Conversion

Shanina Polina
Sharifullina Alina
10.1-815
 Conversion is
• Conversion is the word
formation process in
which a word of one
grammatical form
becomes a word of
another grammatical
form without any
changes to spelling or
pronunciation
 to moon
• The verb means
"languidly, apathetically
wandering around",
"spending time on
holidays", "blue-sky
thinking" or "dreaming
about someone".
 to crab
• Depending on the
context, this verb can
be translated as "go
wrong" or "look for
faults, find fault with
little things", "whine and
complain."
 to horse
• This verb is often found
as “ to horse about”, that
is "to fool around", "to
play pranks", "to play a
trick on someone." To
horse also means "to roll
or carry someone on
their back" or "exhaust
someone with work."
 to raccoon
• Victorian writer Elizabeth
Gaskell used to raccoon
to mean "to wander in the
middle of the night" (like
raccoons).
 to honeycomb

• This verb in various

situations can mean “to
perforate” or “to
weaken” - all meanings
are united by the
similarity to the fragile
pattern of honeycomb.
 Exercise: find the translation
• To fox • Заныкать, припрятать
• To dog • Уйти, смыться
• To duck out • Стучать на кого-то
• To chicken out • Хитрить
• To rat on • Струсить
• To squirrel away • Следовать по пятам
 Conclusion
Conversion is an unusual way
of adding new words to the
vocabulary. Conversion is a
very useful concept for
English learners: memorizing
one word as a noun, will help
you recognize a related verb.
 References
• https://www.brighthubeducation.com/esl-lesson-plans/5933
9-teaching-word-formation-conversion/#noun-to-verb-conve
rsion
• https://lingvister.ru/blog/konversiya-v-angliyskom-yazyke-let-
me-google-that-for-you
• https://engblog.ru/conversion