convince

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈvɪns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈvɪns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən vins′)

Inflections of 'convince' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
convinces
v 3rd person singular
convincing
v pres p
convinced
v past
convinced
v past p

Collocations for "convince"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "convince" in context.

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convince

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. convince the [public, people, reader, viewer]
  2. convince the [court, jury] (of)
  3. convince me otherwise
  4. convince your [friends, husband, parents] to
  5. convinced them to [stay, go, buy]
  6. convinced themselves that it was [appropriate, ok]
  7. was convinced of the [presence of, need for]
  8. was convinced by [his friends, my lawyer] to
  9. [tried to, failed to, managed to, could not] convince him
  10. her [argument, reasoning, speech] convinced me
  11. is [easily, not easily] convinced
  12. was convinced of the fact that
  13. she isn't convincing anyone
'convince' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
actor - amount - carrot - charm - deceit - deception - doubtful - fail - gimmick - green - gullible - psychology - representation - rough - scout - seek - seriously

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