No. 3,128 in Polish
przekonywać
To persuade or convince.
In a sentence
Nauczyciel przekonywał uczniów do nauki nowych języków.
The teacher encouraged the students to learn new languages.
The verb 'przekonywać' here means to persuade or encourage someone to do something.
Przyjaciel często przekonywał mnie, że warto spróbować nowych rzeczy.
A friend often persuaded me that it was worth trying new things.
In this context, 'przekonywać' is used to mean convincing someone about an idea or opinion.
On przekonywał mnie, że ma rację, ale w końcu się nie zgodziłem.
He was convincing me that he was right, but I ultimately disagreed.
Here, 'przekonywać' is employed to describe the act of trying to make someone agree with one's point of view.
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