CONVERTING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Convert

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘turn round, send in a different direction’): from Old French convertir, based on Latin convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kənˈvəːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

change the form, character, or function of something

Short Definition:

cause to change in form

Examples:
  • modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one
Definition:

change one's religious faith or other belief

Short Definition:

change faith or belief

Examples:
  • at sixteen he converted to Catholicism
Definition:

score from (a penalty kick, pass, or other opportunity) in a sport or game

Short Definition:

score from penalty kick etc.

Examples:
  • Faulkner gave away a penalty corner which was converted by Saeed Anjum

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