noun🔗ShareA person who has converted to a religion."They were all converts to Islam."religionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.""After seeing the positive results, many skeptics became converts to the new exercise program." "personattitudereligionpoliticssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe equivalent of a conversion in rugby"The team scored a try just before the final whistle, but they still needed the converts to win the match. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product."A kettle converts water into steam."processactiontechnologychemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another."He converted his garden into a tennis court."functionutilityprocessactiontechnologyChat 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."religionphilosophydoctrinetheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exchange for something of equal value."We converted our pounds into euros."businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express (a quantity) in alternative units."The recipe converts grams to ounces so it's easier to measure the ingredients. "mathsciencetechnicalphysicschemistryChat 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?"mathsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion."The employee converted company funds to his personal use, causing significant financial damage. "lawpropertyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion."The fly-half skillfully converts the try, adding two more points to the team's score. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo score (especially a penalty kick)."The soccer player calmly converts the penalty kick, securing the win for his team. "sportachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare."Even though his first ball was bad and left one pin standing, he converts the spare with a precise shot. "sportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3)."We’ve converted to Methodism."religiondoctrinephilosophysoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become converted."The chair converts into a bed."religiontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to turn; to turn."The machine converts sunlight into electricity. "processactionChat 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 converts the problem "All squares are rectangles" to "Some rectangles are squares" to illustrate logical relationships. "languagelogicmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn into another language; to translate."The translator converts the English document into French. "languagecommunicationwordChat 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 cricket, the batsman converts his fifty into a century by hitting enough runs to reach 100. "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."businessinternetcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading