noun🔗ShareA person who has converted to a religion."They were all converts to Islam."religionpersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked."The former student activist became a convert to the school's new stricter rules. "religionpersonattitudeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe equivalent of a conversion in rugby"The try was a crucial convert, giving the team a significant lead in the game. "sportessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product."A kettle converts water into steam."processactionsciencetechnologyindustryessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another."He converted his garden into a tennis court."functiontechnologyindustryprocessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11)."They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed."religionphilosophymindsoulessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exchange for something of equal value."We converted our pounds into euros."businessfinanceeconomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express (a quantity) in alternative units."The recipe called for 250 grams of flour, but I needed to convert that amount to cups. "mathphysicsscienceunittechnicalessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."How do you convert feet into metres?"mathsciencetechnicalessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion."The teenager converted his older brother's prized baseball cards to his own collection without permission. "propertylawbusinessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion."The rugby team's star player converted the try, adding two points to their score. "sportessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo score (especially a penalty kick)."The soccer player converted the penalty kick, winning the game for his team. "sportgameachievementessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare."The bowler converted the first ball and the second ball into a spare. "sportgameessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3)."We’ve converted to Methodism."religiondoctrinephilosophytheologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become converted."The chair converts into a bed."religionessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to turn; to turn."The teacher converted the students' presentation from English to Spanish. "actionprocessessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second."The teacher converted the subject "plants" into the predicate of the sentence, saying "Plants need water to grow." "logiclanguageessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn into another language; to translate."The teacher will convert the poem into Spanish for the class presentation. "languagecommunicationlinguisticswordessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."In the cricket match, the young batsman converted his fifty to a century. "sportachievementessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion."Each time a user clicks on one of your adverts, you will be charged the bid amount whether the user converts or not."businessinternettechnologycommunicationcomputingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
