Meaning

1 senses

  1. To be convincing; to bear the stamp of truth.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The way you take your pet dog for a walk carries no conviction.

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  2. His words carry little conviction.

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Forms

carries conviction, carrying conviction, carried conviction, carried conviction
Base formcarry conviction · to carry conviction
3rd person singularcarries conviction
Present participlecarrying conviction
Past simplecarried conviction
Past participlecarried conviction

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycarry conviction
he, she, itcarries conviction

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried conviction

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave carried conviction
he, she, ithas carried conviction

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry conviction

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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