convince
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic,…To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
» Do you think we convinced Tom?
Думаешь, мы убедили Тома?
Вважаєш, ми переконали Тома?
Meaning
6 sensesTo 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
To persuade.
To behave believably in a role; to make someone perceive oneself as the character being portrayed.
(obsolete, transitive)To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
(obsolete, transitive)To confute; to prove wrong.
(obsolete, transitive)To prove guilty; to convict.
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Examples
2586 sentencesDo you think we convinced Tom?
Вважаєш, ми переконали Тома? — El_lena
ruДумаешь, мы убедили Тома? — odexed
Were you able to convince Tom?
Ти зміг переконати Тома? — deniko
ruТы смог убедить Тома? — marafon
Who convinced Tom to do that?
Хто переконав Тома це зробити? — deniko
Tom convinced Mary to help him.
Том переконав Мері допомогти йому. — deniko
Did you manage to convince Tom?
Ти зміг переконати Тома? — deniko
ruТебе удалось убедить Тома? — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin convincō (“to refute, prove”), from con- + vincō (“to conquer, vanquisBorrowed 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, convincedSynonyms
51 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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