convinced
part of speech
adjective (convinced); past form of the verb convince (convince, convinces, convinced, convincing)
meaning for a pupil
1) (adjective) Completely sure that something is true: «I'm convinced the cat ate my sandwich.» tree →
2) (verb, past) Made someone believe something or agree to do something: «She convinced me to join the choir.» tree →
3) (adjective, before a noun) Firm in a belief: «a convinced Christian», «a convinced vegetarian». tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, «convinced» shows what a character strongly believes — sometimes wrongly, which makes the story funny or exciting. In science, a good scientist is convinced only by evidence. In everyday life, children convince parents to let them stay up. Phrases: «be convinced that», «be convinced of», «not convinced» (doubtful), «convince someone to do something».
examples
- I'm convinced there is a monster under my bed. tree →
- Tom was convinced that he had left his bag on the bus. tree →
- She convinced her parents to get a puppy. tree →
- The teacher wasn't convinced by my excuse. tree →
- After the experiment, we were convinced that plants need light. tree →
- Grandpa is a convinced fan of the local team. tree →
- Are you convinced, or do you need more proof? tree →
- He turned round anew, firmly convinced that he was seriously ill. tree →
note
«Convinced» (sure) vs «convincing» (making others sure): «I am convinced» but «a convincing story». «Convince someone of something» / «convince someone that …». «Not convinced» is a polite way to say «I doubt it». Being convinced does not make a thing true — check the evidence.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «convinced» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.