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# convert

«convert» in Mova's school dictionary: **to change something into a different form or use: "they…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (convert, converts, converted, converting) — said "con-VERT"; noun (a convert, converts) — said "CON-vert"

### meaning for a pupil

1) To convert means to change something into a different form or use: "they converted the barn into a house". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#m1)

2) In maths, to convert means to change a measurement or number into another unit or form: "convert 3 metres into centimetres". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#m2)

3) To convert money means to change it into another currency. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#m3)

4) To convert means to change your religion or beliefs, or to make someone else change theirs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#m4)

5) (noun) A convert is a person who has changed their beliefs or opinion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#m5)

6) In rugby, to convert a try means to kick the ball over the bar for extra points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths, pupils convert units (km to m, kg to g, hours to minutes), fractions to decimals and percentages (1/4 = 0.25 = 25%), and money between currencies. In science, energy is converted from one form to another: a battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Phrases: convert into, convert to, convert from, conversion, unit conversion.

### examples

- Convert 2 kilograms into grams: 2,000 grams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x1)
- Convert 3/4 into a decimal: 0.75. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x2)
- To convert hours to minutes, multiply by 60. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x3)
- We converted our dollars into euros at the airport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x4)
- They converted the old church into a library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x5)
- A solar panel converts sunlight into electricity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x6)
- At first I hated broccoli, but now I'm a convert! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x7)
- He converted the try and the team scored two more points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x8)
- Aphthonius, a rhetorician of Antioch, A.D. 315, wrote a treatise on, and converted into Latin prose, some of these fables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/#x9)

### note

Stress changes: verb con-VERT, noun CON-vert. Noun of the action: conversion. In maths, converting a bigger unit to a smaller one means multiplying (m → cm: × 100); a smaller unit to a bigger one means dividing (cm → m: ÷ 100). The amount stays the same; only the unit changes.

### In the corpora

- [We'll convert him!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/22/)
- [He'll be the most converted Toad that ever was». (Convert = change someone's mind completely.)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «convert» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convert/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.