conversion
noun OPAL W
/kənˈvɜːʃn/
/kənˈvɜːrʒn/
- [uncountable, countable] conversion (from something) (into/to something) the act or process of changing something from one form, use or system to another
- Their main business is the conversion of farm buildings into family homes.
- Conversion to gas central heating will save you a lot of money.
- No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed.
- a metric conversion table (= showing how to change metric amounts into or out of another system)
- a firm which specializes in house conversions (= turning large houses into several smaller flats)
Extra Examples- A local building firm will carry out the conversion of the farm buildings into business units.
- Cheap solar energy conversion has been the dream of scientists since the 1970s.
- Consult the conversion table to figure out the weight in kilos.
- There are no charges for currency conversion.
- a conversion kit that lets your vehicle run on non-polluting fuel
- Today, after a careful conversion, it is a very comfortable and elegant country home.
- The firm specializes in house conversions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- barn
- loft
- currency
- …
- carry out
- undertake
- kit
- chart
- table
- …
- conversion from
- conversion into
- conversion to
- …
- [uncountable, countable] conversion (from something) (to something) the process or experience of changing somebody's or your own religion or beliefs
- the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons by Christian missionaries
- his conversion from Judaism to Christianity
- Late in life she experienced a religious conversion.
- She began by supporting monetarist economics, but later underwent quite a conversion when she saw how it increased unemployment.
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1- her conversion from Buddhism to Christianity
- the forced conversion of Jews during the Inquisition
- In the 90s he underwent a religious conversion.
- her overnight conversion to market economics
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Christian
- religious
- spiritual
- …
- experience
- undergo
- experience
- conversion from
- conversion to
- [countable] (in rugby and American football) a way of scoring extra points after scoring a try or a touchdown
- The try came in the third minute and Jon Bland added the conversion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + conversion- kick
- add
- [countable] barn/loft conversion a building or room that has been changed so that it can be used for a different purpose, especially for living inTopics Buildingsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- barn
- loft
- currency
- …
- carry out
- undertake
- kit
- chart
- table
- …
- conversion from
- conversion into
- conversion to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘turning of sinners to God’): via Old French from Latin conversio(n-), from convers- ‘turned about’, from the verb convertere ‘turn about’, from con- ‘altogether’ + vertere ‘turn’.