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verb

transform

CEFR B1

to change completely in form or character

In a sentence

Six example sentences with transform, each labelled with its topic.

  • Long slow heat will transform a tough shoulder into meat that falls apart under a fork.

    Cooking

  • A single strobe can transform a flat gray studio into a scene of deep shadow and hard edges.

    Photography

  • Container shipping helped transform sleepy port towns into industrial hubs within a single generation, reshaping trade routes worldwide.

    Economics

  • One rewrite of the pricing page helped transform a hobby project into a company with paying customers in twelve countries.

    Startups

  • The arranger managed to transform a plain folk tune into a brass fanfare that closes every concert.

    Music

  • Removing the dam will transform the still reservoir back into a fast river with gravel beds for spawning salmon.

    Environment

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