convince

🇺🇸 /kənˈvɪns/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈvɪns/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
B1

to make someone believe something is true

I need to convince my friend that this plan will work.

B1

to persuade someone to do something

She tried to convince her brother to join the team.

translation

v. to make someone believe something is true; to persuade someone to do something

Word Forms

3rd Present convinces
Past convinced
Perfect convinced
Progressive convincing