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converting

Pronunciation: [kənˈvɜːrtɪŋ]

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Learn how to use converting in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “change”

(verb) to change something from one form to another. It's like taking a toy apart and making it into something new, or turning one kind of energy into another.

Example

The company is converting old buildings into modern apartments.

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The plan to convert the park into a parking lot was rejected by the community.

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What new ideas are we converting into real projects?

Context: “belief”

(verb) to change someone's beliefs or feelings about something. It's like helping a friend see a new way to think about a topic they might not agree with.

Example

He is converting to a new style of music after hearing that band.

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She did not convert her friend to her way of thinking about the issue.

Example

How can we help people convert to our way of thinking?

Context: “measurement”

(verb) to change numbers from one system to another. If you have a recipe in grams but you want to use cups, you convert the amounts.

Example

I am converting the temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit.

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I couldn't convert the measurements correctly, and the cake didn't rise.

Example

Can you help me convert these inches into centimeters?

How to pronounce converting

Pronunciation: [kənˈvɜːrtɪŋ]

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