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English verbs
672 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 441 follow a pattern; 231 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.
- The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
- #1 be to be
- #2 have to have; to eat, to drink
- #3 do to do
- #4 say to say
- #5 get to get (to a place)
- #6 make to make, to prepare
- #7 go to go
- #8 know to know
- #9 take to take
- #10 see to see
- #11 come to come
- #12 think to think
- #13 look to look; to seem
- #14 want to want
- #15 give to give
- #16 use to use
- #17 find to find
- #18 tell to tell
- #19 ask to ask; to request an action from someone
- #20 work to work
- #21 feel to feel
- #22 try to try
- #23 leave to leave
- #24 call to call
- #25 need to need
- #26 mean to mean
- #27 keep to keep, hold onto; to continue or repeat an action
- #28 let to let, to allow
- #29 like to like
- #30 help to help
- #31 talk to talk, to speak
- #32 start to start
- #33 turn to turn; to switch on or off, with on or off
- #34 show to show
- #35 hear to hear
- #36 play to play, to put on music
- #37 run to run; to operate (bus, train)
- #38 move to move
- #39 live to live
- #40 believe to believe
- #41 bring to bring; to bring back
- #42 happen to happen
- #43 write to write
- #44 sit to sit
- #45 stand to stand; to stay in a place
- #46 lose to lose
- #47 pay to pay
- #48 meet to meet, to meet up
- #49 put to put, to place
- #50 seem to seem
- The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
- #51 have to to have to, out of obligation or necessity
- #52 be able to to be able to, to manage to
- #53 remember to remember
- #54 understand to understand
- #55 love to love, to adore
- #56 eat to eat
- #57 buy to buy
- #58 stop to stop
- #59 wait to wait
- #60 read to read
- #61 watch to watch
- #62 learn to learn
- #63 change to change
- #64 open to open
- #65 close to close
- #66 walk to walk
- #67 speak to speak
- #68 stay to stay
- #69 send to send
- #70 spend to spend
- #71 forget to forget
- #72 drive to drive
- #73 finish to finish
- #74 pick up to pick up
- #75 hold to hold, to accommodate
- #76 cut to cut
- #77 break to break
- #78 sleep to sleep
- #79 drink to drink
- #80 wake up to wake up
- #81 get up to get up
- #82 pass to pass
- #83 decide to decide
- #84 miss to miss
- #85 wear to wear (clothes, accessories)
- #86 pull to pull
- #87 push to push
- #88 fall to fall
- #89 win to win
- #90 sell to sell
- #91 build to build
- #92 grow to grow
- #93 die to die
- #94 teach to teach
- #95 check to check
- #96 follow to follow
- #97 lead to lead; to lead to
- #98 reach to reach someone
- #99 return to return; to give back
- #100 set to set, to adjust; to schedule
- #101 agree to agree
- #102 answer to answer, to reply
- #103 explain to explain
- #104 add to add
- #105 carry to carry
- #106 catch to catch, to get what someone said
- #107 choose to choose
- #108 cook to cook, to prepare
- #109 clean to clean
- #110 wash to wash
- #111 fix to fix
- #112 save to save
- #113 share to share
- #114 order to order food or drink
- #115 visit to visit
- #116 travel to travel
- #117 fly to fly
- #118 arrive to arrive
- #119 enjoy to enjoy
- #120 prefer to prefer
- #121 hope to hope
- #122 expect to expect
- #123 plan to plan
- #124 guess to guess
- #125 wonder to wonder
- #126 worry to worry
- #127 care to care
- #128 matter to matter, to be important
- #129 mind to mind, to object, to be bothered by something
- #130 hate to hate, to detest
- #131 wish to wish
- #132 suppose to suppose
- #133 figure out to figure out, to understand
- #134 find out to find out
- #135 come back to return
- #136 go back to return
- #137 get back to get back
- #138 go out to go out
- #139 come in to come in
- #140 get in to get in
- #141 get out to get out
- #142 go on to continue; to happen
- #143 come on come on, hurry up
- #144 look for to look for
- #145 look at to look at
- #146 look like to look (in appearance)
- #147 sound like to sound
- #148 give up to give up
- #149 put on to put on
- #150 take off to take off (clothes); to take off (plane)
- #151 turn on to turn on
- #152 turn off to turn off
- #153 sit down to sit
- #154 stand up to stand up
- #155 hang out to hang out
- #156 hang up to hang up (phone)
- #157 call back to call back
- #158 show up to show up, to turn up
- #159 end up to end up (in a situation)
- #160 turn out to turn out, to have a particular result
- #161 make sure to make sure, to ensure
- #162 make sense make sense
- #163 make it to make it, to manage to come
- #164 take care of to take care of
- #165 let someone know to let someone know
- #166 ask for to ask for; to ask for someone
- #167 set up to set up
- #168 clean up to clean up, after an event
- #169 wrap up to wrap up
- #170 hold on to hold, on the phone
- #171 slow down to slow down
- #172 hurry to hurry
- #173 throw to throw
- #174 throw away to throw away
- #175 drop to drop (referring to a connection)
- #176 drop off to drop off (someone or something at a place)
- #177 fill to fill
- #178 fill out to fill out, to fill in
- #179 fill in to fill someone in
- #180 sign to sign
- #181 sign up to sign up
- #182 sign in to sign in
- #183 log in to log in
- #184 text to text
- #185 type to type
- #186 click to click
- #187 search to search, to look for, to search for
- #188 download to download
- #189 upload to upload (a file)
- #190 post to post
- #191 record to record
- #192 charge to charge (battery); to charge (fee)
- #193 cost to cost
- #194 count to count
- #195 owe to owe (money)
- #196 lend to lend
- #197 borrow to borrow
- #198 rent to rent
- #199 book to book
- #200 cancel to cancel
- #201 confirm to confirm
- #202 schedule to schedule, to book
- #203 arrange to arrange, to organize
- #204 organize to organize
- #205 prepare to prepare
- #206 practice to practice
- #207 study to study
- #208 rest to rest
- #209 relax to relax
- #210 exercise to exercise
- #211 train to train
- #212 swim to swim
- #213 dance to dance
- #214 sing to sing
- #215 draw to draw
- #216 paint to paint
- #217 listen to listen, to pay attention
- #218 smell to smell
- #219 taste to taste
- #220 touch to touch
- #221 smile to smile
- #222 laugh to laugh
- #223 cry to cry
- #224 shout to shout
- #225 kiss to kiss
- #226 hug to hug
- #227 hurt to hurt; to ache
- #228 kill to kill
- #229 fight to fight
- #230 argue to argue
- #231 complain to complain
- #232 apologize to apologize
- #233 thank to thank
- #234 welcome to welcome
- #235 greet to greet
- #236 introduce to introduce
- #237 invite to invite
- #238 join to join, to participate
- #239 celebrate to celebrate
- #240 marry to marry
- #241 date to date, to go out with
- #242 grow up to grow up
- #243 raise to raise
- #244 move in to move in
- #245 move out to move out
- #246 settle to settle; to resolve
- #247 own to have, to own
- #248 belong to belong
- #249 depend to depend
- #250 deserve to deserve
- #251 afford to afford
- #252 allow to allow
- #253 avoid to avoid
- #254 accept to accept
- #255 refuse to refuse
- #256 deny to deny
- #257 admit to admit
- #258 promise to promise
- #259 pretend to pretend
- #260 lie to lie
- #261 trust to trust
- #262 doubt to doubt
- #263 realize to realize
- #264 notice to notice
- #265 recognize to recognize
- #266 imagine to imagine
- #267 dream to dream
- #268 remind to remind (someone of something)
- #269 warn to warn, to alert
- #270 suggest to suggest
- #271 recommend to recommend
- #272 advise to advise
- #273 convince to convince
- #274 encourage to encourage
- #275 discuss to discuss, to talk about
- #276 mention to mention
- #277 describe to describe
- #278 compare to compare
- #279 complete to complete
- #280 continue to continue
- #281 begin to start, to begin
- #282 end to end
- #283 last to last
- #284 appear to appear; to seem
- #285 disappear to disappear, to vanish
- #286 exist to exist
- #287 remain to remain
- #288 become to become
- #289 get better to improve, to get better
- #290 improve to improve
- #291 increase to increase
- #292 decrease to decrease
- #293 reduce to reduce
- #294 develop to develop
- #295 create to create
- #296 design to design
- #297 produce to produce
- #298 provide to provide
- #299 offer to offer
- #300 deliver to deliver
- #301 serve to serve
- #302 receive to receive
- #303 collect to collect, to gather
- #304 gather to gather
- #305 pack to pack
- #306 unpack to unpack
- #307 wrap to wrap
- #308 tie to tie
- #309 hang to hang
- #310 lift to lift, to raise
- #311 lower to lower
- #312 press to press
- #313 squeeze to squeeze
- #314 shake to shake, to tremble
- #315 pour to pour
- #316 mix to mix
- #317 stir to stir
- #318 boil to boil
- #319 bake to bake
- #320 fry to fry
- #321 heat to heat
- #322 freeze to freeze
- #323 melt to melt
- #324 burn to burn
- #325 light to light
- #326 blow to blow
- #327 breathe to breathe
- #328 bite to bite
- #329 chew to chew
- #330 swallow to swallow
- #331 feed to feed
- #332 water to water
- #333 plant to plant
- #334 pick to pick; to choose
- #335 dig to dig
- #336 climb to climb, to go up
- #337 jump to jump
- #338 kick to kick
- #339 hit to hit
- #340 beat to beat; to defeat
- #341 knock to knock (on the door)
- #342 ring to ring (phone, doorbell)
- #343 wave to wave
- #344 point to point
- #345 nod to nod
- #346 stare to stare
- #347 glance to take a look
- #348 hide to hide
- #349 steal to steal
- #350 rob to rob
- #351 escape to escape, to flee
- #352 chase to chase, to pursue
- #353 catch up to catch up; to reach
- #354 keep up keep up
- #355 give back to give back
- #356 take back to return, to take back
- #357 bring back to return, to take back
- #358 pay back to pay back
- #359 get along to get along
- #360 get over to get over
- #361 get through to get through, to endure
- #362 go through to go through; to examine
- #363 go over to review, to check in detail
- #364 look up to look up
- #365 look after to look after
- #366 look forward to to look forward to
- #367 run out to run out
- #368 run into to run into, to bump into
- #369 come up to come up
- #370 come over to come over (to someone's house)
- #371 come across to come across
- #372 stop by stop by
- #373 drop by to drop by
- #374 check in to check in
- #375 check out to check out; to take a look
- #376 try on to try on (clothes)
- #377 work out to work out; to turn out well
- #378 break down to break down
- #379 break up to break up
- #380 turn up to show up; to turn up
- #381 turn down to turn down
- #382 turn around to turn around
- #383 put away to put away
- #384 put off to put off
- #385 put up put up, post a notice
- #386 put together to put together
- #387 take out to take out; to take out to dinner
- #388 take over to take over
- #389 take up to take up (a hobby)
- #390 hand in to hand in
- #391 hand out to hand out
- #392 help out to lend a hand, to help out
- #393 go away to go away, to travel for a while
- #394 walk in to enter
- #395 walk out to walk out
- #396 get lost to get lost
- #397 pass on to pass on, to convey
- #398 pass away to pass away
- #399 move on to move on
- #400 carry on to continue
- #401 hold up to hold; to hold up
- #402 switch to switch
- #403 replace to replace, to change
- #404 exchange to exchange (a purchase)
- #405 repair to fix
- #406 repeat to repeat
- #407 review to review
- #408 copy to copy
- #409 paste to paste
- #410 print to print
- #411 scan to scan
- #412 delete to delete
- #413 edit to edit
- #414 update to update
- #415 install to install
- #416 connect to connect
- #417 plug in to plug in
- #418 unplug to unplug
- #419 flash to flash
- #420 block to block
- #421 lock to lock
- #422 unlock to unlock
- #423 park to park
- #424 cross to cross
- #425 enter to enter
- #426 exit to exit
- #427 land to land
- #428 board to board
- #429 sail to sail, to navigate
- #430 hike to hike
- #431 camp to camp
- #432 hunt to hunt
- #433 fish to fish
- #434 shop to shop
- #435 waste to waste
- #436 earn to earn (money)
- #437 invest to invest
- #438 donate to donate
- #439 tip to tip
- #440 hire to hire
- #441 fire to fire
- #442 quit to quit; to resign
- #443 retire to retire
- #444 apply to apply
- #445 interview to interview
- #446 manage to manage; to cope
- #447 manage to to manage to do something despite difficulty
- #448 handle to handle
- #449 solve to solve
- #450 deal with to deal with
- #451 struggle to struggle
- #452 succeed to succeed
- #453 fail to fail
- #454 achieve to achieve
- #455 focus to concentrate
- #456 concentrate to concentrate
- #457 measure to measure
- #458 weigh to weigh
- #459 estimate to estimate
- #460 assume to assume, to presume
- #461 prove to prove
- #462 react to react
- #463 panic to panic
- #464 calm down to calm down
- #465 cheer up to cheer up
- #466 bother to bother
- #467 annoy to annoy
- #468 scare to scare
- #469 surprise to surprise
- #470 impress to impress
- #471 attract to attract
- #472 affect to affect
- #473 cause to cause
- #474 protect to protect
- #475 destroy to destroy
- #476 damage to damage
- #477 ruin to ruin
- #478 spill to spill
- #479 scratch to scratch
- #480 tighten to tighten
- #481 loosen to loosen
- #482 flip over to flip, to turn over
- #483 sort to organize, to sort by type
- #484 volunteer to volunteer, to do volunteer work
- #485 vote to vote
- #486 rain to rain
- #487 snow to snow
- #488 shine to shine
- #489 ride to ride a bike or other means of transport
- #490 misunderstand to misunderstand
- #491 write down to write down
- #492 read back to read back
- #493 end in end in a sound or digit
- #494 count in to include in an activity
- #495 bring down to bring down, to lower
- #496 place to place
- #497 pray to pray
- #498 dry to dry
- #499 forgive to forgive
- #500 regret to regret
- More verbs from the lessons
- 501 fit to fit (size)
- 502 take turns to take turns
- 503 skip to skip (omit)
- 504 walk past to pass in front of
- 505 get there to arrive
- 506 get to know to get to know; to meet
- 507 get on to get on / to board (a plane, a bus)
- 508 go to bed go to bed
- 509 interrupt to interrupt
- 510 go down to go down; to lower
- 511 chain to chain; to secure with a chain
- 512 kid to joke; to fool
- 513 get into enter into (a topic)
- 514 refer to refer to
- 515 state to state, to declare (in formal situations)
- 516 point out to point out, to highlight
- 517 approach to approach; to face; to address
- 518 come out to go out; to be released
- 519 appreciate to thank; to value, to appreciate
- 520 build on to start from, to develop
- 521 throw a party to throw a party
- 522 get talking to get people talking
- 523 get interested to get (someone) interested
- 524 translate to translate
- 525 cut back on to cut spending on
- 526 bring in to bring (inside), to attract
- 527 announce announce
- 528 guarantee to guarantee; to ensure
- 529 rewrite to rewrite
- 530 sign for to sign for (receipt of)
- 531 delay to delay
- 532 postpone to postpone
- 533 push back to postpone, to move to a later time
- 534 generalize to generalize
- 535 sting to hurt; to ache; to wound (emotionally)
- 536 shake hands to shake someone's hand
- 537 vary to vary
- 538 compress to compress
- 539 type in to type
- 540 cover to take on, to cover (a task)
- 541 hand over to hand over, to deliver
- 542 bring up to speed to bring someone up to speed
- 543 get here arrive (here)
- 544 consider to take into account, to consider
- 545 go along with to accept; to go along with
- 546 run through to run through
- 547 go off to turn off
- 548 step in to step in for someone
- 549 swap to swap
- 550 go into to go to; to enter
- 551 help yourself to help oneself
- 552 revisit to review; to return to (an idea)
- 553 get in trouble to get into trouble
- 554 stack to stack
- 555 sweep to sweep
- 556 call it a day to wrap up for today
- 557 match to match; to agree; to go with
- 558 look into investigate
- 559 be over to end, to have ended
- 560 be missing to be missing, to be lacking
- 561 bring together to bring together; to bring closer
- 562 come by drop by
- 563 come from to come from
- 564 ask around to ask around
- 565 hold someone to to hold someone to their word
- 566 differ to be different; to separate
- 567 rule out to rule out
- 568 go hungry to go hungry
- 569 go in to enter / to go in / to be included
- 570 leave out leave out
- 571 correct to correct
- 572 speak up to speak; to speak up
- 573 get to to arrive at; (with another verb) to have the chance to (do something)
- 574 get dark to get dark / to darken
- 575 get the impression to get the impression
- 576 get developed to have (something) developed
- 577 take as to take as; to interpret as
- 578 take in to welcome, to take in (into one's home)
- 579 take someone's word for it to take someone's word for it
- 580 take questions answer the questions
- 581 hum to hum
- 582 picture to visualize, to see (in the mind)
- 583 stand out to stand out; to stick in the memory
- 584 paraphrase paraphrase
- 585 sound to sound, to seem
- 586 mix up to confuse, to mix up
- 587 tear off to tear; to pull off
- 588 read into read too much into
- 589 read between the lines to read between the lines
- 590 turn away to bar; to send away
- 591 make out to make out (amid noise or poor visibility)
- 592 put it to say (in a particular way), to phrase; to formulate
- 593 join in join in; take part
- 594 look back to look back
- 595 walk away to walk away; to leave
- 596 let in to let in
- 597 change the subject to change the subject
- 598 tend to to be accustomed to; to tend to
- 599 shift to change, to shift (the focus)
- 600 imply to insinuate, to imply
- 601 infer to infer, to deduce
- 602 stick to to stick to; to stick with
- 603 claim to allege
- 604 mark to mark
- 605 hand to pass, to hand over
- 606 fit with to fit with
- 607 do without to go without, to do without
- 608 risk to run the risk of
- 609 pause to take a break
- 610 respond to respond
- 611 lead with start with, open with
- 612 identify identify
- 613 highlight to make clear; to highlight
- 614 account explain, justify (account for)
- 615 approve to approve
- 616 call for to ask for, to demand
- 617 exclude exclude
- 618 get it understand
- 619 get tired to tire; to get tired
- 620 go on the record to be on the record
- 621 go with to take (for oneself); to choose
- 622 indicate to indicate
- 623 inform to inform
- 624 jump to conclusions to jump to hasty conclusions
- 625 look around to look around
- 626 note to note; to write down
- 627 observe to observe
- 628 overhaul to overhaul; to redo completely
- 629 overrepresent to overrepresent; to give too much weight to
- 630 preach to preach (to the choir; to speak to those who already agree)
- 631 proceed to proceed, to continue
- 632 put into practice put into practice
- 633 reconsider reconsider
- 634 retain to keep, to maintain, to preserve
- 635 send out to send out, to send
- 636 support to support; to sustain (evidence)
- 637 test to test
- 638 think of to see (something as); to think of
- 639 triple to triple
- 640 address to solve (a problem)
- 641 await to await; to wait for
- 642 be back to return, to be back
- 643 challenge to question; to challenge
- 644 clarify to clarify
- 645 clear to clear the way; to release
- 646 consult consult
- 647 contribute to contribute
- 648 draft to draft
- 649 get stuck to jam; to get stuck
- 650 go ahead to go ahead; to be allowed to speak
- 651 go wrong to go wrong
- 652 include to include
- 653 name to name; to appoint
- 654 prioritize to prioritize
- 655 sit in to sit in on (a meeting, an interview) — to attend as an observer
- 656 supervise to guide; to supervise
- 657 take on to take on (a task)
- 658 walk through explain step by step
- 659 empty out to empty
- 660 fold to fold
- 661 joke to joke; to make fun (to tease)
- 662 represent to represent
- 663 sell out to sell everything; to sell out
- 664 set out to set (the table); to arrange or leave ready
- 665 slam to slam (a door)
- 666 take away to take away (a lesson), to get from an experience
- 667 turn into to turn; to turn into; to become
- 668 commit to commit (to)
- 669 have in mind to have in mind
- 670 get right to get (something) right
- 671 point at to point at
- 672 run late to run past the scheduled time
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