convert

convert is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

Noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒn.vət/ or [ˈkʰɒɱ.vət]
• (US) enPR: kŏn'vûrt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑn.vɚt/ or [ˈkʰɑɱ.vɚt]

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Verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈvɜːt/ or [kʰə̥ɱˈvɜːt]
• (US) enPR: kənvûrt', IPA ^(key): /kənˈvɝt/ or [kʰə̥ɱˈvɝt]

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Verb

Plain form convert

Third-person singular converts

Past tense converted

Past participle converted

Present participle converting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you convert something, you change it so that it has a different function or form.

   They wanted to convert the room into a study.

   The factory was powered originally by water, then converted to steam in 1811.

   The electric engine is extremely efficient at converting electrical energy into movement.

Synonyms

• adapt
• modify
• switch
• transform

Related words

• conversion
• converter

Noun

Singular convert

Plural converts

1. (countable) A convert is a person who changed their beliefs or religion.

   Mr Kinnock is a relatively recent convert to Buddhism.

   And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion.