Convinced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

persuaded of; very sure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaɪəlˌaɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈɪnst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈɪnst/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈaɪəlˌaɪts/.

Examples

He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join
I am positive he is lying

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confident convert win over positive convince

Antonyms

unconvinced

Parts of Speech

verb	make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something “He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product”
adjective	persuaded of; very sure “were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join”
adjective	having a strong belief or conviction “a convinced and fanatical pacifist”

Word Forms

convincible

adjective

being susceptible to persuasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überzeugt

(jemanden) dazu bringen, der Wahrheit oder Gültigkeit von etwas zuzustimmen, es zu verstehen oder zu erkennen

🇫🇷French

convaincu

faire en sorte que (quelqu'un) soit d'accord, comprenne ou réalise la vérité ou la validité de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

convencido

hacer que (alguien) esté de acuerdo, comprenda o se dé cuenta de la verdad o validez de algo

🇮🇹Italian

convinto

far sì che (qualcuno) sia d'accordo, comprenda o realizzi la verità o la validità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

overtuigd

ervoor zorgen dat (iemand) de waarheid of geldigheid van iets instemt, begrijpt of beseft

🇵🇹Portuguese

convencido

fazer (alguém) concordar, compreender ou perceber a verdade ou validade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

убежденный

заставить (кого-то) согласиться, понять или осознать истинность или обоснованность чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कायल

किसी को किसी बात की सच्चाई या वैधता से सहमत करना, समझना या एहसास कराना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাসী

(কাউকে) সম্মত করুন, বুঝতে বা কিছুর সত্যতা বা বৈধতা উপলব্ধি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பினார்

(யாரையாவது) ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் உண்மை அல்லது செல்லுபடியை ஒப்புக்கொள்ளவும், புரிந்துகொள்ளவும் அல்லது உணரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పించాడు

(ఎవరైనా) అంగీకరించేలా చేయండి, అర్థం చేసుకోండి లేదా ఏదైనా యొక్క నిజం లేదా చెల్లుబాటును గ్రహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खात्री पटली

(एखाद्याला) सहमत करा, समजून घ्या किंवा एखाद्या गोष्टीचे सत्य किंवा वैधता समजा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાતરી

(કોઈને) સંમત કરો, સમજો અથવા કોઈ વસ્તુની સત્યતા અથવા માન્યતાનો અહેસાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವರಿಕೆಯಾಯಿತು

(ಯಾರಾದರೂ) ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿಂಧುತ್ವವನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ, ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅರಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തി

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും സത്യമോ സാധുതയോ (ആരെയെങ്കിലും) അംഗീകരിക്കുകയോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുകയോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨ ਦਿਵਾਇਆ

(ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ) ਸਹਿਮਤ ਕਰੋ, ਸਮਝੋ, ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਵੈਧਤਾ ਦਾ ਅਹਿਸਾਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

قائل

(کسی کو) کسی چیز کی سچائی یا صداقت سے اتفاق ، سمجھنا یا اس کا ادراک کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

确信

使（某人）同意、理解或认识到某事的真实性或有效性

🇯🇵Japanese

確信している

（誰かに）何かの真実または正当性を同意させ、理解させ、または認識させる

🇰🇷Korean

확신하다

(누군가가) 어떤 것의 진실이나 타당성에 동의하거나, 이해하거나, 깨닫게 하도록 하세요.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị thuyết phục

làm cho (ai đó) đồng ý, hiểu hoặc nhận ra sự thật hoặc giá trị của điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

มั่นใจ

ทำให้ (บางคน) เห็นด้วย เข้าใจ หรือตระหนักถึงความจริงหรือความถูกต้องของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

yakin

membuat (seseorang) menyetujui, memahami, atau menyadari kebenaran atau keabsahan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

kumbinsido

gawin (isang tao) sumang-ayon, maunawaan, o mapagtanto ang katotohanan o bisa ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

yakin

membuat (seseorang) bersetuju, memahami, atau menyedari kebenaran atau kesahihan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقتنع

جعل (شخصًا ما) يوافق أو يفهم أو يدرك حقيقة أو صحة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

متقاعد شده است

(کسی) را به موافقت، درک یا درک درستی یا اعتبار چیزی واداشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

ikna edilmiş

(birinin) bir şeyin doğruluğunu veya geçerliliğini kabul etmesini, anlamasını veya fark etmesini sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׁוּכנָע

לגרום ל(מישהו) להסכים, להבין או להבין את האמת או התקפות של משהו

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