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Conversion

Conversion

Conversion refers to the process of changing or converting the class of a word without changing its form. The word email, for instance, can be used as a verb in Modern English though it was only a noun in the past.
Examples:
Noun to verb: bottle (The wine was brewed in France but bottled in Hong Kong.)
butter (Don't butter the bread for me. I prefer jam.)
Verb to noun: hit (He scored a hit in his first shot.)
cheat (He used some cheats in the computer game to make him win easier.)
must (It is a must for you to visit the Forbidden City if you go to Beijing.)
Adjective to noun:regular (I am one of the regulars at the pubs in Tsim Sha Tsui.)
final (It is obvious that the LA Lakers will enter the NBA Finals.)
crazy (Stop shouting and running around like a crazy.)
Adjective to verb:empty (Can you empty the bin for me, please?)
dirty (Don't sit on the floor. You might dirty your dress.)
dry (Caught in the rain, we were soaked to the skin. We dried ourselves beside the fireplace.)

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