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US
/kənˈvɪnst/
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[ UK /kənvˈɪnst/ ]
[ UK /kənvˈɪnst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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persuaded of; very sure
were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join
was confident he would win
I am positive he is lying -
having a strong belief or conviction
a convinced and fanatical pacifist
How To Use convinced In A Sentence
- Women suffering from anorexia are still convinced that their thin, frail bodies are fat and unsightly. Conversely, some people who are a great deal heavier than they should be can persuade themselves that they are 'just right'.
- Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
- Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was.
- Mandela was convinced of security force "connivance", at least in the form of standing back and allowing violence that they could stop. ANC Daily News Briefing
- His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old.
- If you should be convinced by argument, not only that the pamphlet before you is not a libel, but that almost all those political writings, which it has been the habit of certain people, taking up the cry from their leaders, to call libels, are not merely not dangerous but beneficial to political society; is it possible to conceive, that you can be induced to pronounce a verdict of guilty against the defendant! A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father
- Not convinced by these public schoolboys! Thinking the Unthinkable
- I have to admit I ` m unconvinced about the role of the state in dishing out growth. The Witch Cooper
- I am not convinced and that is why I have asked for this topic to be discussed at the town council.
- He took with him messages of support from Andy's family and friends, who remain convinced of his innocence.