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# convince

«convince» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make them believe that something is true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (convince, convinces, convinced, convincing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To convince someone is to make them believe that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#m1)

2) To convince someone to do something is to persuade them to do it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#m2)

3) Convinced (adjective) means completely sure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, characters try to convince others with arguments, proof or tricks; in persuasive writing at school you try to convince the reader. In safety lessons: strangers and scammers may try to convince you to share passwords or go somewhere — stop and tell an adult. Phrases: «convince someone of something», «convince someone to do», «I'm convinced that», «not convinced».

### examples

- I convinced Mum that I had finished my homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x1)
- She convinced her brother to share his sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x2)
- The detective was convinced the butler was lying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x3)
- Write a letter to convince the head teacher to have a longer break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x4)
- The scientist showed the photos to convince people the comet was real. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x5)
- Don't let anyone convince you to keep a secret that makes you feel unsafe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x6)
- I'm not convinced this answer is right; let's check it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x7)
- His wife did all she could to convince him she was extremely glad of his speedy return. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/#x8)

### note

Regular verb. Adjective: convincing (a convincing excuse = easy to believe); unconvincing is the opposite. Noun: conviction (strong belief; also, in law, being found guilty). Convince is mostly about belief; persuade is mostly about action, but they overlap.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «convince» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convince/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.