convince meaning

convince means 'to persuade someone to believe or do something'.

convince :

to persuade, to make believe

Verb

▪ She convinced him to join the club.

▪ She persuaded him to join the club.

▪ I convinced my friend about the plan.

▪ I persuaded my friend about the plan.

paraphrasing

▪ persuade – make believe

▪ assure – promise make believe

▪ sway – influence

▪ influence – affect

convince

Pronunciation

convince [kənˈvɪns]

The stress is on 'vins' and sounds like 'kuhn-vins'.

Common phrases and grammar about convince

convince - Common meaning

Verb
to persuade, to make believe

Part of Speech Changes for "convince"

▪ conviction (noun) – belief

▪ convinced (adjective) – sure

Common Expressions with "convince"

▪ convince someone of something – to make someone believe something

▪ convince someone to do something – to make someone decide to do something

▪ convince oneself – to persuade oneself

▪ hard to convince – difficult to make believe or agree

Important examples of convince in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, convince is used to mean to persuade.

▪Please convince your boss to approve the project.
▪Please persuade your boss to approve the project.

Example of a confusing word: convict (to declare guilty)

▪Please convict your boss to approve the project.
▪Please declare your boss guilty to approve the project.
"Convince" is a verb meaning "to persuade" someone to do something or to change their mind. In the sentence "Please convince your boss to approve the project," it is used correctly to express the idea of persuading the boss. "Convict," however, means "to declare someone guilty of a crime" and is used in legal contexts. It is grammatically incorrect and contextually inappropriate in this sentence. Therefore, "convince" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, convince is used as a verb, often followed by 'to' and a verb.

▪They convinced her to attend the meeting.
▪They persuaded her to attend the meeting.

convince

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

convince someone of

to make someone believe something, used in TOEIC Part 7 passages.

▪She convinced her team of the new plan.
▪She made her team believe the new plan.

be convinced about

to firmly believe about, used in TOEIC Part 7 passages.

▪He was convinced about the strategy.
▪He firmly believed in the strategy.

Differences between similar words and convince

convince

,

persuade

differences

Convince is used to make someone believe something, while persuade is to make someone do something.

convince
▪She convinced him to join the team.
▪She persuaded him to join the team.
persuade
▪influence
▪Convince is to make someone firmly believe something, while influence is to affect decisions in a less direct way.

convince

,

influence – affect

differences

Convince is to make someone firmly believe something, whereas influence is to affect their beliefs indirectly.

convince
▪They convinced him of the benefits.
▪They provided evidence to influence him.
influence – affect
▪They provided evidence to convince him.
▪They provided evidence to influence him.

Words with the same origin as convince

The origin of convince

convince comes from Latin 'convincere', meaning 'to win over or overcome'.

Word structure

It has the prefix 'con' (with), root 'vincere' (to conquer), and suffix 'e' (verb), so 'convince' means 'to conquer with'.

Words with the same origin

The root of convince is 'vinc' (to conquer). Words with the same root include 'victory', 'vincible', 'invincible', 'vindicate'.

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