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coaxed

/kəʊkst/

/koʊkst/

Translations

coaxverb

coaxed

Past Simple

coaxed

Past Simple

coaxed

Past Participle

coaxing

Gerund

/kəʊks/

/koʊks/

He managed to coax the truth out of her.

Ему удалось выманить из нее правду.

He tried to coax his angry friend with a gift.

Он пытался задобрить своего сердитого друга подарком.

She tried to coax the cat down from the tree.

Она пыталась уговорить кошку слезть с дерева.

Additional translations

Synonyms

coaxverb

To persuade someone gently and persistently to do something.

She managed to coax him into attending the event despite his initial reluctance.

To manipulate something carefully into a desired position or state.

He coaxed the old engine back to life with a few gentle adjustments.

To draw out or obtain (something such as information, a reaction, or a result) from someone by gentle and persistent persuasion.

The investigator coaxed the full story out of the reluctant witness.