Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - convert
Convert
convert
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by into) change in form, character, or function. 2 tr. cause (a person) to change beliefs, opinion, party, etc. 3 tr. change (moneys, stocks, units in which a quantity is expressed, etc.) into others of a different kind. 4 tr. make structural alterations in (a building) to serve a new purpose. 5 tr. (also absol.) a Rugby Football score extra points from (a try) by a successful kick at goal. b Amer. Football complete (a touchdown) by kicking a goal or crossing the goal-line. 6 intr. be converted or convertible (the sofa converts into a bed). 7 tr. Logic interchange the terms of (a proposition). --n. (often foll. by to) a person who has been converted to a different belief, opinion, etc. Phrases and idioms convert to one's own use wrongfully make use of (another's property). Etymology: ME f. OF convertir ult. f. L convertere convers- turn about (as COM-, vertere turn)
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I. verb see: worth Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another, to bring about a religious conversion in, 2. to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of especially in manufacturing, b. to change from one form or function to another, to alter for more effective utilization, to appropriate without right, to exchange for an equivalent , turn, to subject to logical conversion, 5. to make a goal after receiving (a pass) from a teammate, to score on (as a try for point or free throw), to make (a spare) in bowling, intransitive verb to undergo conversion, to succeed in an attempt for a point, field goal, or free throw, see: transform II. noun Date: 1561 one that is ~ed ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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