convince
verb (used with object)
to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action.
has convinced
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present perfectof convince (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No matter how many commitments data-center operators make to safer, quieter, greener innovations, recent history has convinced many communities not to trust any of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Copper-rich Zambia, once a byword for sovereign debt distress, heads to the polls Thursday in an election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema has convinced voters his economic reforms are paying off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Each declaration that there is “nothing more to see” has convinced millions that there must be.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Over the past decade, growing evidence has convinced many researchers that rare earthquakes do originate in the mantle, though they may occur about 100 times less frequently than crustal earthquakes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
There’s a sub, and someone has convinced him that this study hall isn’t one of those real study halls where people study.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
