convert

Saykuhn-VURT/kənˈvɝt/UK/kənˈvɜːt/

As a nounKON-vurt

Verbconverts, converting, converted

Noun pluralconverts

23 meanings of convert

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verbtransitive
To change something completely into a different form or thing.
Like changing water into ice by freezing it.
Factories convert raw cotton into finished cloth.
She converted the leftover milk into soft cheese.
Similartransform, change, turn, process, transmute
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2
verbtransitive
To change something so it can be used for a different purpose.
Like turning a spare room into a home office.
We want to convert the garage into a spare bedroom.
The owners converted the old shop into a small café.
Similarturn, transform, adapt, change, remodel
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3
verbtransitive
To change an amount into different units of measurement.
Like saying the same amount as either cups or liters.
Convert the recipe amounts from cups into grams.
He converted his height into centimeters for the form.
Similarchange, translate
4
verbtransitive
To lead someone to take up a new religion or belief.
The missionaries hoped to convert the local villagers.
She converted her brother to her political cause.
Similarproselytize, evangelize, persuade, win
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5
verbintransitive
To take up a new religion or belief yourself.
She decided to convert before the wedding.
He converted when he was twenty years old.
6
nouncountable
A person who has joined a religion.
The new convert attended church every Sunday that month.
Converts to the faith gathered for a special ceremony.
Similarproselyte, neophyte
Oppositeapostate
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nouncountable
A person who now likes something they used to be against.
Like someone who hated a food, then tried it and loved it.
Once skeptical, he's now a convert to working from home.
After one ride, she became a convert to electric bikes.
Similarsupporter, advocate, champion
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verbtransitive
To exchange something for another thing of equal value.
You can convert your dollars into euros at the bank.
He converted his points into a free flight.
Similarexchange, change, swap, trade
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verbtransitive
To change a measurement from one unit into another.
Like saying the same length using either feet or meters.
Convert the weight from pounds into kilograms.
He converted the temperature into Celsius for the report.
Similarchange, translate
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10
verbintransitive
To be changed into a different form or state.
The chair converts into a small bed at night.
Some materials convert easily when they are heated.
Similarturn, transform, change

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nouncountable
A person who has changed from one thing into another.
Like a fan who switches from one team to cheering for the rival.
Once a meat-eater, she's now a convert to plant-based cooking.
He's a convert from doubt to firm belief in the plan.
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12
verbintransitive
To do what an online ad wants you to do, like buy or sign up.
Like a window-shopper who finally decides to buy something.
Many people click the ad, but only a few convert.
The new design helped more shoppers convert.
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13
verbtransitive or intransitive
To score the extra point or points right after your team scores a touchdown.
Like getting a small bonus point right after you score a big one.
The team needs to convert after this touchdown to tie the game.
They tried to convert but missed the kick badly.
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14
verbtransitive or intransitive
To get extra points after a try by kicking the ball between the posts in rugby.
She managed to convert after the try in the far corner.
The fly-half stepped up to convert the two points.
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15
verbtransitive or intransitive
To score a goal, especially from a penalty kick.
He needs to convert this penalty to level the score.
She stepped up and converted under huge pressure.
Similarscore
Oppositemiss
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16
verbtransitive or intransitive
To turn an advantage in a game of chess into a clear win.
Like turning a small head start in a race into a real win at the end.
Strong players know how to convert when they are ahead.
She managed to convert her extra piece into a win.
Similarexploit, turn
Oppositesquander, waste
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17
verbtransitive
To turn a smaller batting score into a much bigger one in cricket.
He hopes to convert his fifty into a century before the close of play.
She converted her half-century into a big total.
Similarturn
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18
nounCanadiancountable
In Canadian football, the extra-point kick taken after a touchdown.
The team kicked the convert to make it seven points.
He missed the convert right after the touchdown.
Similarconversion
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19
verbintransitive
To knock down all the pins left standing on your second try in bowling.
She managed to convert on her second roll.
He needed to convert in the final frame to win.
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20
verbtransitive
To wrongly take and use someone else's property as if it belonged to you.
Like taking someone's bike and selling it as if it were yours.
The court found that he had converted the company's funds.
You cannot convert another person's goods for your own use.
Similarmisappropriate, embezzle
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21
verbtransitive
To make a new sentence by swapping the two main parts of an old one.
Like flipping a sentence around so the end becomes the start.
In logic class, we learned how to convert simple statements.
She converted the sentence by swapping its two parts.
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22
verbobsoletetransitive
To change writing or speech from one language into another.
The monk worked to convert the old text into English.
He converted the letter into French for the king.
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23
verbobsoletetransitive
To make something turn or change the way it is facing.
O, which way shall I first convert myself?
1600, Ben Jonson, “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue.”Here, convert means turn, so which way should I turn myself first.
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Origin

It comes from Latin converto, meaning "turn around," through Old French and Middle English.