Polyglot Dictionary

überreden

/yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: überredet
past: überredete
perfect: hat überredet

Meaning

to persuade, to talk (someone) into something
- Sie überredete ihn zum Mitkommen.
  
  She persuaded him to come along.
- Er überredete mich, mit ihm ins Kino zu gehen. Der Film war zum Glück gut.
  
  He persuaded me to go to the cinema with him. Luckily the film was good.

Similar words

breitschlagen is more colloquial; überreden is more standard — both mean "to persuade, to talk into."

überreden and einreden are close synonyms for "to persuade"; einreden also reflexively means "to talk oneself into" something.

zureden is gentler persuasion, more like encouraging or urging; überreden is more insistent persuasion.

Practice

1 What does überreden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihn zum Mitkommen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überreden?

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Last updated 2026-09-19