# convert

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-VURT" US /kənˈvɝt/, UK /kənˈvɜːt/

## Verb

1. To change something so that it becomes a different substance or product or takes on a different form or state.
   - Simple: To change something completely into a different form or thing.
   - _Solar panels convert sunlight into usable electricity._
   - _The brewery converts barley and water into beer over several weeks._
2. To adapt something so that it serves a different use, function, or purpose.
   - Simple: To change something so it can be used for a different purpose.
   - _The city plans to convert the disused warehouse into affordable apartments._
   - _They converted the barn into a wedding venue last summer._
3. To express a quantity in alternative units of measurement.
   - Simple: To change an amount into different units of measurement.
   - _Convert the distance from miles into kilometers before plotting the route._
   - _The cashier converted the price into dollars at the current rate._
4. To bring someone to accept a particular religion, faith, ideology, or belief, usually in place of a former one.
   - Simple: To lead someone to take up a new religion or belief.
   - _The traveling preacher set out to convert everyone in the valley._
   - _The movement converted thousands of young followers within a decade._
5. To undergo a change in one's own religion, faith, or belief.
   - Simple: To take up a new religion or belief yourself.
   - _Many people convert only after years of quiet reflection._
   - _He converted shortly after marrying into the family._
8. To exchange something for something else of equal value.
   - Simple: To exchange something for another thing of equal value.
   - _Travelers usually convert their cash before crossing the border._
   - _She converted most of her savings into gold during the crisis._
9. To express one unit of measurement in terms of another, often using a formula that relates the two.
   - Simple: To change a measurement from one unit into another.
   - _The textbook shows how to convert degrees Fahrenheit into Celsius._
   - _She converted the pressure readings from pascals into atmospheres._
10. To become changed into another form, state, or condition.
   - Simple: To be changed into a different form or state.
   - _The sofa converts into a double bed in seconds._
   - _These bonds convert into company shares after five years._
12. To complete the action an online advertisement aims to prompt, such as a purchase or a sign-up.
   - Simple: To do what an online ad wants you to do, like buy or sign up.
   - _Visitors rarely convert without a clear call to action on the page._
   - _The campaign drove plenty of traffic, but few users converted._
13. To add extra points to the score immediately after a touchdown, by kicking or by a short scoring play.
   - Simple: To score the extra point or points right after your team scores a touchdown.
   - _The kicker converted the extra point with room to spare._
   - _If they convert here, they take the lead with under a minute left._
14. To score additional points after a try by kicking the ball between the posts and over the crossbar in rugby.
   - Simple: To get extra points after a try by kicking the ball between the posts in rugby.
   - _The fly-half converted from a difficult angle near the touchline._
   - _They scored the try but could not convert in the wind._
15. To put the ball into the net, especially when taking a penalty kick.
   - Simple: To score a goal, especially from a penalty kick.
   - _The striker converted the penalty in the final minute of the match._
   - _Under pressure, she rarely fails to convert._
16. To turn a material or positional advantage into a win, especially in chess.
   - Simple: To turn an advantage in a game of chess into a clear win.
   - _He converted his extra pawn into a winning endgame._
   - _Even a small edge can be hard to convert against careful defense._
17. To increase one's individual score, especially turning a fifty into a century or a century into a double or triple century.
   - Simple: To turn a smaller batting score into a much bigger one in cricket.
   - _He converted his fifty into a commanding century before lunch._
   - _Batters who regularly convert solid starts into big scores win matches._
19. In bowling, to knock down all remaining pins with the second ball of a frame, scoring a spare.
   - Simple: To knock down all the pins left standing on your second try in bowling.
   - _He converted in the tenth frame to seal the victory._
   - _Good bowlers convert far more often than they leave pins standing._
20. To wrongfully take or use another's property as one's own, committing the common law tort of conversion.
   - Simple: To wrongly take and use someone else's property as if it belonged to you.
   - _The defendant converted the vehicle by selling it without the owner's consent._
   - _An agent who chooses to convert entrusted money commits the tort._
21. To recast one proposition into another in which the original subject becomes the predicate of the new statement.
   - Simple: To make a new sentence by swapping the two main parts of an old one.
   - _Logicians convert the proposition to test whether the inference still holds._
   - _He converted the statement 'All dogs are animals' and examined the result._

## Noun

Pronunciation: US say "KON-vurt" /ˈkɑn.vɚt/; UK say "KON-vuht" /ˈkɒn.vət/

6. A person who has adopted a religion they did not previously follow.
   - Simple: A person who has joined a religion.
   - _As a recent convert, she studied the scriptures eagerly._
   - _The temple welcomed dozens of new converts at the spring festival._
7. A person who now supports something they once opposed or disliked.
   - Simple: A person who now likes something they used to be against.
   - _The longtime critic of the policy is now its most vocal convert._
   - _Skeptical at first, the manager turned into a convert after seeing the results._
11. A person who has changed from being one thing into being another.
   - Simple: A person who has changed from one thing into another.
   - _A late convert from city life, he settled happily into the countryside._
   - _The former hardliner became an unlikely convert to compromise._
18. In Canadian football, a one-point kick made after a touchdown, equivalent to a conversion in rugby. *(Canadian)*
   - Simple: In Canadian football, the extra-point kick taken after a touchdown.
   - _The kicker added the convert to stretch the lead to eight._
   - _Two missed converts ended up costing them the game._

## Verb

22. To render a text or speech from one language into another; to translate. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To change writing or speech from one language into another.
   - _The scholar converted the Greek treatise into Latin for his patrons._
   - _Clerks were paid to convert foreign dispatches into the king's tongue._
23. To cause something to turn, or to turn it toward a different direction or position. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make something turn or change the way it is facing.

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, which traces back to Latin converto, meaning "turn around."

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