transform
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Change or alter in form, appearance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
transfawrmSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
tɹænsˈfɔɹm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Change from one form or medium into another
transitive
To change greatly the appearance or form of.
transitive
To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
intransitive
To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
noun
by extension
A function so produced.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Used this way, transform is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use transform
- “We watched the caterpillar transform into a beautiful butterfly.”
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