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Persuade Pronunciation
Persuade is pronounced per-SWAYD, IPA /pɝˈsweɪd/.
per-SWAYD
US /pɝˈsweɪd/ · UK /pəˈsweɪd/
Syllables: per · SWAYD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To make someone agree to something by giving them reasons.
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Persuade in a Sentence
- She persuaded him to apply after all.
- Nothing I said could persuade them.
- He is easy to persuade when the weather is good.
Common Mispronunciations of Persuade
Not PER-swayd
Everything leans on SWAYD, and per goes by so fast it nearly disappears.
Not per-SOO-ayd
Those letters su make a sw sound, which holds the word to two beats instead of three.
Tip: Persuade keeps the sw, but persuasion turns it into a zh: per-SWAY-zhuhn.
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