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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
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coax — v. 1) (D; tr.) to coax into; out of (she coaxed me into going) 2) (H) he coaxed me to do it * * * [kəʊks] out of (she coaxed me into going) (D; tr.) to coax into (H) he coaxed me to do it … Combinatory dictionary
coax — [kəuks US kouks] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cokes stupid person (16 17 centuries)] 1.) to 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coax — coax, cajole, wheedle, blandish mean to use ingratiating art in persuading or attempting to persuade. Coax implies gentle, persistent efforts to induce another or to draw what is desired out of another {in a coaxing voice, suited to a nurse… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
coax — [ kouks ] verb transitive 1. ) to gently persuade someone to do something: After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. It took some time, but we were finally able to coax him out of quitting. a ) if you coax something out of someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coax someone into of (doing) something — coax someone into/out of (doing) something phrase to gently persuade someone to do something or not do something After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. Rescuers told how they coaxed a man out of a suicide attempt. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
coax someone out of (doing) something — coax someone into/out of (doing) something phrase to gently persuade someone to do something or not do something After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. Rescuers told how they coaxed a man out of a suicide attempt. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
coax — [v] persuade allure, argue into, armtwist*, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up*, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone*, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope … New thesaurus
coax — ► VERB 1) persuade gradually or by flattery to do something. 2) manipulate carefully into a particular situation or position. ORIGIN originally in the sense pet, fondle : from obsolete cokes «simpleton» … English terms dictionary
coax — [[t]ko͟ʊks[/t]] coaxes, coaxing, coaxed 1) VERB If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. [V n prep] After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself... [V n to inf] The… … English dictionary
coax — verb 1 (I, T) to 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 sb into/out of doing (sth): We had to coax Alan into going to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coax — UK [kəʊks] / US [koʊks] verb [transitive] Word forms coax : present tense I/you/we/they coax he/she/it coaxes present participle coaxing past tense coaxed past participle coaxed to make something such as a machine or piece of equipment do what… … English dictionary
