convertir

Borrowed from Latin convertere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kum.bərˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.vərˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.veɾˈtiɾ]

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convertir (first-person singular present converteixo, first-person singular preterite convertí, past participle convertit)

1. to convert
2. (reflexive) to become

• conversió
• convertible

• “convertir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “convertir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “convertir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “convertir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old French convertir, from Latin convertō.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ/

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convertir

1. to convert (change one thing into another)
2. to convert (exchange one thing into another)
3. to convert (to change someone's beliefs)
4. to convert; to bring around (to change someone's mind or opinion)
5. (reflexive) to become; to change into
6. (reflexive) to convert (+ à = to)

   Elle s'est convertie à l'islam.

   She converted to Islam.

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

• conversion
• convertisseur

• “convertir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Latin convertō.

convertir

1. to convert (change from one state to another)

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• → Middle English: converten
  • English: convert
• French: convertir

• convertirse (reflexive)

From Latin convertō.

• IPA^(key): /kombeɾˈtiɾ/ [kõm.beɾˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: con‧ver‧tir

convertir (first-person singular present convierto, first-person singular preterite convertí, past participle convertido)

1. (transitive) to convert
2. (transitive) to turn
3. (transitive) to transform

   Synonym: transformar

4. (reflexive) + en to become, get, turn, transform

   Synonym: tornarse

• convertirse en can proceed noun phrases but not adjectives. Compare hacerse, volverse, quedarse and ponerse.

• “convertir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024