Definition of 'convinced'
adjective
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convinced (kənˈvɪnst)
adjective
1.
completely sure
I'm not convinced.
He was convinced that I was part of the problem.
She was convinced that her mother had been innocent.
He became convinced of the need for cheap editions of good-quality writing.
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Example sentences containing 'convinced'
Times, Sunday Times (2009) Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If you are convinced something works then sometimes it will.
The Sun (2010) Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills (1991) Times, Sunday Times (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2008)He is less convinced that his work has helped him.
Times, Sunday Times (2007) Times, Sunday Times (2008)By the end those same people had become convinced that what was needed was a radical change of power.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)She becomes convinced that they were all killed by the same person and that her surviving friends are hiding something.
The Sun (2010)And yet the writers and the studios remain convinced that the public will sit around and wait for them to stop feuding.
Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Sun (2010)Wall Street is more or less convinced.
Times, Sunday Times (2015) Times, Sunday Times (2012)Industry insiders are less convinced that such a seemingly calamitous outcome would not have had far-reaching ramifications.
Times, Sunday Times (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2014)I feel totally convinced that he is innocent.
A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995) The Sun (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2006)The Chelsea boss remains convinced if he had bagged a striker then his team would be top of the table already.
The Sun (2014)But on the strength of the music they make together and little more, he becomes convinced that they must be having an affair.
Times, Sunday Times (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2010)And yet she remains convinced that women are not only capable of doing the job, they are perfectly suited to the world of espionage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012) The Sun (2006)He said: 'I am convinced they are not happy.
The Sun (2009)Trends of 'convinced'
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Translations for 'convinced'
British English: convinced ADJECTIVE
If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.He was convinced that I was part of the problem.
If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.He was convinced that I was part of the problem.
- Brazilian Portuguese: convencido
- Chinese: 确信的
- European Spanish: convencido convencida
- French: convaincu convaincue
- German: überzeugt
- Italian: convinto convinta
- Japanese: 確信して
- Korean: 확신을 가진
- Portuguese: convencido convencida
- Spanish: convencido convencida
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