| Definitions | | convert |
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noun
- A person who has converted his or her religion.
- They were all converts to Islam.
- A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.
- I never really liked broccoli before, but now that I've tasted it the way you cook it, I'm a convert!
Translations: - French: reconverti
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: converso
(trans-bottom)
verb
- To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- A kettle converts water into steam.
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another
- He converted his garden into a tennis court.
- To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief
- They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed.
- To exchange for something of equal value.
- We converted our pounds into euros.
- To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- How do you feet into metres?
- (rugby football) To score a conversion.
- (ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.
Translations: - French: convertir
(trans-mid)
- German: konvertieren,umwandeln
(trans-mid)
- Italian: convertire
- Spanish: convertir
Etymology: From convertir, from convertere.
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