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converted

/kənˈvɜːtɪd/ /kənˈvɝtɪd/

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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."

religion doctrine theology

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To exchange for something of equal value.

Examples :

"We converted our pounds into euros."

business economy finance value

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To express (a quantity) in alternative units.

Examples :

"She converted the recipe's measurements from cups to milliliters for the European bakers. "

math science technical number

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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?"

math science technical unit

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

Examples :

"The employee converted company funds for personal use, leading to an investigation. "

property law business finance

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

Examples :

"After scoring the try, the team successfully converted, adding two more 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. "

sport achievement game point action

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(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.

Examples :

"The bowler converted her second ball to score 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."

religion doctrine philosophy

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To become converted.

Examples :

"The chair converts into a bed."

religion philosophy soul mind

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To cause to turn; to turn.

Examples :

"The factory converted the old warehouse into modern office spaces. "

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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 :

"We converted the statement "All cats are mammals" into "Some mammals are cats." "

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To turn into another language; to translate.

Examples :

"The student converted the English essay into Spanish for her language class. "

language linguistics

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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 :

""The batsman played cautiously at first, but then accelerated and converted his fifty into a brilliant century." "

sport achievement

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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."

business internet technology communication

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adjective

Changed in form or function etc.

Examples :

"He was a converted Jew, living in a converted chapel."

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