convince
verb (used with object)
to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action.
have convinced
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present perfectof convince.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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They’re basically soft-spoken toxic boys who have convinced themselves that being gentle in delivery automatically makes them healthy communicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Classic romantic comedies might have convinced many viewers that these kinds of problems are relegated specifically to heterosexual culture.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
That failure, occurring on the very day New York luminaries were holding a banquet in Field’s honor, might have convinced many entrepreneurs to try a different line of business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Musk also might have convinced investors that artificial-intelligence data centers in space are closer than they appear.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Their arguments have convinced almost all anthropologists, nearly every professional historian and many philosophers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
