TRANSFORM


Meaning of TRANSFORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trænsfɔ:(r)m ]

( transforms, transforming, transformed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing.

Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy...

Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.

VERB : V n into n , V n from n into n , also V n

• trans‧for‧ma‧tion

(transformations)

Norah made plans for the transformation of an attic room into a study...

Chemical transformations occur.

N-VAR : usu with supp

2.

To transform something or someone means to change them completely and suddenly so that they are much better or more attractive.

The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area...

He said she had transformed him from a hard-drinking womaniser into a devoted husband and father.

VERB : V n , V n from n into n , also V n into n

• trans‧for‧ma‧tion

In the last five years he’s undergone a personal transformation.

N-VAR : usu with supp

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