convincing

«convincing» in Mova's school dictionary: making you believe something is true or right: «a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (convincing, more convincing, most convincing); also the -ing form of «convince»

meaning for a pupil

1) Convincing means making you believe something is true or right: «a convincing argument». tree →

2) Convincing means clear and complete: «a convincing win». tree →

3) As a verb form, convincing means persuading someone: «She is convincing her mum to get a dog». tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons pupils write convincing (persuasive) arguments with reasons and evidence. In sport, a convincing win is a big, clear win. In safety, scam messages can look convincing, so check with an adult before clicking. Phrases: a convincing win, convincing evidence, not very convincing.

examples

• Her speech was very convincing. tree →
• The team had a convincing 5–0 win. tree →
• That fake email looked convincing, but it was a scam. tree →
• His excuse wasn't very convincing. tree →
• We need convincing evidence for our science claim. tree →
• I'm convincing Dad to take us swimming. tree →

note

Adverb «convincingly». «Convincing» is not the same as «true»: a liar can be convincing. Spelling: convince → convincing (drop the «e»).

In the corpora

• Scammers find names on public profiles and use AI to make messages convincing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «convincing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.