise). An older use, now archaic and regional, meant only to urge or plead, so one could persuade and still fail. When the outcome is uncertain, tries to persuade says it safely.
persuades is a form of persuade
persuade, verb: To get someone, through reasoning and verbal influence, to agree to, accept, or do something. Full entry
- Forms
- persuadepersuades he/she/itpersuading -ing formpersuaded past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- persuade → persuades: add -s
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