Convert - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈvɜːrt|  American pronunciation of the word convert
Brit.  |kənˈvɜːt|  British pronunciation of the word convert

noun

- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

verb

- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy (syn: change over)
We converted from 220 to 110 Volt
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
convert lead into gold
convert hotels into jails
convert slaves to laborers
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
She converted to Buddhism
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (syn: change, commute, exchange)
Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
convert centimeters into inches
convert holdings into shares
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
The missionaries converted the Indian population
- score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
Smith converted and his team won
- complete successfully
- score (a spare)
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something (syn: convince, win over)
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one (syn: commute, exchange)
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
The substance converts to an acid

Extra examples

They tried for two points but could not convert.

They had many chances to score but they couldn't convert their opportunities.

They had chances to score but couldn't convert.

I didn't think I'd like paying my bills online, but now I'm a convert.

...the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church...

He was obliged to convert the siege into a blockade.

The trunk is often converted into canoes.

Priests converted many people to Christianity.

They converted the spare bedroom into an office.

The stocks can be easily converted to cash.

In the process, the light energy converts to heat energy.

European missionaries converted thousands to Christianity.

She converted to Catholicism.

She succeeded in converting me to her point of view.

How much does it cost today to convert pounds into dollars?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: convert
he/she/it: converts
present participle: converting
past tense: converted
past participle: converted
noun
singular: convert
plural: converts
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