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sweet-talkˈsweet-talk verb [transitive] VERB TABLEsweet-talk |
Present | I, you, we, they | sweet-talk | | he, she, it | sweet-talks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sweet-talked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sweet-talked | | he, she, it | has sweet-talked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sweet-talked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sweet-talk | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sweet-talked |
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Present | I | am sweet-talking | | he, she, it | is sweet-talking | | you, we, they | are sweet-talking | Past | I, he, she, it | was sweet-talking | | you, we, they | were sweet-talking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sweet-talking | | he, she, it | has been sweet-talking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sweet-talking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sweet-talking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sweet-talking |
- Don't try to sweet-talk me.
- She sweet-talked him into lending her the money.
- You can sweet-talk me all night long, but I'm not going home with you!
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. informal to persuade someone to do something by talking to them nicely and making them feel goodsweet-talk somebody into doing something I managed to sweet-talk her into driving me home.—sweet talk noun [uncountable] |