Convincing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

causing one to believe the truth of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹaɪˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈɪnsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈɪnsɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹaɪˈɑːnɪk/.

Examples

He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
a convincing story
a convincing manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

convince convert win over

Antonyms

unconvincing

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	causing one to believe the truth of something “a convincing story”

Word Forms

convincible

adjective

being susceptible to persuasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überzeugend

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

🇫🇷French

convaincant

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

🇪🇸Spanish

convincente

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

🇮🇹Italian

convincente

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

🇳🇱Dutch

overtuigend

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

convincente

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

🇷🇺Russian

убедительный

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठोस

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

நம்ப வைக்கும்

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

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పించే

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

🇮🇳Marathi

खात्रीशीर

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાતરી આપનારું

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವರಿಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

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

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോധ്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും സത്യമോ സാധുതയോ (ആരെയെങ്കിലും) അംഗീകരിക്കുകയോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുകയോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨਨ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

قائل کرنے والا

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人信服的

使（某人）同意、理解或认识到某事的真实性或有效性

🇯🇵Japanese

説得力のある

（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

설득력 있는

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

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuyết phục

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

🇹🇭Thai

น่าเชื่อ

ทำให้ (บางคน) เห็นด้วย เข้าใจ หรือตระหนักถึงความจริงหรือความถูกต้องของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

meyakinkan

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

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakumbinsi

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

🇲🇾Malay

meyakinkan

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقنع

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

🇮🇷Persian

متقاعد کننده

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

🇹🇷Turkish

inandırıcı

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

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁכנֵעַ

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

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