convince
/kənˈvɪns/
US pronunciation
American sound/kənˈvɪns/
kənˈvɪns
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
kən - ˈvɪns -> convince
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ~ sb (of sth) လက်ခံယုံကြည်စေသည်။
How can I convince you (of her honesty)? ❍ What she said convinced me that I had been wrong.
၂။ သိမ်းသွင်းစည်းရုံးသည်။ What convinced you to vote for them?
❏ convinced adj
၁။ ~ (of sth/ that…) အခိုင်အမာယုံကြည် သော။ I am convinced of her innocence/ convinced that she is innocent.
၂။ ယုံကြည်ချက်ခိုင်မြဲသော။ a convinced Christian.
❏ convincing adj ယုံကြည်လောက်သော။ ဘဝင်ကျသွားစေ သော။ a convincing speech/argument/liar. ❍ a convincing victory (ie an easy one). convincingly adv : Her case was convincingly argued.
More examples
- [convince someone of something] : He failed to convince the jury of his innocence.
- [convince someone (that)] : Maria had convinced herself that he didn’t love her.
- You don’t have to convince me you’re the right person for the job.
- [convince someone to do something] : They tried to convince him to buy a cheaper car.
Synonyms
induce, talk into, encourage, argue into, assure, brainwash, bring around, bring home to, bring to reason, change, convert, demonstrate, draw, effect, establish, get, hook, influence, make a believer, overcome, persuade, prevail upon, prompt, prove, put across, refute, satisfy, sell, sell one on, sway, turn, twist one's arm, win over
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