to nudge
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4.1
- verb
- /nʌdʒ/
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- After several reminders, he finally felt a gentle nudge from his friend to apply for the job.
- nudge students
They mentor their students and continue to try and help nudge them along.
- They mentor their students and continue to try and help nudge them along.
- So you'll be able to nudge me in the right direction on this.
- So in my world, I would, I would do more to nudge people, right?
- But man, yeah, it does seem that history sprinkle with evil, and that evil does somehow nudge us towards good.
- I mean, it's interesting to see how you get on for a week or two, but the point is, can you nudge your habits to last years?
- There is a helplessness you may experience when you can't at all nudge your golden child partner to see what their parents are doing.
- Well, I learned lots of little things and I think that's the, you know, the book is full of tiny little Nuggets that would nudge you towards these things, I think.
- You know, I can see like, here's kind of where I could wedge my way in and maybe nudge this young person in this direction, but they're not having it.
- What do people do to nudge this towards peace so it's flourishing?
Examples
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The prompts in the last three columns nudge kids toward more thoughtful responses.
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They mentor their students and continue to try and help nudge them along.
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So there was some attempt to nudge people towards night time.
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So in my world, I would, I would do more to nudge people, right?
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And how can we move people, nudge them in a direction that might be more useful?
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Maybe they just need someone popular to help nudge them in the right direction.
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Trying to nudge us in the right direction.
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So you'll be able to nudge me in the right direction on this.
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If you really sit with that question, you'll notice that your life is trying to nudge you in a certain direction.
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The West has an even greater role to play in nudging Yanukovych in the right direction.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
472
2.7
To make someone agree or do something by giving reasons
217
3.6
Make someone do or say something
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4.1
To encourage someone to take action or try harder
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4.1
To gently persuade someone by being kind and patient
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7.7
To persuade someone to do something by gentle talk and praise
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6.9
To urge someone to act by annoying or teasing them
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3.6
To push someone a little to make them start doing something
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3.0
To give a small push to get someone's attention
Encourage someone gently to start doing something
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb nudge is to imagine a little push that moves someone forward; it now also means to gently 'encourage' or prompt someone to do something. That's why to nudge someone can mean softly reminding or persuading them.