convencer

to convince

k o m b e n ˈθ e ɾ
con with + venc to defeat, to overcome + er Second-conjugation marker
verb Uncommon #23,201
to convince
SP: Intenté convencer a mi amigo de venir a la fiesta.
EN: I tried to convince my friend to come to the party.
Conjugation of convencer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First convencí —
Third — convencieron
Past
Indicative
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First convenceré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First convenceré —

Los niños son más fáciles de convencer.

Children are easier to convince.

Eso debería convencer al Estado Mayor.

That should convince the General Staff.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

No lo pudo convencer de que aceptara un cheque personal.

He couldn't convince him to accept a personal check.

Jack es difícil de convencer.

Jack is hard to convince.

Ella no lo puede convencer para que le compre un coche nuevo.

She can't convince him to buy her a new car.

Con ellos puedo convencer al mundo de que es inocente.

With them I can convince the world that he is innocent.

— Contratiempo (2017)

No me van a convencer con esto.

They're not going to convince me with this.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

El arte es convencer al cliente de qué es lo que en realidad busca.

The art lies in convincing the client of what they are actually looking for.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Y así pienso convencer al jurado.

And that's how I plan to convince the jury.

— American Gangster (2007)

Me intenté convencer de que estaba haciendo lo correcto.

I tried to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.

Los niños serán más fácil de convencer.

Children will be easier to convince.

Ella no lo pudo convencer para que le comprara un auto nuevo.

She couldn't convince him to buy her a new car.

Convencer antes que vencer.

Persuade rather than conquer.

— El hoyo (2019)

Me intentaba convencer de invertir en aquel negocio.

He was trying to convince me to invest in that business.