How to spell transform

Transform is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M.

hear ittrans·form/trأ¦ns'fة”rm/verbSchwa and roots

What it means: To change something into a different form.

In a sentence: The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.

Same family: transformation, transformative, reform, inform, conform. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Transform” comes from Latin roots: trans- meaning “across” or “beyond” and formare meaning “to form or shape.” So the word literally means “to shape across,” which fits the idea of changing something into a new form.

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