Converted Convert I Change Verb Bre Kənˈvɜːt Kənˈvɜːrt

• the hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.
• the pub is a converted warehouse.
• what rate will i get if i convert my dollars into euros?
• hot water is converted to electricity by a turbine.

convert

1. to change or make something change from one form, purpose, system, etc. to another
• See related entries: Cost and payment
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/cost_and_payment/convert_1
• The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.
• The pub is a converted warehouse.
• What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros?
• Hot water is converted to electricity by a turbine.
• We've converted from oil to gas central heating.
2. to be able to be changed from one form, purpose, or system to another
• a sofa that converts into a bed
3. to change or make somebody change their religion or beliefs
• He converted from Christianity to Islam.
• She was soon converted to the socialist cause.
4. to change an opinion, a habit, etc.
• I've converted to organic food.
• I didn't use to like opera but my husband has converted me.
5. to score extra points after a try or a touchdown
• See related entries: Rugby
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/rugby/convert_2
6. to speak to people in support of views that they already hold

Extra Examples

• All homes must convert to digital TV by 2012, when the analogue signal will be switched off.
• I’ve converted to organic food.
• I’ve never liked opera but you might convert me!
• The Prime Minister was in favour of the idea but he never managed to convert the party.
• They live in a converted church/barn/mill.
• We need a sofa that converts into a bed.
• We’ve converted from coal to gas central heating.
• to convert a church/farm buildings/a barn/a house/stables/a mill (into something)
• to convert securities into shares

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they convert
• he / she / it converts
• past simple converted
• past participle converted
• -ing form converting

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘turn round, send in a different direction’): from Old French convertir, based on Latin convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’.