Convert - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
convert hotels into jails
convert slaves to laborers
convert centimeters into inches
convert holdings into shares
- 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
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
I/you/we/they: convert
he/she/it: converts
present participle: converting
past tense: converted
past participle: converted
singular: convert
plural: converts
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