Change vs. Convert — What's the Difference?

To cause to be different; alter

To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform

To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform

To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose

To give and receive reciprocally; interchange

To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief

To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

To exchange for something of equal value

To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch

To express (a quantity) in alternative units

To transfer from (one conveyance) to another

(Logic) To transform (a proposition) by conversion.

To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency

(Law) To appropriate (another's property) without right to one's own use.

To put fresh clothes or coverings on

To complete (a conversion, penalty shot, or free throw) successfully.

To become different or undergo alteration

To score (a spare) in bowling.

To undergo transformation or transition

To undergo a conversion

To go from one phase to another, as the moon or the seasons.

To be converted

To make an exchange; switch

(Football) To make a conversion.

To transfer from one conveyance to another

(Sports) To shoot and score a goal, especially immediately after receiving a pass or gaining control of a rebound.

To put on other clothing

One who has been converted, especially from one religion or belief to another.

To become deeper in tone

(transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

The act, process, or result of altering or modifying

(transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.

The replacing of one thing for another; substitution

(transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief see also sense 11.

A transformation or transition from one state, condition, or phase to another

(transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.

Something different; variety

(transitive) To express (a quantity) in alternative units.

A different or fresh set of clothing

(transitive) To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.

Money of smaller denomination given or received in exchange for money of higher denomination

To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.

The balance of money returned when an amount given is more than what is due

To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.

Coins

To score (especially a penalty kick).

A pattern or order in which bells are rung.

To score a spare.

In jazz, a change of harmony; a modulation.

(intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief see also sense 3.

A market or exchange where business is transacted.

(intransitive) To become converted.

(intransitive) To become something different.

To cause to turn; to turn.

To make something into something else.

To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.

(transitive) To replace.

To turn into another language; to translate.

(intransitive) To replace one's clothing.

To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).

To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.

(intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)

To transform a material or positional advantage into a win.

(archaic) To exchange.

A person who has converted to a religion.

(transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).

A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.

The process of becoming different.

(Canadian football) The equivalent of a conversion in rugby

(uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.

To cause to turn; to turn.

(countable) A replacement.

To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice.

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another.

(uncountable) An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.

To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness.

(countable) A transfer between vehicles.

To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.

(baseball) A change-up pitch.

To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money.

(campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.

A public house; an alehouse.

To turn into another language; to translate.

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.

To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally.

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.

A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity.

To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; - followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.

A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir.

Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.

A person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.

Change the nature, purpose, or function of something;

To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.

Change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy;

Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.

Change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief;

A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.

Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category;

A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.

Cause to adopt a new or different faith;

Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.

Score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone;

That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.

Complete successfully;

Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.

Score (a spare)

A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.

Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something;

A public house; an alehouse.

Exchange a penalty for a less severe one

Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

Change in nature, purpose, or function; especially undergo a chemical change;

An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another;

A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event;

The action of changing something;

The result of alteration or modification;

The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due;

A thing that is different;

A different or fresh set of clothes;

Coins of small denomination regarded collectively;

Money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency;

A difference that is usually pleasant;

Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature;

Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;

Make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;

Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;

Change clothes; put on different clothes;

Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category;

Give to, and receive from, one another;

Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another;

Become deeper in tone;

Remove or replace the coverings of;