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convert

/ˈkɒn.vəːt/ /ˈkɑn.vəɹt/

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noun

A person who has converted to a religion.

Examples :

"They were all converts to Islam."

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A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.

Examples :

"The former student activist became a convert to the school's new stricter rules. "

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noun

The equivalent of a conversion in rugby

Examples :

"The try was a crucial convert, giving the team a significant lead in the game. "

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To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

Examples :

"A kettle converts water into steam."

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To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.

Examples :

"He converted his garden into a tennis court."

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To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11).

Examples :

"They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed."

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To exchange for something of equal value.

Examples :

"We converted our pounds into euros."

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To express (a quantity) in alternative units.

Examples :

"The recipe called for 250 grams of flour, but I needed to convert that amount to cups. "

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To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.

Examples :

"How do you convert feet into metres?"

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To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.

Examples :

"The teenager converted his older brother's prized baseball cards to his own collection without permission. "

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(rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.

Examples :

"The rugby team's star player converted the try, adding two points to their score. "

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To score (especially a penalty kick).

Examples :

"The soccer player converted the penalty kick, winning the game for his team. "

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(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.

Examples :

"The bowler converted the first ball and the second ball into a spare. "

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To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).

Examples :

"We’ve converted to Methodism."

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To become converted.

Examples :

"The chair converts into a bed."

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To cause to turn; to turn.

Examples :

"The teacher converted the students' presentation from English to Spanish. "

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To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.

Examples :

"The teacher converted the subject "plants" into the predicate of the sentence, saying "Plants need water to grow." "

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To turn into another language; to translate.

Examples :

"The teacher will convert the poem into Spanish for the class presentation. "

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To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.

Examples :

"In the cricket match, the young batsman converted his fifty to a century. "

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To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.

Examples :

"Each time a user clicks on one of your adverts, you will be charged the bid amount whether the user converts or not."

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