convert
/kən'və:t/
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Definition
Verb:
- To change something from one form, purpose, system, or belief to another: This is the core meaning of "convert." It implies a transformation into a different state, function, or type.
- To change one's religious faith or political beliefs: Specifically, to adopt a new religion, doctrine, or set of principles.
- In sports (American football, rugby, basketball): To successfully complete a play that earns extra points, such as kicking a goal after a touchdown or making a free throw.
Noun:
- A person who has changed their religious faith or political beliefs: Someone who has adopted a new religion or set of convictions.
Usage and Examples
Verb (Change form/function):
- The company plans to convert the old factory into luxury apartments.
- This app can convert your spoken words into text.
- We need to convert these measurements from metric to imperial units.
Verb (Change belief):
- She converted to Islam after years of study.
- The preacher hoped to convert the crowd with his passionate sermon.
Verb (Sports):
- The kicker converted the extra point, tying the game.
- He converted a crucial free throw in the final seconds.
Noun:
- He was a convert to the environmental movement.
- The church welcomed the new converts.
Advanced Usage
"To convert someone to something": To persuade someone to adopt a new belief, opinion, or cause.
- He tried to convert his friends to his way of thinking about politics.
"Convert into": To change or transform something into something else. This is a very common collocation.
- They decided to convert their savings into gold.
Variants and Related Words
Conversion (n): The process or act of converting.
- The conversion of the building took two years.
- Her religious conversion was a profound experience.
Convertible (adj/n): (Adjective) Able to be changed in form, function, or character. (Noun) A car with a folding roof.
- The currency is convertible. (adj)
- He drove a red convertible. (n)
Synonyms
- Transform: To change markedly in form or appearance.
- Change: To make or become different.
- Alter: To change or cause to change in character or composition.
- Proselytize (v, for belief change): To try to convert someone to one's own religious faith.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Convert over to: To switch completely from one system or thing to another.
- The office converted over to a new software system last month.
Related Idioms
- Preaching to the converted: Trying to persuade people who already agree with you. (This idiom uses the noun form "converted" as a collective term for believers).
- Telling this audience about climate change risks is just preaching to the converted.
Noun
- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
Verb
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
- The substance converts to an acid
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
- score (a spare)
- complete successfully
- score a penalty shot or free throw
- 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
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
- The missionaries converted the Indian population
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
- He changed his name
- convert centimeters into inches
- convert holdings into shares
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
- She converted to Buddhism
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- convert lead into gold
- convert hotels into jails
- convert slaves to laborers
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
- We converted from 220 to 110 Volt