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carry conviction

carry conviction verb: to be convincing; to bear the stamp of truth.

Verb

carry conviction (third-person singular simple present carries conviction, present participle carrying conviction, simple past and past participle carried conviction)

  1. To be convincing; to bear the stamp of truth.

Forms of carry conviction

third-person singular presentcarries conviction
present participlecarrying conviction
past participlecarried conviction
pastcarried conviction

Questions about carry conviction

What does carry conviction mean?
Carry conviction means to be convincing; to bear the stamp of truth.
What part of speech is carry conviction?
Carry conviction is a verb.
What is the past tense of carry conviction?
The past tense of carry conviction is carried conviction.

Words near carry conviction in the dictionary

  1. carry all before one
  2. carry away
  3. carry bag
  4. carry bags
  5. carry coals to Newcastle
  6. carry conviction
  7. carry corn
  8. carry everything before one
  9. carry forward
  10. carry me out
  11. carry me out and bury me decently

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