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verwandeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • transform verb To change something greatly in appearance, nature, or character.
  • transmute verb To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

verwandeln is used for these senses in English:

  • break (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt.
  • break down (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
  • change (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
  • transform (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
  • transmute (ambitransitive) To change or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.
  • turn (intransitive, or, transitive) To change condition or attitude.

break — full definition

  1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
  3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
  4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
  5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

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