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k-uh-n-VURT/kənˈvɜːt/

To convert is to change something from one form, use, or belief to another: convert a loft into a flat, convert pounds to euros, convert to a new system. Change is the general everyday verb; convert stresses a change of type or purpose. Transform is stronger and more dramatic. Conversion is the noun; a convert (noun) is a person who has changed belief.

Meaning

To change something from one form or use to another.

Examples

• “They converted the room into an office.”
• “They converted the old warehouse into studios.”
• “You can convert the file to PDF in one click.”

Good to know

convert X into/to Y. More specific than change. Noun: conversion.

Near in meaning

change

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