word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/convincing.json

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{
    "term": "convincing",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "that makes somebody believe that something is true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **convincing argument/explanation/case**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sounded very convincing to me *(= I believed what she said)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **convincing victory/win** *(= an easy one)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was far from convincing as a leader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found his argument pretty convincing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gave a wonderfully convincing performance in the leading role."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A long, complicated excuse always sounds less convincing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is there convincing evidence that the treatment works?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This explanation is not entirely convincing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/convincing/xconvincing__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/convincing/xconvincing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}