verb🔗ShareTo transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product."A kettle converts water into steam."processactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another."He converted his garden into a tennis court."functionutilityactionprocesstechnologyChat 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."religiondoctrinetheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exchange for something of equal value."We converted our pounds into euros."businesseconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express (a quantity) in alternative units."She converted the recipe's measurements from cups to milliliters for the European bakers. "mathsciencetechnicalnumberChat 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?"mathsciencetechnicalunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion."The employee converted company funds for personal use, leading to an investigation. "propertylawbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion."After scoring the try, the team successfully converted, adding two more points to their score. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo score (especially a penalty kick)."The soccer player converted the penalty kick, winning the game for his team. "sportachievementgamepointactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare."The bowler converted her second ball to score a spare. "sportentertainmentgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3)."We’ve converted to Methodism."religiondoctrinephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become converted."The chair converts into a bed."religionphilosophysoulmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to turn; to turn."The factory converted the old warehouse into modern office spaces. "actionprocessChat 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."We converted the statement "All cats are mammals" into "Some mammals are cats." "logiclanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn into another language; to translate."The student converted the English essay into Spanish for her language class. "languagelinguisticsChat 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.""The batsman played cautiously at first, but then accelerated and converted his fifty into a brilliant century." "sportachievementChat 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."businessinternettechnologycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareChanged in form or function etc."He was a converted Jew, living in a converted chapel."technologysciencefunctionprocessmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading