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convince English

Meaning convince meaning

What does convince mean?
Definitions in simple English

convince Verb

— To make someone believe, or feel sure about something. We have to convince her that the world is a sphere.

convince

— verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product

Synonyms convince synonyms

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convince English » English

persuade induce influence assure win over coax sway urge satisfy reassure invite convict talk into sell prove prompt prevail upon incite convert cause cajole wow woo wash with warrant vow vouch vanquish underwrite undertake talk over suggest seduce resolve reprove reprimand render content reason with reaffirm pull protest propound produce prevail on prevail predispose possess plight persuade somebody to believe persuade firmly

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Language and thought Want Influence

Persuade
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

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    convince

Conjugation convince conjugation

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convince · verb

Examples convince examples

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Simple sentences

I'm beginning to believe that we'll never be able to convince Tom that he's wrong.
We'll convince Tom.
Tom won't be that hard to convince.
Tom won't be that easy to convince.
It's my job to convince you.
How are you going to convince Tom?
Tom couldn't convince Mary that she was wrong.
I knew that I was wasting my time trying to convince Tom.
I want to convince myself of the veracity of this story.
It is hard to convince John.
It is hard to convince Jack.
This alone is enough to convince us.
We couldn't convince him of his mistakes.
It is no use trying to convince him of that.
What would you say to convince him to buy one?
He tried in vain to convince them of his innocence.
He couldn't convince her of her mistake.
Whoever wants to marry her must first convince her father.
Write down the facts needed to convince other people.
It was not easy to convince him.
She couldn't convince him to buy her a new car.
She couldn't convince him to ride a horse.
She was asked to convince him to get his son or someone else to paint the house.
You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.
I tried to convince him that I was perfectly capable of it.
It took a long time, but in the end I was able to convince him.
I can easily convince you of his innocence.
He tried to convince them of his innocence.
He tried to convince them of his innocence in vain.
It was difficult to convince him to cancel the trip.
It took only a 1000 yen to convince him.
We couldn't convince him.

Movie subtitles

Sometime I'd like to convince that general that what he's doing is wrong.
Joseph tried to convince all the villagers to follow him and his golden plates.
I just came to try to convince you to come back.
Try to convince me to come back, to the camp?
I think she might be trying to convince someone to join her.
Please help me convince her.
Let's go! Let's convince them!
A day or so later in the Recorder's office, Big Jim tried to convince the assayers that he had a mountain of gold.
I'll convince him.
My God, how can I convince you?
I can't convince myself that anyone, least of all you, could be so hard and cold.
You'll be able to convince Scotland Yard of your innocence. as easily as you've convinced me.
You must convince them of my sanity.
Jim, when did you first convince yourself that I was the only girl in the world?
You just have to convince them to take me back to my cell.
Doesn't that convince you?
I can't convince them he isn't a man-eater. Can't haul any more lumber for his bridge.
Of course, I shall endeavor to convince the nawabs and maliks of Suristan that the action of the British government is not to be construed as unfriendly calm their natural resentment and curb any active reprisals they might so easily contemplate.
Yeah, but we haven't enough evidence to convince a backward child.
I've been thinking. I wonder if you could convince him. that everything was just as I said it was that night at the inn.
Facts convince more than theories.
But someday I hope to be able to convince you with evidence.
I've just managed to convince them that I did see a leopard.
I think any change would be an improvement. Miss Froy was on this train, and nothing will convince me otherwise.
Sorry. He says that's why Stephen married you. To convince himself that your friendship had dignity and importance.
On the other hand, our advertizing will convince people that it is good for them. And once being convinced, they will be improved by its consumption.
And I've managed to convince myself that she's more valuable as my secretary.
Yatagoro didn't convince him?
I'm in this house simply because of our agreement to convince the general public that I'm still your wife.
All right, convince me.

News and current affairs

We need to convince each other that the fight against this common enemy has to be fought with a keen eye to balancing the needs of security with those of human and minority rights.
The aim must be not only to win back the hearts of Europeans who have become skeptical, but also to convince them that the Union is indispensable to meeting the challenges Europeans face.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras must convince his countrymen that he is serious about implementing them.
But this idea does not convince everyone.
At the moment, administration insiders are trying to convince elite journalists that Bush did not deceive outsiders about Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons program.
Large fiscal deficits and slow growth might convince foreign exchange markets that there is little future in the euro, fueling a wave of selling - and hence losses for central bank holders.
Some hoped that the Greek tragedy would convince policymakers that the euro cannot succeed without greater cooperation (including fiscal assistance).
Conservatives tried to convince their candidates to unite behind a single figure, but weaker candidates did not drop out in favor of a unity candidate.
But we will need more than that to convince nearly 200 million young Muslims that extremism is, quite literally, a dead end.
Moreover, a deep and prolonged recession implies vanishing support for reforms, as governments fail to convince citizens that current sacrifice will ensure a better future.
Any central bank facing deflation should commit itself in advance to a price-level target and pursue actions that convince the private sector that the commitment is genuine.
Danish political leaders failed to convince their constituencies that the Euro should be regarded as a positive element in the creation of a Europe whole and free.
This is why the result of the Danish referendum should be taken as a warning that great efforts must be made to convince Europe's citizens of the Euro's political importance - and of the importance of enlarging the Union.
But to achieve these results, and thereby convince our citizens of the EU's value, Europe's decision-making capacity must be strengthened and democratized.
Why we need a global effort to convince developing countries to do what is good for them is not clear.
Iran's neighbors need to convince Iran's rulers that Iranians, too, can participate in the region's growth, and even become regional leaders.
Xi's moves to strengthen his hand have helped to convince observers that he means business with the reform agenda.
After China's government became aware that independent grassroots movements could convince ordinary Chinese where government propaganda had failed, it lifted its initial ban on reporting on Tibet.
Though economic statistics must be part of the argument for Europe, such data will not convince those who fear that Britain is becoming a foreign country.
But it is unlikely to smooth the divisions among Iran's elite, much less convince hardliners to stop backing Assad, leaving the visit's significance uncertain, at best.
Hard power can eliminate Daesh's hardcore leaders. But we will need more than that to convince nearly 200 million young Muslims that extremism is, quite literally, a dead end.
The only chance to end cotton subsidies is now somehow to convince US and EU leaders to assist African peasants by curtailing payments to their own cotton farmers.
Their fecklessness and recklessness are what convince much of the world that Africans can do nothing but dance, slaughter each other, and beg.
From their point of view, Israel must either convince the US to attack Iran and its nuclear plants or take on the maximum risk of using its own military forces to do so.
If it can, then perhaps watching other countries suffer will help convince the local political elite to consent to adjustment.

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