Formation of verbs from nouns and Adjectives

Formation of verbs from nouns and Adjectives

Many a times we come across a word which is very similar to the one we already know. Chances are that it might be a form of the word that we already know. So you are already very close to the meaning and understanding. What just remains is understanding it's form. 

There are different forms of the same word. A noun or an adjective can be changed into a verb. Here is a list of the most common nouns and adjectives and their verb forms. 

              

Nouns	Verbs
bath	bathe
belief	believe
blood	bleed
breath	breathe
brood	breed
cloth	clothe
drop	drip
food	feed
gold	gild
grass	graze
half	halve
knot	knit
price	prize
sale	sell
sooth	soothe
tale	tell
thief	thieve
wreath	wreathe

Adjectives	Verbs
cool	chill
hale	heal

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