Convinced Convince I Kənˈvɪns Europe Brink Revolution Verb

• you'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
• i’d convinced myself (that) i was right.
• the experience convinced him that europe was on the brink of a revolution.
• i've been trying to convince him to see a doctor.

convince

1. to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true
• You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
• I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.
• The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution.
2. to persuade somebody to do something
• I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor.

Extra Examples

• I had convinced myself (that) I was right.
• I wasn’t convinced by her arguments.
• She has managed to convince even the sceptics.
• The events in Paris convinced him that Europe was on the brink of revolution.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they convince
• he / she / it convinces
• past simple convinced
• past participle convinced
• -ing form convincing

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict.