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coaxcoax /kəʊks $ koʊks/ verb [transitive] coaxOrigin: 1500-1600 cokes ‘stupid person’ (16-17 centuries) VERB TABLEcoax |
Present | I, you, we, they | coax | | he, she, it | coaxes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | coaxed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have coaxed | | he, she, it | has coaxed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had coaxed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will coax | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have coaxed |
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Present | I | am coaxing | | he, she, it | is coaxing | | you, we, they | are coaxing | Past | I, he, she, it | was coaxing | | you, we, they | were coaxing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been coaxing | | he, she, it | has been coaxing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been coaxing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be coaxing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been coaxing |
- "How about letting me borrow your car?" Santos coaxed.
- "Oh come on, Vic," she coaxed, "We need you, don't let us down."
- Many bulbs can be coaxed into bloom early.
- The children had to be coaxed into coming with us.
- The U.S. is trying to coax both sides to take part in talks.
- Applications can be like teaching machines, coaxing users to the right choices without penalties, says Sippl.
- He felt that Jeopardy coaxed the best out of him.
- He remembered how disgusted he had been to see Carol, red-eyed from weeping, trying to coax Eunice up to bed.
- He was coaxing me to walk a bit further without having to carry me, by promising that it was just a bit further.
- Irene had had to coax her back to class after the first day.
- The devil also paid her a visit, coaxing her to spit on a cross and break a rosary.
- Want to coax the big pharmaceuticals companies to produce that malaria drug?
► persuade to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it: · I persuaded her to change her mind.· Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money? ► talk somebody into (doing) something to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: · Why did I let you talk me into this?· He finally talked her into going on a date with him. ► get somebody to do something to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: · If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up.· I know how to get you to kiss me. ► convince to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do. Some British speakers think this use is incorrect, and prefer to use persuade: · It would be difficult to convince him to move. ► encourage to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: · Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books. ► influence to have an effect on what someone decides to do: · What influences you to buy clothes? ► coax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: · I tried to coax him to eat a little. ► cajole to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: · He hoped to cajole her into selling her house. ► put somebody up to something to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: · Who put you up to this? ► dissuade formal to persuade someone not to do something: · How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs? to gently persuade someone to do something► get round British /get around American to persuade someone to do something that you want them to do by being very nice to them, making them laugh etc: · I managed to get round him by saying he could borrow my car on Saturday.· She can always manage to get around her dad. ► coax to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them gently for a long time until they agree to do it: · "Oh come on, Vic," she coaxed, "We need you, don't let us down."coax somebody to do something: · The U.S. is trying to coax both sides to take part in talks.coax somebody into doing something: · The children had to be coaxed into coming with us. ► sweet-talk informal to say nice things to someone, especially things that are not true, in order to persuade them to do something for you: · You can sweet-talk me all night long, but I'm not going home with you!sweet-talk somebody into doing something: · She sweet-talked him into lending her the money. ► cajole to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by being nice to them, praising them etc until they agree to do it: · Ed cajoled and pleaded, but couldn't get her to change her mind.cajole somebody into doing something: · She cajoles the kids into doing their best.cajole somebody to do something: · He managed to cajole Hayden to take part in the program. ADVERB► back· At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?· But a considerable effort is now likely to see whether, and on what terms, Washington can be coaxed back. VERB► try· At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?· When a rare disagreement arose, he tried to coax stragglers along or simply found a more acceptable phrasing.· Jim tried coaxing him away with a glass of brandy, which Albert thought a low device.· Jenks trying to coax Ruess' donkey, Pegasus, on to the back of a pickup truck.· He is at the camera when Geri tries to coax Izzy into admitting that she fancies women as well as men.· For years, Kim Gerlich has tried to coax her parents and her husband into starting a family business.· At Dodge City, where j stopped, cowboys sometimes spent days trying to coax their herds into the river. 1to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way: ‘Please, Vic, come with us,’ Nancy coaxed.coax somebody into/out of (doing) something We had to coax Alan into going to school.coax somebody to do something We watched the bear coax its cubs to enter the water.coax somebody down/out/back etc Firefighters managed to coax the man down from the roof.► see thesaurus at persuade2to make something such as a machine do something by dealing with it in a slow, patient, and careful waycoax something out of/from/into etc something He coaxed a fire out of some dry grass and twigs. The driver coaxed his bus through the snow.—coaxing noun [uncountable]: She needs a bit of gentle coaxing.—coaxingly adverbcoax something out of/from somebody phrasal verb to persuade someone to tell you something or give you something: I managed to coax some money out of Dad. |