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converts

/ˈkɑnvərts/ /kənˈvərts/

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A person who has converted to a religion.

Examples :

"They were all converts to Islam."

religion person

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

Examples :

""After seeing the positive results, many skeptics became converts to the new exercise program." "

person attitude religion politics society

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The equivalent of a conversion in rugby

Examples :

"The team scored a try just before the final whistle, but they still needed the converts to win the match. "

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verb

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 philosophy doctrine theology

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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 converts grams to ounces so it's easier to measure the ingredients. "

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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

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

Examples :

"The employee converted company funds to his personal use, causing significant financial damage. "

law property finance

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

Examples :

"The fly-half skillfully converts the try, adding two more points to the team's score. "

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To score (especially a penalty kick).

Examples :

"The soccer player calmly converts the penalty kick, securing the win for his team. "

sport achievement

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(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.

Examples :

"Even though his first ball was bad and left one pin standing, he converts the spare with a precise shot. "

sport game achievement

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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 soul

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To become converted.

Examples :

"The chair converts into a bed."

religion theology

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To cause to turn; to turn.

Examples :

"The machine converts sunlight into electricity. "

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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 converts the problem "All squares are rectangles" to "Some rectangles are squares" to illustrate logical relationships. "

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To turn into another language; to translate.

Examples :

"The translator converts the English document into French. "

language communication word

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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 cricket, the batsman converts his fifty into a century by hitting enough runs to reach 100. "

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 communication