a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
score (a spare)
complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"
trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"
make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"
the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"
a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one"
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"
coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change"
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"
change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera"