Definition of convince in English:

convince

verb kənˈvɪnskənˈvɪns

[with object]

1Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.
使确信；使信服
Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence
罗伯特的表情显然使她相信他是清白的。
with object and clause we had to convince politicians that they needed to do something
Example sentencesExamples
- Grant convinced the man to tell the truth and both men reaped their reward.
- He is desperate to convince us that he believes in the rightness of his actions.
- The hardest trick to pull is convincing someone that the truth is a lie.
- There is nothing I can say or do to convince a sceptic to believe in the existence of spirit.
- What is significant is the way Bingham convinces us that politics is a game worth playing.
- Somehow, the oracle saying her name had been enough to convince her to believe what she was told.
- It's a simple one, but it's one of those scams that convince people because they want to believe it.
- In Job, Newsom convinces us, truth is multiple and glimpsed in the harsh interplay of genres and voices.
- State politics, county politics, city politics and neighbourhood politics are what still convinces most Americans that they have a say.
- It sounded like a sales slogan, but the genuine truth in it and the well fitting helmet convinced me.
- His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old.
- You understand why free trade is a good thing, even though you have difficulty convincing your dads and uncles.
- He had also tried to convince her of the importance of telling her husband the truth.
- The director had a hard time convincing him to take the part.
- It was that most respected political commentator Miss Cilla Black who convinced me of this.
- It almost convinces me that political bias plays a role in mainstream media coverage.
- But in the meantime, he will try to do a proper job of convincing us.
- She tells him she lied, convinces him she's now telling the truth, and he launches a campaign to get to the bottom of the case.
- I believe a free society can be achieved only by convincing our fellow men of its superiority over possible alternatives.
- Until someone convinces me, I believe it would weaken the power of Leeds City Council.
Synonyms
persuade, satisfy, prove to, cause to feel certain
assure, reassure
put/set someone's mind at rest, dispel someone's doubts
1. 1.1with object and infinitive Persuade (someone) to do something.
  说服
  she convinced my father to branch out on his own
  她说服我父亲独立经营。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Amanda convinces Tom to bring home someone from the warehouse to meet his sister.
  I was the one who had convinced him to bring the bomb, even if it wasn't intentional.
  Jeffrey borrows a bug sprayer from his father's hardware store and convinces Dorothy to let him in to spray the kitchen.
  His father's death convinces him not to change the world but to save it.
  He has succeeded in making his father an F1 fan too, convincing him to apply for a post as a volunteer.
  His mother finally convinces him to go try to get money from his father, but when they arrive at his home he refuses.
  She once single-handedly convinced some French revolutionaries to leave her father on the throne.
  The Solicitor General's advice that the war was legitimate finally convinced Short to stay.
  It had taken all of Ryder's persuasion to convince Corrie to holiday away from her home town.
  Amazingly, I had convinced my parents to let me bring Conner with me to Waterton.
  The British reaction to earlier shows convinced him to bring Smile over here.
  McCoy convinces Cody to bring her along as backup, and the rescue begins.
  She said the Mayor had convinced her to bring a group of people to Ballina for the annual Festival next July.
  And so persuasive was my sister that she managed to convince the straight boys to go too.
  I couldn't believe I was actually planning on still trying to convince her to do it.
  Synonyms
  induce, prevail on, get, talk round, bring around, win over, sway
  persuade, cajole, inveigle

Usage

Convince used (with an infinitive) as a synonym for persuade first became common in the 1950s in the US, as in she convinced my father to branch out on his own. Some traditionalists deplore the blurring of distinction between convince and persuade, maintaining that convince should be reserved for situations in which someone's belief is changed but no action is taken as a result (he convinced me that he was right) while persuade should be used for situations in which action results (he persuaded me rather than he convinced me to seek more advice). In practice the newer use is well established

Derivatives

convincer

noun

Now, in such a situation a really clever operator will only drop in a few of the ‘convincers’ that he has already developed and stored away.
Example sentencesExamples
- Is that clear, or do I have to slip you my left for a convincer?
- Kent, who claims never to have seen his own job description (he suggests that it ought to read, ‘Provide professional security services and other duties as required’), is a pretty good convincer.
- I was asked by several of my fellow theatergoers during the intermission and I swore to my integrity, placing my hand on the Bible I'd lifted from my last hotel room as a convincer.
- Initially, this wasn't much of a convincer; when she was single and dating, Tonya employed a companion-locating algorithm that had steered her to Adam, after all.

convincible

adjective

Freddie Prinze, Jr. would not make a convincible Fred, as characterised in the show.
Example sentencesExamples
- You have to rethink on your presentation to be more convincible, or you will surely be considered as an mouth piece of an organization and nothing more.
- Whatever else may be said of Peter Reith - and I particularly liked the Treasurer's comment in Parliament last week that he is ‘a very convincible fellow’ - it has to be conceded he is persistent.
- Well that's not going to be very convincible; he probably knows by now what I've done.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'overcome, defeat in argument'): from Latin convincere, from con- 'with' + vincere 'conquer'. Compare with convict.

Rhymes

chintz, evince, Linz, mince, Port-au-Prince, prince, quince, rinse, since, Vince, wince

Definition of convince in US English:

convince

verbkənˈvɪnskənˈvins

[with object]

1Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.
使确信；使信服
Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence
罗伯特的表情显然使她相信他是清白的。
with object and clause you couldn't convince him that a floppy disk was as good as a manuscript
Example sentencesExamples
- State politics, county politics, city politics and neighbourhood politics are what still convinces most Americans that they have a say.
- She tells him she lied, convinces him she's now telling the truth, and he launches a campaign to get to the bottom of the case.
- I believe a free society can be achieved only by convincing our fellow men of its superiority over possible alternatives.
- Somehow, the oracle saying her name had been enough to convince her to believe what she was told.
- He had also tried to convince her of the importance of telling her husband the truth.
- Grant convinced the man to tell the truth and both men reaped their reward.
- It was that most respected political commentator Miss Cilla Black who convinced me of this.
- The director had a hard time convincing him to take the part.
- It almost convinces me that political bias plays a role in mainstream media coverage.
- The hardest trick to pull is convincing someone that the truth is a lie.
- It sounded like a sales slogan, but the genuine truth in it and the well fitting helmet convinced me.
- But in the meantime, he will try to do a proper job of convincing us.
- His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old.
- There is nothing I can say or do to convince a sceptic to believe in the existence of spirit.
- He is desperate to convince us that he believes in the rightness of his actions.
- In Job, Newsom convinces us, truth is multiple and glimpsed in the harsh interplay of genres and voices.
- You understand why free trade is a good thing, even though you have difficulty convincing your dads and uncles.
- It's a simple one, but it's one of those scams that convince people because they want to believe it.
- Until someone convinces me, I believe it would weaken the power of Leeds City Council.
- What is significant is the way Bingham convinces us that politics is a game worth playing.
Synonyms
persuade, satisfy, prove to, cause to feel certain
1. 1.1 Persuade (someone) to do something.
  说服
  she convinced my father to branch out on his own
  她说服我父亲独立经营。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His mother finally convinces him to go try to get money from his father, but when they arrive at his home he refuses.
  Jeffrey borrows a bug sprayer from his father's hardware store and convinces Dorothy to let him in to spray the kitchen.
  Amanda convinces Tom to bring home someone from the warehouse to meet his sister.
  And so persuasive was my sister that she managed to convince the straight boys to go too.
  She once single-handedly convinced some French revolutionaries to leave her father on the throne.
  The Solicitor General's advice that the war was legitimate finally convinced Short to stay.
  McCoy convinces Cody to bring her along as backup, and the rescue begins.
  I was the one who had convinced him to bring the bomb, even if it wasn't intentional.
  I couldn't believe I was actually planning on still trying to convince her to do it.
  Amazingly, I had convinced my parents to let me bring Conner with me to Waterton.
  His father's death convinces him not to change the world but to save it.
  The British reaction to earlier shows convinced him to bring Smile over here.
  She said the Mayor had convinced her to bring a group of people to Ballina for the annual Festival next July.
  It had taken all of Ryder's persuasion to convince Corrie to holiday away from her home town.
  He has succeeded in making his father an F1 fan too, convincing him to apply for a post as a volunteer.
  Synonyms
  induce, prevail on, get, talk round, bring around, win over, sway

Usage

Although it is common to see convince and persuade used interchangeably, there are distinctions in meaning that careful writers and speakers try to preserve. Convince derives from a Latin word meaning ‘conquer, overcome.’ Persuade derives from a Latin word meaning ‘advise, make appealing, sweeten.’ One can convince or persuade someone with facts or arguments, but, in general, convincing is limited to the mind, while persuasion results in action (just as dissuasion results in nonaction): the prime minister convinced the council that delay was pointless; the senator persuaded her colleagues to pass the legislation

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict.

词汇	convince
释义	Definition of convince in English: convince verb kənˈvɪnskənˈvɪns [with object] 1Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something. 使确信；使信服 Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence 罗伯特的表情显然使她相信他是清白的。 with object and clause we had to convince politicians that they needed to do something Example sentencesExamples Grant convinced the man to tell the truth and both men reaped their reward. He is desperate to convince us that he believes in the rightness of his actions. The hardest trick to pull is convincing someone that the truth is a lie. There is nothing I can say or do to convince a sceptic to believe in the existence of spirit. What is significant is the way Bingham convinces us that politics is a game worth playing. Somehow, the oracle saying her name had been enough to convince her to believe what she was told. It's a simple one, but it's one of those scams that convince people because they want to believe it. In Job, Newsom convinces us, truth is multiple and glimpsed in the harsh interplay of genres and voices. State politics, county politics, city politics and neighbourhood politics are what still convinces most Americans that they have a say. It sounded like a sales slogan, but the genuine truth in it and the well fitting helmet convinced me. His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old. You understand why free trade is a good thing, even though you have difficulty convincing your dads and uncles. He had also tried to convince her of the importance of telling her husband the truth. The director had a hard time convincing him to take the part. It was that most respected political commentator Miss Cilla Black who convinced me of this. It almost convinces me that political bias plays a role in mainstream media coverage. But in the meantime, he will try to do a proper job of convincing us. She tells him she lied, convinces him she's now telling the truth, and he launches a campaign to get to the bottom of the case. I believe a free society can be achieved only by convincing our fellow men of its superiority over possible alternatives. Until someone convinces me, I believe it would weaken the power of Leeds City Council. Synonyms persuade, satisfy, prove to, cause to feel certain assure, reassure put/set someone's mind at rest, dispel someone's doubts 1.1with object and infinitive Persuade (someone) to do something. 说服 she convinced my father to branch out on his own 她说服我父亲独立经营。 Example sentencesExamples Amanda convinces Tom to bring home someone from the warehouse to meet his sister. I was the one who had convinced him to bring the bomb, even if it wasn't intentional. Jeffrey borrows a bug sprayer from his father's hardware store and convinces Dorothy to let him in to spray the kitchen. His father's death convinces him not to change the world but to save it. He has succeeded in making his father an F1 fan too, convincing him to apply for a post as a volunteer. His mother finally convinces him to go try to get money from his father, but when they arrive at his home he refuses. She once single-handedly convinced some French revolutionaries to leave her father on the throne. The Solicitor General's advice that the war was legitimate finally convinced Short to stay. It had taken all of Ryder's persuasion to convince Corrie to holiday away from her home town. Amazingly, I had convinced my parents to let me bring Conner with me to Waterton. The British reaction to earlier shows convinced him to bring Smile over here. McCoy convinces Cody to bring her along as backup, and the rescue begins. She said the Mayor had convinced her to bring a group of people to Ballina for the annual Festival next July. And so persuasive was my sister that she managed to convince the straight boys to go too. I couldn't believe I was actually planning on still trying to convince her to do it. Synonyms induce, prevail on, get, talk round, bring around, win over, sway persuade, cajole, inveigle Usage Convince used (with an infinitive) as a synonym for persuade first became common in the 1950s in the US, as in she convinced my father to branch out on his own. Some traditionalists deplore the blurring of distinction between convince and persuade, maintaining that convince should be reserved for situations in which someone's belief is changed but no action is taken as a result (he convinced me that he was right) while persuade should be used for situations in which action results (he persuaded me rather than he convinced me to seek more advice). In practice the newer use is well established Derivatives convincer noun Now, in such a situation a really clever operator will only drop in a few of the ‘convincers’ that he has already developed and stored away. Example sentencesExamples Is that clear, or do I have to slip you my left for a convincer? Kent, who claims never to have seen his own job description (he suggests that it ought to read, ‘Provide professional security services and other duties as required’), is a pretty good convincer. I was asked by several of my fellow theatergoers during the intermission and I swore to my integrity, placing my hand on the Bible I'd lifted from my last hotel room as a convincer. Initially, this wasn't much of a convincer; when she was single and dating, Tonya employed a companion-locating algorithm that had steered her to Adam, after all. convincible adjective Freddie Prinze, Jr. would not make a convincible Fred, as characterised in the show. Example sentencesExamples You have to rethink on your presentation to be more convincible, or you will surely be considered as an mouth piece of an organization and nothing more. Whatever else may be said of Peter Reith - and I particularly liked the Treasurer's comment in Parliament last week that he is ‘a very convincible fellow’ - it has to be conceded he is persistent. Well that's not going to be very convincible; he probably knows by now what I've done. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'overcome, defeat in argument'): from Latin convincere, from con- 'with' + vincere 'conquer'. Compare with convict. Rhymes chintz, evince, Linz, mince, Port-au-Prince, prince, quince, rinse, since, Vince, wince Definition of convince in US English: convince verbkənˈvɪnskənˈvins [with object] 1Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something. 使确信；使信服 Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence 罗伯特的表情显然使她相信他是清白的。 with object and clause you couldn't convince him that a floppy disk was as good as a manuscript Example sentencesExamples State politics, county politics, city politics and neighbourhood politics are what still convinces most Americans that they have a say. She tells him she lied, convinces him she's now telling the truth, and he launches a campaign to get to the bottom of the case. I believe a free society can be achieved only by convincing our fellow men of its superiority over possible alternatives. Somehow, the oracle saying her name had been enough to convince her to believe what she was told. He had also tried to convince her of the importance of telling her husband the truth. Grant convinced the man to tell the truth and both men reaped their reward. It was that most respected political commentator Miss Cilla Black who convinced me of this. The director had a hard time convincing him to take the part. It almost convinces me that political bias plays a role in mainstream media coverage. The hardest trick to pull is convincing someone that the truth is a lie. It sounded like a sales slogan, but the genuine truth in it and the well fitting helmet convinced me. But in the meantime, he will try to do a proper job of convincing us. His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old. There is nothing I can say or do to convince a sceptic to believe in the existence of spirit. He is desperate to convince us that he believes in the rightness of his actions. In Job, Newsom convinces us, truth is multiple and glimpsed in the harsh interplay of genres and voices. You understand why free trade is a good thing, even though you have difficulty convincing your dads and uncles. It's a simple one, but it's one of those scams that convince people because they want to believe it. Until someone convinces me, I believe it would weaken the power of Leeds City Council. What is significant is the way Bingham convinces us that politics is a game worth playing. Synonyms persuade, satisfy, prove to, cause to feel certain 1.1 Persuade (someone) to do something. 说服 she convinced my father to branch out on his own 她说服我父亲独立经营。 Example sentencesExamples His mother finally convinces him to go try to get money from his father, but when they arrive at his home he refuses. Jeffrey borrows a bug sprayer from his father's hardware store and convinces Dorothy to let him in to spray the kitchen. Amanda convinces Tom to bring home someone from the warehouse to meet his sister. And so persuasive was my sister that she managed to convince the straight boys to go too. She once single-handedly convinced some French revolutionaries to leave her father on the throne. The Solicitor General's advice that the war was legitimate finally convinced Short to stay. McCoy convinces Cody to bring her along as backup, and the rescue begins. I was the one who had convinced him to bring the bomb, even if it wasn't intentional. I couldn't believe I was actually planning on still trying to convince her to do it. Amazingly, I had convinced my parents to let me bring Conner with me to Waterton. His father's death convinces him not to change the world but to save it. The British reaction to earlier shows convinced him to bring Smile over here. She said the Mayor had convinced her to bring a group of people to Ballina for the annual Festival next July. It had taken all of Ryder's persuasion to convince Corrie to holiday away from her home town. He has succeeded in making his father an F1 fan too, convincing him to apply for a post as a volunteer. Synonyms induce, prevail on, get, talk round, bring around, win over, sway Usage Although it is common to see convince and persuade used interchangeably, there are distinctions in meaning that careful writers and speakers try to preserve. Convince derives from a Latin word meaning ‘conquer, overcome.’ Persuade derives from a Latin word meaning ‘advise, make appealing, sweeten.’ One can convince or persuade someone with facts or arguments, but, in general, convincing is limited to the mind, while persuasion results in action (just as dissuasion results in nonaction): the prime minister convinced the council that delay was pointless; the senator persuaded her colleagues to pass the legislation Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict.
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