transform
//tɹænsˈfɔːm//
Forms
- present (v1)
- transform
- past (v2)
- transformed
- past participle (v3)
- transformed
- present participle
- transforming
- 3rd person singular
- transforms
- Plural
- transforms
Definitions
1.To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- Love may transform me to an oyster.
- The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
2.To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
3.To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
4.To subject to the action of a transformer.
1.An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
2.A function so produced.
3.A transform fault.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2489
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns
Proto-Italic *trāns-
Latin trāns-
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
Latin fōrma
Latin fōrmō
Latin transformo