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to transform
01
to change the appearance, character, or nature of a person or object
Transitive: to transform sth into sth | to transform sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
transform
3rd person singular
transforms
Present participle
transforming
Past simple
transformed
Past participle
transformed
Examples
The renovation project aims to transform the old building into a modern and functional space.
1.1
to be subject to change in form, appearance, or nature
Intransitive
Examples
Over time, the caterpillar transforms into a butterfly.
02
to convert electrical energy from one voltage level to another
Transitive: to transform electrical energy
Examples
Power stations transform electricity for distribution.
03
to introduce foreign genetic material into a cell, organism, or population, resulting in a heritable change
Transitive: to transform a cell or organism
Examples
The researchers successfully transformed the bacterial cells by introducing a plasmid carrying a fluorescent protein gene.
04
to change energy from one form to a different one
Transitive: to transform a form of energy | to transform a form of energy into another
Examples
Solar panels transform sunlight into electrical energy.
Transform
01
an object or entity that has undergone a mathematical transformation
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
transforms
Examples
The matrix was analyzed as a transform in the calculation.
02
the process of converting something from one form or medium into another
Examples
The caterpillar undergoes a transform into a butterfly.
Lexical Tree
transformative
transformed
transformer
transform
