Talk into
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Definition
To persuade someone to do something
Example sentence
She talked me into going to the party.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: talk someone into + noun/gerund
- talk someone into a decision
- talk someone into a plan
- talk someone into going
- talk someone into buying something
- talk someone into trying something
- talk someone into doing something
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She talked me into it. ✅ (Correct)
She talked into me it. ❌ (Incorrect)