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{
"term": "conversion",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act or process of changing something from one form, use or system to another",
"sensetop": "conversion (from something) (into/to something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their main business is the conversion of farm buildings into family homes."
},
{
"text": "Conversion to gas central heating will save you a lot of money."
},
{
"text": "No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed."
},
{
"text": "a metric conversion table *(= showing how to change amounts into or out of another system)"
},
{
"text": "a firm which specializes in house conversions *(= turning large houses into several smaller flats)*"
},
{
"text": "A local building firm will carry out the conversion of the farm buildings into business units."
},
{
"text": "Cheap solar energy conversion has been the dream of scientists since the 1970s."
},
{
"text": "Consult the conversion table to figure out the weight in kilos."
},
{
"text": "There are no charges for currency conversion."
},
{
"text": "a conversion kit that lets your vehicle run on non-polluting fuel"
},
{
"text": "Today, after a careful conversion, it is a very comfortable and elegant country home."
},
{
"text": "The firm specializes in house conversions."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["barn", "loft", "currency"],
"verb + conversion": ["carry out", "undertake"],
"conversion + noun": ["kit", "chart", "table"],
"preposition": ["conversion from", "conversion into", "conversion to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the process or experience of changing somebody's or your own religion or beliefs",
"sensetop": "conversion (from something) (to something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons by Christian missionaries"
},
{
"text": "his conversion from Judaism to Christianity"
},
{
"text": "Late in life she experienced a religious conversion."
},
{
"text": "She began by supporting monetarist economics, but later underwent quite a conversion when she saw how it increased unemployment."
},
{
"text": "her conversion from Christianity to Buddhism"
},
{
"text": "In the 90s he underwent a religious conversion."
},
{
"text": "her overnight conversion to market economics"
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["Christian", "religious", "spiritual"],
"verb + conversion": ["experience", "undergo"],
"conversion + noun": ["experience"],
"preposition": ["conversion from", "conversion to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a way of scoring extra points after scoring a try or a touchdown",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The try came in the third minute and Jon Bland added the conversion."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
"collocations": {
"verb + conversion": ["kick", "add"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a building or room that has been changed so that it can be used for a different purpose, especially for living in",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a barn/loft conversion"
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["barn", "loft", "currency"],
"verb + conversion": ["carry out", "undertake"],
"conversion + noun": ["kit", "chart", "table"],
"preposition": ["conversion from", "conversion into", "conversion to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈvɜːʃn/",
"audio": "xc/conversion/xconversion__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈvɜːrʒn/",
"audio": "xc/conversion/xconversion__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle 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’."
}