Meaning

6 senses
  1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

    I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.

    überzeugen

    убежда́тьubeždátʹ, убеди́тьubedítʹ

    переко́нуватиperekónuvaty, перекона́тиperekonáty

  2. To persuade.

  3. To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To overcome, conquer, vanquish.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To confute; to prove wrong.

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To prove guilty; to convict.

More definitions
  • make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

Examples

2586 sentences
  1. Do you think we convinced Tom?

    Вважаєш, ми переконали Тома?

    ruДумаешь, мы убедили Тома?

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  2. Were you able to convince Tom?

    Ти зміг переконати Тома?

    ruТы смог убедить Тома?

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  3. Who convinced Tom to do that?

    Хто переконав Тома це зробити?

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  4. Tom convinced Mary to help him.

    Том переконав Мері допомогти йому.

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  5. Did you manage to convince Tom?

    Ти зміг переконати Тома?

    ruТебе удалось убедить Тома?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make someone believe, or feel sure about something:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make someone believe, or feel sure about something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make someone believe, or feel sure about something:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquis

Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferreċċan.

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Forms

convinces, convincing, convinced, convinced
Base formconvince · to convince
3rd person singularconvinces
Present participleconvincing
Past simpleconvinced
Past participleconvinced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconvince
he, she, itconvinces

Past simpleLesson

all personsconvinced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave convinced
he, she, ithas convinced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill convince

Synonyms

53 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something:convertwin over

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • trying to convince
  • able to convince
  • one who convinced
  • was convinced that
  • seem convinced that
  • hard to convince
  • difficult to convince
  • seem convinced
  • easy to convince
  • not convinced that
  • could probably convince
  • any trouble convincing

See also

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