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# convincing

«convincing» in Mova's school dictionary: **making you believe something is true or right: «a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (convincing, more convincing, most convincing); also the -ing form of «convince»

### meaning for a pupil

1) Convincing means making you believe something is true or right: «a convincing argument». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#m1)

2) Convincing means clear and complete: «a convincing win». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#m2)

3) As a verb form, convincing means persuading someone: «She is convincing her mum to get a dog». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons pupils write convincing (persuasive) arguments with reasons and evidence. In sport, a convincing win is a big, clear win. In safety, scam messages can look convincing, so check with an adult before clicking. Phrases: a convincing win, convincing evidence, not very convincing.

### examples

- Her speech was very convincing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#x1)
- The team had a convincing 5–0 win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#x2)
- That fake email looked convincing, but it was a scam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#x3)
- His excuse wasn't very convincing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#x4)
- We need convincing evidence for our science claim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#x5)
- I'm convincing Dad to take us swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convincing/#x6)

### note

Adverb «convincingly». «Convincing» is not the same as «true»: a liar can be convincing. Spelling: convince → convincing (drop the «e»).

### In the corpora

- [Scammers find names on public profiles and use AI to make messages convincing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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