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to persuade someone or make someone certain: convince someone of something He managed to convince the jury of his innocence. [ + (that) ] It's useless trying to convince her (that) she doesn't need to lose any weight. [ + to infinitive ] I hope this will convince you to change your mind. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of CONVINCE is to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade. How to use convince in a sentence.
Convince definition: to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action. See examples of CONVINCE used in a sentence.
B1. to persuade someone or make someone certain: convince someone of something He managed to convince the jury of his innocence. [ + (that) ] It's useless trying to convince her (that) she doesn't need to lose any weight. [ + to infinitive ] I hope this will convince you to change your mind.
Definition of convince verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
convince (someone) to has been in use since the 16th century and, despite objections by some, occurs freely today in all varieties of speech and writing and is fully standard: Members of the cabinet are trying to convince the prime minister not to resign.
Convince means to talk someone into something, or win someone over. A person convinces by making an argument—you can convince your parents to let you go to the movies by promising you'll do all your homework the next day.
1. ( may take a clause as object) to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; persuade. 2. chieflyUS to persuade (someone) to do something. 3. obsolete. a. to overcome.
to make someone believe that something is true: [ + that ] He tried to convince me that I needed a new car. She convinced the jury of her innocence. Fewer examples. The prosecution must convince the jury of his guilt. They are trying to convince us that the food is safe.
The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it: I tried to persuade her to see a doctor. The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true: He convinced me that he was right.
