convert
pronunciation
How to pronounce convert in British English:
UK [kənˈvɜːt , ˈkɒnvɜːt]
How to pronounce convert in American English:
US [kənˈvɜːrt , ˈkɑːnvɜːrt]
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- Noun:
- a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
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- Verb:
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
- score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone
- complete successfully
- score (a spare)
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- change in nature, purpose, or function; especially undergo a chemical change
Word Origin
- convert (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French convertir, from Vulgar Latin *convertire, from Latin convertere "turn around, transform," from com- "together" (see com-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Originally in the religious sense. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by gecyrren, from cierran "to turn, return." Related: Converted; converting.
- convert (n.)
- 1560s, from convert (v.). Earlier was convers (early 14c.).
Example
- 1. Could asia convert its economic muscle into military strength ?
- 2. They convert motion into electricity instead of electricity into motion .
- 3. Mr sarkozy himself is a relatively recent convert .
- 4. Then the people you convert share it .
- 5. Central banks had the right to convert their dollar holdings into bullion .