transformation
noun OPAL W
/ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] a complete change in somebody/something
- The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade.
- What a transformation! You look great.
- transformation (from something) (to/into something) the country’s transformation from dictatorship to democracy
Extra Examples- Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.
- He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.
- Japan's transformation into an economic superpower
- The transformation from disused docks into city-centre cultural venue took three years.
- This decision marked a fundamental transformation in policy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- complete
- dramatic
- …
- series
- go through
- undergo
- make
- …
- begin
- happen
- occur
- …
- process
- transformation from
- transformation in
- transformation into
- …
- a/the process of transformation
- [uncountable] (in South Africa) the process of making institutions and organizations more democratic
- a lack of transformation in the private sector
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin transformatio(n-), from the verb transformare (see trans-, form).