convince

Word family  adjective convinced ≠ unconvinced convincing ≠ unconvincing verb convince adverb convincingly ≠ unconvincingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·vince /kənˈvɪns/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive]  1  SUREto make someone feel certain that something is true 使确信；使信服 Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made. 她的论点不能说服每个人，但还是引起了一些变化。convince somebody (that) Baker had to convince jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder. 贝克必须使陪审员相信，他的当事人根本不在凶案现场。convince somebody of something The officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors. 官员们急于说服我们，核反应堆是安全的。2  PERSUADEto persuade someone to do something 说服，劝服 SYN persuadeconvince somebody to do something I’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me. 我一直在设法说服琼跟我一起去。► see thesaurus at persuade→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

convince• But the result has convinced financial markets that the day of the euro is postponed.• Another passenger convinced her to leave the plane, which was quickly filling with a choking smoke.• I did not have to convince her.• I can't remember what he said to convince me, but I obeyed his request.• The discovery of a body finally convinced Mrs Hayes that her son was dead.• I had tried to convince my company's president that these ideas were viable.• I knew it would be hard to convince my father, because he wanted me to go to university.• How many more deaths will it take to convince the authorities of the need to test drugs more thoroughly?• In the end she convinced the jury of her innocence.• The government is trying to convince the public that it's getting tough on corruption.• Our new policy on tax reform will certainly help the economy. The only problem will be convincing the voters.convince somebody of something• He'll try to convince you of Mitchell's innocence.convince somebody to do something• Kevin convinced Lee Ann to go to the country club dance with him.Origin convince (1500-1600) Latin convincere “to prove untrue, convict, prove”, from com- ( → COM-) + vincere “to defeat”

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convince
con‧vince S3 W3 AC /kənˈvɪns/ verb [transitive]1. to make someone feel certain that something is true:
    Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made.
    convince somebody (that)
    Baker had to convince jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder.
    convince somebody of something
    The officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors.
2. to persuade someone to do something
   SYN  persuade
    convince somebody to do something
    I’ve been trying to convince Jean to come with me.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ persuade to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it: I persuaded her to change her mind. | Do you think you can persuade him to lend us the money?
   ▪ talk somebody into (doing) something to persuade someone to do something, especially something they do not really want to do: Why did I let you talk me into this? | He finally talked her into going on a date with him.
   ▪ get somebody to do something to make someone do something by persuading or asking them: If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up. | I know how to get you to kiss me.
   ▪ convince to persuade someone that they should do something, because it is the best or the right thing to do. Some British speakers think this use is incorrect, and prefer to use persuade: It would be difficult to convince him to move.
   ▪ encourage to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think it will be good for them: Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.
   ▪ influence to have an effect on what someone decides to do: What influences you to buy clothes?
   ▪ coax to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: I tried to coax him to eat a little.
   ▪ cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl $ -ˈdʒoʊl/ to persuade someone to do something by praising them or making promises to them: He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.
   ▪ put somebody up to something to persuade or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid: Who put you up to this?
   ▪ dissuade formal to persuade someone not to do something: How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?

🔑 con·vince AW BrE /kənˈvɪns/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈvɪns/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they convince BrE /kənˈvɪns/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈvɪns/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it convinces BrE /kənˈvɪnsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈvɪnsɪz/ 🔊past simple convinced BrE /kənˈvɪnst/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈvɪnst/ 🔊past participle convinced BrE /kənˈvɪnst/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈvɪnst/ 🔊 -ing form convincing BrE /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ 🔊🔑 to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true 使确信；使相信；使信服◆~ sb/yourself (of sth) You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他们相信你对这份工作的热忱。🔊🔊◆~ sb/yourself (that)… I'd convinced myself (that) I was right.我确信自己是正确的。🔑 ~ sb to do sth to persuade sb to do sth 说服，劝说（某人做某事）◆I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 我一直劝他去看病。🔊🔊

• The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it. * persuade 的主要意思为说服、劝说：◆I tried to persuade her to see a doctor. 我极力劝她去看医生。The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true. * convince 的主要意思为使确信、信服：◆He convinced me he was right. 他使我相信他是正确的。
• It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade. 不过，上述两词两种含义都用的情况相当普遍，尤其是 convince 常作同义词替代 persuade：◆I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor. 我劝她去看医生。Some speakers of BrE think that this is not correct. 有些说英式英语的人认为此用法不正确。