Convincing through persuasive argumentation; influencing another's decision-making process.

To encourage or compel an individual to take a particular course of action, often under pressure such as sales pitches, negotiations, or social requests.

During business deals, job interviews, political campaigns, marketing promotions, and everyday interpersonal exchanges where agreement is needed.

Professional (business meetings, presentations), informal daily conversations, educational settings for teaching negotiation skills, and formal contexts like court testimonies.

persuade; to

persuade; to

someone to join the team; someone to sign the contract; someone to attend the meeting

• finally
• easily
• manage to
• be persuaded to
• try to

• convince (informal)
• talk into (colloquial)
• cajole (formal)

omitting the infinitive marker 'to' (e.g., *persuade him join); using passive constructions like *someone was persuaded instead of active voice

convince to, talk into, coax into, win over, sway

Learners from Romance languages may mistakenly use prepositions such as ‘de’ instead of ‘to’, leading to grammatical errors in English contexts.

• convince to
• talk into
• cajole into
• sway

While 'persuade to do something' emphasizes performing an action, 'persuade someone that …' focuses on altering attitudes or beliefs about a proposition.

Creates collaborative and persuasive dynamics by signaling intent to influence behavior through reasoned argumentation.

Persuade to act

This chunk is semi-fixed and flexible in its application, allowing for various subjects and actions to be inserted. Emphasize the infinitive marker 'to' and the action verb to ensure grammatical correctness.

use ‘coax into’ for gentle persuasion