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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “persuade”

“persuade” is pronounced /pɚˈsweɪd/ (puh-SWAYD) in American English and /pəsweɪd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sweɪd”.
The sound

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persuade

/pɚˈsweɪd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəsweɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. pɚpɚ
  2. sweɪdsweɪdstress
IPA (American)
/pɚˈsweɪd/
IPA (British)
/pəsweɪd/
Respelling
puh-SWAYD
Syllables
2 — pɚ-SWEꞮD
Stress
Stress the second syllable: pɚ-SWEꞮD. “sweɪd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/pɚˈsweɪd/

British

/pəsweɪd/

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Meaning

What “persuade” means

  1. verb

    win approval or support for

    “Carry all before one”

  2. verb

    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

    “You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!”

Say it in a sentence

“It took an hour to persuade him to see a doctor.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
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Questions

“persuade”, answered

How do you pronounce “persuade”?

“persuade” is pronounced /pɚˈsweɪd/ (puh-SWAYD) in American English and /pəsweɪd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sweɪd”. Build it as pɚ-SWEꞮD, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “persuade” have?

2: pɚ · sweɪd. The beat lands on the second, “sweɪd”.

Is “persuade” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɚˈsweɪd/ (puh-SWAYD); British English says /pəsweɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “persuade” mean?

As a verb: win approval or support for For example: “Carry all before one” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “persuade”?

Stress the second syllable: pɚ-SWEꞮD. “sweɪd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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