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persuades

verb
USpur-SWAYDZ/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪdz/UKpuh-SWAYDZ/pəˈsweɪdz/

1 meaning of persuades

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person present tense of persuade. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

    She always persuades her brother to share his snacks.

    A good coach persuades the team to keep trying.

    Note

persuades is a form of persuade

persuade, verb: To get someone to agree to do something by giving them good reasons. Full entry

Forms
persuadepersuades he/she/itpersuading -ing formpersuaded past tense, past participle
Spelling
persuade → persuades: add -s

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