change someone's mind

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

change someone's mind (third-person singular simple present changes someone's mind, present participle changing someone's mind, simple past and past participle changed someone's mind)

1. (idiomatic) To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.

   How can I change your mind about quitting?

   This new film that everyone loves is crap. There, I said it. Change my mind. [a challenge inviting a counterargument]

Hyponyms

• persuade (convince them to favor an option)
• dissuade (convince them to reject an option)

Related terms

• change one's mind (intransitive, reflexive in essence)
• hearts and minds

Translations

to convince someone to make a decision

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 說服 / 说服 (zh) (shuōfú, shuìfú)

• Finnish: saada muuttamaan mielensä
• French: faire changer quelqu’un d’avis
• Hungarian: rávesz (hu), rábeszél (hu), meggyőz (hu)
• Spanish: hacer cambiar de idea
• Turkish: birinin fikrini değiştirmek