"transform" meaning in English

See transform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /trænzˈfɔːm/ [UK] Audio: en-us-transform.ogg [US] Forms: transform [canonical], transforms [third-person, singular], transformed [past], transformed [past, participle], transforming [present, participle]
enPR: trănzfôm' [UK], trănzfôrm' [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you transform something, you change it into a different thing totally.
    Sense id: simple-transform-en-verb-msjW6rMM
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