Transform

Meaning

Transform means to change the form, appearance, nature, or character of something or someone, often making it significantly different.

Pronunciation

/trænsˈfɔːm/

Word Forms

• Base form: transform
• Past tense: transformed
• Past participle: transformed
• Present participle: transforming
• Noun: transformation
• Adjective: transformative

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• transform something into something — to change something so that it becomes something different.
• transform a life — to change someone's life in a major or profound way.
• transform society — to cause major changes in the way society functions.
• transform an industry — to fundamentally change how an industry operates.
• transform the way something works — to make major changes to how something functions.
• completely transform — to change something very significantly.

Example Sentences

• The experience transformed the way she viewed the world.
• Technology has transformed the way people communicate.
• The renovation completely transformed the old building.
• Education can transform a person's future.
• The artist transformed the ordinary object into a work of art.

Literary Example

Example:

“To transform a sword into a pruning hook is a matter for a skilled smith”

— Samuel McChord Crothers, By the Christmas Fire

Here, transform means to change something from one form or function into another. Crothers uses the transformation of a weapon into a gardening tool as a metaphor for changing something associated with violence into something peaceful.

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