change someone's mind

verb

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

“How can I change your mind about quitting?”

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Meanings

verbchange 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)

present singular third person changes someone's mind · participle present changing someone's mind · participle past changed someone's mind · past changed someone's mind

  1. idiomaticTo convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.

    How can I change your mind about quitting?

    1 more example

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 說服 /说服
  • 說服 /说服 (shuōfú, shuìfú)to convince someone to make a decision
Finnish saada muuttamaan mielensä
  • saada muuttamaan mielensäto convince someone to make a decision
French faire changer quelqu'un d'avis
  • faire changer quelqu'un d'avisto convince someone to make a decision
Hungarian rávesz, rábeszél
  • ráveszto convince someone to make a decision
  • rábeszélto convince someone to make a decision
  • meggyőzto convince someone to make a decision
Polish zmieniać czyjeś zdanie, zmienić czyjeś zdanie
  • zmieniać czyjeś zdanieto convince someone to make a decision
  • zmienić czyjeś zdanieto convince someone to make a decision
Spanish hacer cambiar de idea
  • hacer cambiar de ideato convince someone to make a decision
Turkish birinin fikrini değiştirmek
  • birinin fikrini değiştirmekto convince someone to make a decision
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Chicago

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