{
    "term": "convince",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "convince",
            "heSheIt": "convinces"
        },
        "pastSimple": "convinced",
        "pastParticiple": "convinced",
        "ingForm": "convincing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true",
            "sensetop": "convince somebody/yourselfconvince somebody/yourself of somethingconvince somebody/yourself (that)…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are the prime minister's assurances enough to convince the public?",
                    "contextForm": "convince somebody/yourself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd be very surprised if this argument convinces anybody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **try/manage/fail to convince** somebody/yourself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has managed to convince even the sceptics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.",
                    "contextForm": "convince somebody/yourself of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.",
                    "contextForm": "convince somebody/yourself (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will the president be able to convince voters that he deserves a second term?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to persuade somebody to do something",
            "sensetop": "convince somebody to do something",
            "labels": "British English",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪns/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvince__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnsɪz/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvinces__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnst/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvinced__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvincing__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪns/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvince__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnsɪz/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvinces__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnst/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvinced__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/convince/xconvincing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict."
}