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verb | noun swaysway1 /sweɪ/ ●●○ verb (, swayed, swaying) ETYMOLOGYsway1Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEsway |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sway | | he, she, it | sways | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | swayed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have swayed | | he, she, it | has swayed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had swayed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sway | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have swayed |
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| Present | I | am swaying | | he, she, it | is swaying | | you, we, they | are swaying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was swaying | | you, we, they | were swaying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been swaying | | he, she, it | has been swaying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been swaying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be swaying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been swaying |
THESAURUSto make someone decide to do something, especially by giving good reasons► persuadeto make someone decide to do something, especially by giving good reasons: I tried to persuade Freddie to see her. ► convince to persuade someone to do something, especially something he or she does not want to do: I convinced him to stay another night. ► talk somebody into something (also get somebody to do something) to convince someone to do something. Talk somebody into something sounds more informal than convince, and get somebody to do something sounds even more informal: I should never have let my mother talk me into buying this dress. I tried to get Jill to come, but she said she was too tired. ► sway to persuade someone who is not sure about something to make the decision that you want: The governor is cutting taxes in an effort to sway voters. ► influence to have an effect on what someone does or thinks: Judges should not allow the media to influence their decisions. ► encourage somebody to do something to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think that it is good for him or her: More high schools are encouraging their students to do community service. ► coax to try to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: “Come for Christmas,” Jody coaxed over the phone. ► cajole to try to persuade someone to do something by praising him or her or promising things: I managed to cajole Miguel into directing the movie. ► prevail on/upon somebody formal to persuade someone to do something that he or she does not want to do: She prevailed upon her brother to play the flute at her wedding. ► put somebody up to something to encourage or persuade someone to do something wrong or stupid: One of the other kids must have put him up to it. ► discourage (also dissuade formal) to persuade someone not to do something: He didn’t make any effort to dissuade me from going. 1[intransitive, transitive] to move slowly from one side to another, or make something do this: The trees swayed in the breeze. Connie swayed her hips in time with the music.2[transitive] to influence someone who has not yet decided about something so that he or she makes the decision you want: Will these arguments sway voters?► see thesaurus at persuade verb | noun swaysway2 noun [uncountable] ► have/hold/gain sway No one has more sway with her than her mother. ► under the sway of The region is under the sway of (=controlled by) militia groups. 1power to rule or influence people SYN control: sway over His sway over the committee is impressive.sway with/among sway among young voterssway in limits to the U.S.'s sway in south Asiahave/hold/gain sway No one has more sway with her than her mother. The region is under the sway of (=controlled by) militia groups.2a gentle swinging movement from side to side |