Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To change greatly the appearance or form of.

    The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

    verwandeln, transformieren

    преобража́тьpreobražátʹ, преобрази́тьpreobrazítʹ, трансформи́роватьtransformírovatʹ

    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

  2. (transitive)To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.

    umwandeln

    видоизменя́тьvidoizmenjátʹ, видоизмени́тьvidoizmenítʹ

  3. (transitive)To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.

    transformieren

    change from one form or medium into another

  4. (transitive)To subject to the action of a transformer.

    transformieren

    преобразо́выватьpreobrazóvyvatʹ, преобразова́тьpreobrazovátʹ

    subject to a mathematical transformation

  5. (transitive)To subject (a cell) to transformation.

    transformieren

  6. (intransitive)To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

Examples

212 sentences
  1. Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

    ruПовторение не превращает ложь в правду.

    deDurch Wiederholung wird eine Lüge nicht zur Wahrheit.

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  2. Transform big problems into small ones, and small problems into none.

    Перетвори великі проблеми у маленькі, а маленькі — у їх відсутність.

    deVerwandle große Probleme in kleine und kleine in keine.

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  3. Our minds transform experiences into symbols.

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  4. This book will transform your life.

    ruЭта книга изменит вашу жизнь.

    deDas Buch wird dein Leben verändern.

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  5. Tom transformed himself into a werewolf.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
change greatly the appearance or form of:
change the nature, condition or function of:
in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
change greatly the appearance or form of:
change the nature, condition or function of:

Origin

From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, trans

From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

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Forms

transforms, transforming, transformed, transformed
Base formtransform · to transform
3rd person singulartransforms
Present participletransforming
Past simpletransformed
Past participletransformed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytransform
he, she, ittransforms

Past simpleLesson

all personstransformed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave transformed
he, she, ithas transformed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill transform

Synonyms

18 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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