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Other Conversions
Conversions involving other parts of speech besides verbs and nouns are less common but follow the same concept.

Adjectives can become nouns:

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  Example
  

Green (adjective) – a color
Green (noun) – a space of grass near the hole in golf
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Adverbs can become nouns:

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  Example
  

Up (adverb) – direction or position
Up (noun) – an upward trend in outlook or luck (e.g., “The ups and downs of life”)
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Conversion - Key takeaways

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  Conversion is a type of word formation process in which a word is assigned to a new word class or part of speech without any change in form.
  
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  Conversion does not produce the same result as homophones.
  
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  Conversion typically involves verbs and nouns but might also involve other parts of speech.
  
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  The meaning of the word is essentially preserved through conversion.
  
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  The conversion process in English is more commonplace in the twenty-first-century lexicon than ever before.
  

Sources

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  Aitchison, Jean. Language Change: Progress or Decay? Cambridge University Press, 1991.
  
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  Bauer, Laurie, and Salvador Valera Hernandez. “Conversion or Zero-Derivation: An Introduction.” Approaches to Conversion/Zero-Derivation, Waxmann Verlag, 2005.
  
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  Blake, Barry J. All About Language. Oxford University Press, 2008.
  
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  Courtney, Kevin. “Con Text Verbing.” The Irish Times, 18 Mar. 2008.
  
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  Crystal, David. The Story of English in 100 Words. St. Martin's Press, 2012.
  
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  Graham, Lindsey. “Face the Nation.” CBS Broadcasting. 9 Aug. 2009.
  
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  Sayers, Dorothy L. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. Ernest Benn, 1928.