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 →

2) In maths, to convert means to change a measurement or number into another unit or form: "convert 3 metres into centimetres". tree →

3) To convert money means to change it into another currency. tree →

4) To convert means to change your religion or beliefs, or to make someone else change theirs. tree →

5) (noun) A convert is a person who has changed their beliefs or opinion. tree →

6) In rugby, to convert a try means to kick the ball over the bar for extra points. tree →

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 →
• Convert 3/4 into a decimal: 0.75. tree →
• To convert hours to minutes, multiply by 60. tree →
• We converted our dollars into euros at the airport. tree →
• They converted the old church into a library. tree →
• A solar panel converts sunlight into electricity. tree →
• At first I hated broccoli, but now I'm a convert! tree →
• He converted the try and the team scored two more points. tree →
• Aphthonius, a rhetorician of Antioch, A.D. 315, wrote a treatise on, and converted into Latin prose, some of these fables. tree →

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!
• He'll be the most converted Toad that ever was». (Convert = change someone's mind completely.)

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «convert» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.