persuade to do



persuade someone to do something

to convince someone to do something. Are you sure I can't persuade you to have another piece of cake? Richard was easily persuaded to have another piece of his favorite cake.
See also: persuade

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VernonVUR-nənEnglish
Kuzmakooz-MAHRussian
Zacharieza-ka-REEFrench
Francine[fra:n'si:n]
KennardKEN-ərdEnglish
Petia-Russian, Bulgarian