verb
to persuade, to talk someone into
B1
Überreden: to persuade, to talk someone into. A regular, non-reflexive transitive verb that uses haben as auxiliary. You usually say jemanden zu etwas überreden or jemanden dazu überreden, etwas zu tun (accusative for the person + zu/dazu + zu‑infinitive). Participle: überredet.
Examples
Meine Eltern konnten mich nicht überreden.
My parents couldn't persuade me.
Sie überredete ihn zum Bleiben.
She persuaded him to stay.
Der Kollege überredete den Chef, die neue Software zu kaufen, obwohl das Budget knapp war.
The colleague persuaded the boss to buy the new software, although the budget was tight.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine someone talking over a fence trying to convince the neighbor to join them.
Think 'over-rede(n)' — 'rede' means speech in German, so 'talk over' someone to persuade.
Notes
Transitive verb often used with accusative object (jemanden überreden). Past participle 'überredet'.