{
    "term": "transform",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "transform",
            "heSheIt": "transforms"
        },
        "pastSimple": "transformed",
        "pastParticiple": "transformed",
        "ingForm": "transforming"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to change the form of something; to change in form",
            "sensetop": "transform something/somebody (into something)transform something/somebody from something (into something)transform (into something)transform from something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.",
                    "contextForm": "transform something/somebody (into something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Materials are transformed from their original state into other forms.",
                    "contextForm": "transform something/somebody from something (into something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am convinced that the electric power industry is transforming.",
                    "contextForm": "transform (into something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The way we work, play and communicate every day has completely transformed from a decade ago.",
                    "contextForm": "transform from something"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "convert",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "fundamentally"],
                "verb + transform": ["help (to)", "be used to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "into"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the ability to transform somebody/​something",
                    "the power to transform somebody/​something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to completely change the appearance or character of something/somebody, especially so that it is better; to completely change in appearance or character",
            "sensetop": "transform something/somebody/yourselftransform something/somebody/yourself into somethingtransform something/somebody/yourself from something into somethingtransform (from something) (into/to something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.",
                    "contextForm": "transform something/somebody/yourself"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was an event that would transform my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During the performance the artist transforms herself with the aid of make-up and a wig."
                },
                {
                    "text": "London's Docklands have been radically transformed over the last 20 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seems to have been miraculously transformed into a first-class player.",
                    "contextForm": "transform something/somebody/yourself into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The place was transformed from a quiet farming village into a busy port.",
                    "contextForm": "transform something/somebody/yourself from something into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surface of the lake has completely transformed from bright green to blood red.",
                    "contextForm": "transform (from something) (into/to something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The riots radically transformed the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things cannot be transformed overnight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the power of religion to transform our hearts and minds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has been transformed from a family business to a multi-million-pound operation."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "fundamentally"],
                "verb + transform": ["help (to)", "be used to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "into"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the ability to transform somebody/​something",
                    "the power to transform somebody/​something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːm/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transform__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːmz/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transforms__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːmd/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transformed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transforming__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːrm/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transform__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːrmz/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transforms__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːrmd/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transformed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/trænsˈfɔːrmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "tr/transform/transforming__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a verb): from Old French transformer or Latin transformare (see trans-, form)."
}