思い込む

Word
思い込む
Reading
おもいこむ
Level
N2
Part of speech
verb
Meaning
to be under the impression, to be convinced
Example

彼が犯人だと思い込んでいた。 I was convinced that he was the culprit.

Confused with

思い出す (to recall) - 思い込む means to be firmly convinced, whereas 思い出す means to remember.

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