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- accept/əkˈsɛpt/verb · A2To say yes to what is offered.
- add/æd/verb · A1To put numbers together for their total, or put more of something in.
- agree/əˈɡɹiː/verb · A1To say yes — to have the same opinion as someone.
- arrive/əˈɹaɪv/verb · A1To reach the place you were going to.
- ask/ɑːsk/verb · A1To say a question to someone.
- bang/ˈbæŋ/noun · B1A sudden loud explosive noise.
- become/bɪˈkʌm/verb · A1To turn into something — a student turns into a doctor.
- beg/ˈbɛɡ/verb · B1To ask desperately, as if on your knees.
- behave/bᵻˈheɪv/verb · A2To act in a certain way — parents ask children to do it well.
- believe/bɪˈliːv/verb · A1To accept that something is true.
- belong/bɪˈlɒŋ/verb · A2To be someone's property, or to have your right place in a group.
- bend/bɛnd/verb · B1To make something straight become curved.
- bite/baɪt/verb · A1To cut into something with your teeth.
- blink/ˈblɪŋk/verb · B2To shut and open your eyes very fast.
- blow/bləʊ/verb · A2To push air out through your lips, at candles or balloons.
- boil/bɔɪ(ə)l/verb · A2+To heat water until it bubbles and steams.
- borrow/ˈbɒɹəʊ/verb · A2To take something you will give back later.
- bounce/baʊns/verb · B1To spring back up after hitting the ground, like a ball.
- break/bɹeɪk/verb · A1To make something fall into pieces.
- breathe/bɹiːð/verb · A2To pull air in through your nose and let it out again.
- bring/ˈbɹɪŋ/verb · A1To carry something with you when you come.
- brush/bɹʌʃ/verb · A2To clean or smooth something using a tool with bristles.
- build/bɪld/verb · A1To make a house or structure by putting parts together.
- burn/bɜːn/verb · A2To be on fire, or to hurt something with fire or heat.
- bury/ˈbɛɹi/verb · B1To put something under the ground and cover it, as dogs do bones.
- buy/baɪ/verb · A1To get something by paying money for it.
- buzz/bʌz/verb · B1To make the low steady hum of bees and phones.
- call/kɔːl/verb · A1To ring someone and speak to them from far away.
- care/kɛə/verb · A2To feel that someone or something matters to you.
- carry/ˈkæɹ.i/verb · A1To hold something and move it from place to place.
- catch/kæt͡ʃ/verb · A2To grab something flying toward you before it falls.
- cause/kɔːz/verb · A2To make something happen.
- change/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verb · A1To become different, or to make something different.
- chase/t͡ʃeɪs/verb · B1To run after someone to catch them.
- check/t͡ʃɛk/verb · A2To look at something to make sure it is right.
- check inphrase · B1To report your arrival at a hotel desk or an airport counter.
- chew/tʃuː/verb · B1To break food up with your teeth before swallowing.
- chime/tʃaɪm/verb · B2To ring in clear musical notes, as church bells do.
- choose/t͡ʃuːz/verb · A1To take one thing from several possibilities.
- chuckle/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/verb · B1+To laugh quietly to yourself.
- clap/klæp/verb · A2To hit your two hands together to show you liked it.
- clean/kliːn/verb · A1To remove all the dirt from something.
- climb/ˈklaɪ̯m/verb · B1To go up using your hands and feet.
- close/ˈkləʊz/verb · A1To move a door or lid so nothing can pass through.
- collect/kəˈlɛkt/verb · A2To bring together many of the same kind of thing over time.
- comb/kəʊm/verb · A2+To pull a toothed tool through your hair to make it neat.
- come/kʌm/verb · A1To move toward the person who is speaking.
- continue/kənˈtɪn.juː/verb · A2To keep doing something without stopping.
- cook/kʊk/verb · A2To prepare food using heat.
- count/kaʊnt/verb · A2To say numbers in order to find how many there are.
- cover/ˈkʌvɚ/verb · A2To put something over a thing so it is hidden or protected.
- crackle/ˈkɹækəl/verb · B2To make the small popping snaps of a burning fire.
- crawl/kɹɔːl/verb · B1To move along the floor on your hands and knees, like a baby.
- creak/kɹiːk/verb · B2+To make the long squeaking groan of old floors and doors.
- cross/kɹɒs/verb · A1To go from one side of a road or river to the other.
- crouch/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/verb · B2To bend low with folded legs, ready to spring.
- cry/kɹaɪ/verb · A1To have water fall from your eyes because you are sad.
- cut/kʌt/verb · A1To divide something using a sharp blade.
- dance/dɑːns/verb · A1To move your body in rhythm with music.
- dare/dɛə/verb · B1To be brave enough to try; also, to challenge someone to.
- design/dɪˈzaɪn/verb · B1To plan how something new will look and work.
- die/daɪ/verb · A1To stop living.
- dig/dɪɡ/verb · A2To make a hole in the ground with a tool or your paws.
- disagree/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/verb · A2+To have a different opinion from someone.
- do/də/verb · A1The most general word for performing any action at all.
- drag/dɹæɡ/verb · B1To pull something heavy along the ground behind you.
- draw/dɹɑ/verb · A1To make a picture with a pen or a soft graphite stick.
- dream/ˈdɹiːm/verb · A1To see pictures and stories in your head while sleeping.
- drink/ˈdɹɪŋk/verb · A1To take water, tea, or juice into your mouth and swallow.
- drip/ˈdɹɪp/verb · B1To fall in single small drops, as a leaky tap does.
- drive/dɹaɪv/verb · A2To sit behind the wheel and control a car.
- drool/dɹuːl/verb · B2To let saliva run out of your mouth.
- drop/dɹɒp/verb · A2To let something fall from your hands by accident.
- drown/dɹaʊn/verb · B1To die under water because you cannot breathe.
- eat/iːt/verb · A1To put food in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
- enter/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/verb · A2To go into a place.
- fall/fɔːl/verb · A1To drop down to the ground without wanting to.
- feel/ˈfiːl/verb · A1To experience something inside — cold, joy, or pain.
- find/ˈfɑjnd/verb · A1To discover the thing you were looking for.
- find outphrase · A2To get the information you did not have before.
- finish/ˈfɪnɪʃ/verb · A2To reach the last step of what you were doing.
- fix/fɪks/verb · A2To make a broken thing work again.
- float/fləʊt/verb · A2To rest on top of water or drift in the air without sinking.
- fly/flaɪ/verb · A1To move through the air like a bird or a plane.
- fold/ˈfəʊld/verb · A2To bend paper or cloth so one part lies on the other.
- follow/ˈfɒləʊ/verb · A1To go behind someone, the same way they go.
- forget/fəˈɡɛt/verb · A1To lose something from your mind that you once knew.
- freeze/ˈfɹiːz/verb · B1To turn hard and solid from extreme cold.
- frown/ˈfɹaʊ̯n/verb · B1To pull your eyebrows together in worry or disapproval.
- gasp/ɡɑːsp/verb · B2To suck in breath sharply from shock or lack of air.
- gaze/ɡeɪz/verb · B2To look long and steadily, lost in what you see.
- get upphrase · A1To leave your bed in the morning and stand.
- giggle/ˈɡɪɡl̩/verb · B1To laugh in a light silly childish way.
- give/ˈɡɪv/verb · A1To put something into another person's hands to keep.
- give upphrase · B1To stop trying because it feels too hard.
- glance/ɡlɑːns/verb · B2To look at something for only a second.
- glare/ɡlɛɚ/verb · B2To stare at someone with open anger.
- go/ɡəʊ/verb · A1To move from here to another place.
- grab/ˈɡɹæb/verb · B1To take hold of something suddenly and roughly.
- greet/ɡɹiːt/verb · B1To welcome someone with words or a wave when you meet.
- grin/ɡɹɪn/verb · B2To give a big wide happy smile showing your teeth.
- groan/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/verb · B2To make a long low sound of pain or complaint.
- grow/ˈɡɹəʊ/verb · A1To become bigger over time, like children and plants.
- grow upphrase · A2To change slowly from a child into an adult.
- growl/ˈɡɹaʊ̯l/verb · B2To make the low warning rumble of an angry dog.
- gulp/ɡʌlp/verb · B2To swallow fast in big mouthfuls.
- handle/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/verb · B1To deal with a situation or hold something in your hands.
- heal/ˈhiːl/verb · B2To become well again after a wound or illness.
- hear/ˈhɪə/verb · A1To notice a sound with your ears, without trying.
- help/hɛlp/verb · A1To do part of the work so things are easier for someone.
- hide/haɪd/verb · A1To go or put something where nobody can see it.
- hiss/hɪs/verb · B2To make the sharp s-sound of snakes and angry cats.
- hit/hɪt/verb · A1To bring your hand or a stick hard against something.
- hold/həʊld/verb · A1To keep something in your hands.
- hop/hɒp/verb · B1To make small jumps, especially on one leg.
- hope/ˈhəʊp/verb · A1To want something to happen and believe it might.
- hug/hʌɡ/verb · A2To put your arms around someone and hold them close.
- hum/ˈhʌm/verb · B1To make a soft melody with closed lips, mmm-mmm.
- hunt/hʌnt/verb · A2To chase wild animals to catch them; also, to search hard.
- hurry/ˈhʌ.ɹi/verb · A2To move or act faster because time is short.
- invite/ɪnˈvaɪt/verb · A2To ask someone to come to your party or home.
- jog/d͡ʒɒɡ/verb · B2To run at a slow steady pace for exercise.
- join/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verb · A1To become a member of a group, or connect things together.
- jump/d͡ʒʌmp/verb · A2To push off the ground so both feet fly into the air.
- keep/kiːp/verb · A1To continue to have something instead of giving it away.
- kill/ˈkɪl/verb · A2To end a life.
- kiss/kɪs/verb · A1To touch someone with your lips to show love.
- kneel/niːl/verb · B2To go down and rest your weight on bent legs.
- knit/nɪt/verb · B1+To make clothes by looping wool with two long needles.
- knock/nɒk/verb · A2To hit a door with your hand so people know you are there.
- know/nəʊ/verb · A1To have something firmly in your mind as a fact.
- laugh/lɐːf/verb · A1To make the happy ha-ha sound when something is funny.
- lay/leɪ/verb · B1To put something down flat and carefully; hens do it with eggs.
- lead/ˈlɛd/verb · B1To go in front and show others the way.
- lean/ˈliːn/verb · B2To tilt your body against something for support.
- leap/ˈliːp/verb · B2To rise off the ground in one powerful bound.
- learn/lɜːn/verb · A1To get new knowledge or a new skill into your head.
- leave/ˈliːv/verb · A1To go away from a place.
- lend/ˈlɛnd/verb · A2+To give something to someone who will give it back later.
- let/lɛt/verb · A1To say yes when someone wants to do something.
- lick/lɪk/verb · B1To move your tongue across something, like an ice cream.
- lie downphrase · A2To put your body flat on a bed or the ground.
- lift/lɪft/verb · A2To bring something heavy up from the ground.
- like/laɪ̯k/verb · A1To find something pleasant and want more of it.
- limp/lɪmp/verb · B1To walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
- listen/ˈlɪsən/verb · A1To pay careful attention with your ears.
- live/ˈlɪv/verb · A1To have your home in a place; also, to be alive.
- log inphrase · A2To enter your name and secret word to open your account.
- look/lʊk/verb · A1To turn your eyes toward something on purpose.
- look afterphrase · B1To watch over and protect a person, animal, or thing.
- look forphrase · A2To try to find something that is lost or needed.
- lose/luːz/verb · A1To no longer have something and not know where it went.
- make/meɪk/verb · A1To build or produce something that was not there before.
- marry/ˈmæɹi/verb · A2To become someone's husband or wife.
- meet/miːt/verb · A1To come together with another person at the same place.
- miss/mɪs/verb · A1To fail to catch or hit; also, to feel sad someone is away.
- mix/ˈmɪks/verb · B1To stir different things together into one.
- move/muːv/verb · A1To go from one position to another.
- mumble/ˈmʌmbəl/verb · B2To speak so unclearly that words blur together.
- munch/mʌntʃ/verb · C1To chew noisily and steadily with enjoyment.
- murmur/ˈmɜːmə/verb · B2+To speak in a soft low continuous voice.
- need/niːd/verb · A1To be unable to live or continue without something.
- nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verb · B2To eat in tiny quick bites, as mice do.
- notice/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/verb · A2To suddenly see or become aware of something.
- open/ˈəʊ.pən/verb · A1To move a door or lid so people or things can pass through.
- pack/pæk/verb · A2To put your things into a bag before a trip.
- paint/peɪnt/verb · A2To put color onto walls or canvas with a soft-haired tool.
- park/pɑɹk/verb · A2To stop your car and leave it standing in a place.
- pass/pɑːs/verb · A2To go by something; to hand a thing over; to succeed in an exam.
- pat/pæt/verb · B1To touch gently a few times with a flat hand, as on a dog's head.
- pay/peɪ/verb · A2To give money for what you take or use.
- peek/piːk/verb · B1To take a quick secret look.
- pick/pɪk/verb · A2To choose one from many; also, to pull fruit or flowers off the plant.
- pinch/pɪnt͡ʃ/verb · B1To squeeze skin sharply between finger and thumb.
- play/pleɪ̯/ [pɫ̥eɪ̯ ~ pʰɫeɪ̯]verb · A1To do something just for fun, like children with a ball.
- point/pɔɪnt/verb · A1To show where something is with one straight finger.
- poke/pəʊk/verb · B1To push at something quickly with a finger or stick.
- pour/pɔː/verb · B1To make liquid flow out of a container.
- practice/ˈpɹæktɪs/verb · A1To do something again and again until you are good at it.
- pray/pɹeɪ/verb · A2To speak to a god, often with hands together.
- press/pɹɛs/verb · A2To push firmly on something, like a button.
- promise/ˈpɹɒmɪs/verb · A2To say you will surely do something — and mean it.
- pull/pʊl/verb · A2To hold something and move it toward you.
- punch/pʌnt͡ʃ/verb · B1To hit hard with a closed fist.
- push/pʊʃ/verb · A2To press something so it moves away from you.
- put/pʊt/verb · A1To move something onto a spot and leave it there.
- reach/ɹiːt͡ʃ/verb · A2To stretch out your arm to get something; to arrive at a place.
- read/ɹiːd/verb · A1To look at words on a page and understand them.
- receive/ɹɪˈsiːv/verb · A2+To have something arrive into your hands from someone.
- remember/ɹɪˈmɛm.bə/verb · A1To keep something in your mind and bring it back later.
- repair/ɹɪˈpɛə/verb · B1To make a broken thing work again.
- reply/ɹɪˈplaɪ/verb · A2+To say or write something back when someone asks or writes to you.
- rest/ɹɛst/verb · A2To stop working so your body can recover.
- return/ɹɪˈtɜːn/verb · A1To go again to where you were before.
- ride/ɹaɪd/verb · A2To sit on a bicycle or a horse and travel on it.
- rise/ɹaɪz/verb · B1To move upward — the sun, prices, or bread dough.
- roar/ˈɹɔː/verb · B2To make the deep mighty cry of a lion.
- roll/ɹəʊl/verb · A2To move by turning over and over, like a wheel or ball.
- rub/ɹʌb/verb · B1To move your hand back and forth against something, pressing.
- rumble/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/verb · B2To make the long low rolling sound of distant thunder.
- run/ɹʌn/verb · A1To move much faster than walking, both feet leaving the ground.
- rustle/ˈɹʌsəl/verb · C1To make the soft dry whisper of leaves or paper moving.
- save/seɪv/verb · A2To bring someone out of danger.
- say/seɪ/verb · A1To speak particular words out loud.
- scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verb · B1To drag your nails across skin that itches.
- scream/skɹiːm/verb · B1To cry out high and loud in fear or pain.
- screech/skɹiːt͡ʃ/verb · B2To make a high painful scream, like tires braking hard.
- see/siː/verb · A1To notice things with your eyes.
- sell/sɛl/verb · A1To give something away in exchange for money.
- send/sɛnd/verb · A1To make a letter or message travel to someone far away.
- sew/səʊ/verb · A2+To join cloth with a needle and thread.
- shake/ˈʃeɪk/verb · A2To move something quickly up and down or side to side.
- shine/ʃaɪn/verb · B1To give out bright light, like the sun.
- shiver/ˈʃɪvɚ/verb · B1+To shake all over because of cold or fear.
- shoot/ʃuːt/verb · B1To fire a gun or arrow; also, to kick at the goal.
- shout/ʃaʊt/verb · A2To say words very loudly.
- show/ʃəʊ/verb · A1To let someone see something.
- sigh/saɪ/verb · B2To let out a long deep breath of tiredness or relief.
- sign/saɪn/verb · A2To write your name in your own special way on a paper.
- sing/ˈsɪŋ/verb · A1To make music with your voice.
- sip/sɪp/verb · B1To drink in tiny careful mouthfuls.
- sit/sɪt/verb · A1To rest your body on a chair.
- skip/skɪp/verb · B1To jump lightly from foot to foot; also, to leave something out.
- slam/ˈslæm/verb · B1To shut a door hard with an angry bang.
- slap/slæp/verb · B1To hit with the flat of an open hand.
- sleep/sliːp/verb · A1To close your eyes at night and rest until morning.
- slip/ˈslɪp/verb · B1To lose your footing on something smooth, like ice or a banana peel.
- slurp/slɜːp/verb · B2+To drink or eat with loud sucking noises.
- smell/smɛl/verb · A2To notice something through your nose.
- smile/ˈsmaɪl/verb · A2To turn the corners of your mouth up because you feel good.
- smoke/sməʊk/verb · A2To breathe in from a burning cigarette.
- snore/snɔː/verb · B2To breathe in loud rattling sounds while asleep.
- sob/sɒb/verb · B2To cry hard with gulping breaths.
- speak/spiːk/verb · A1To use your voice to say words.
- spell/spɛl/verb · A2To say or write the letters of a word in the right order.
- spill/spɪl/verb · B1To let liquid fall out by accident — all over the table.
- spit/spɪt/verb · B1To force liquid out of your mouth.
- splash/splæʃ/verb · B1To throw water about noisily.
- squeeze/skwiːz/verb · B1To press something hard from both sides, like a lemon.
- stagger/ˈstæɡə/verb · B2+To walk unsteadily, nearly falling with each step.
- stand/ˈstænd/verb · A1To be up on your feet, not sitting or lying.
- stare/stɛɚ/verb · B2To keep your eyes fixed on someone for an impolitely long time.
- start/stɑːt/verb · A1To take the first step of doing something.
- stay/steɪ/verb · A1To keep being where you are instead of going.
- stop/stɒp/verb · A1To no longer move or continue.
- stroll/stɹəʊl/verb · B1To walk slowly for pleasure, in no hurry at all.
- study/ˈstʌd.i/verb · A1To spend time learning about a subject.
- swap/ˈswɒp/verb · B1To give one thing and get another back.
- swear/ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verb · B2To make a solemn promise; also, to use rude words.
- swim/swɪm/verb · A1To move through water using your arms and legs.
- swing/ˈswɪŋ/verb · A2To move back and forth through the air while hanging.
- take/ˈteɪ̯k/verb · A1To reach out and get something into your hands.
- take offphrase · B1To leave the ground and rise into the air, as a plane does.
- taste/teɪst/verb · A2To try a little food with your tongue to check its flavor.
- teach/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/verb · A1To help someone else learn something you know.
- tell/tɛl/verb · A1To give information to a person with words.
- thank/ˈθæŋk/verb · A1To tell someone you are grateful for what they did.
- think/ˈθɪŋk/verb · A1To use your mind to form ideas.
- throw/θɹəʊ/verb · A1To send something flying through the air with your arm.
- thud/ˈθʌd/noun · B2The dull heavy sound of something solid hitting the ground.
- tie/taɪ/verb · A2To join laces or rope together with a knot.
- tiptoe/ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/verb · B2To walk silently on the balls of your feet.
- touch/tʌt͡ʃ/verb · A2To put your fingers or hand on something.
- trade/tɹeɪd/verb · A2To buy, sell, or swap goods.
- train/ˈtɹeɪn/verb · A2To practice hard and regularly to get better at something.
- travel/ˈtɹævəl/verb · A1To go on journeys to other places or countries.
- try/tɹaɪ/verb · A1To make an effort to do something, even if it may fail.
- turn/tɜːn/verb · A1To move around like a wheel, or to change direction.
- turn offphrase · A1To make a machine or a light stop working.
- turn onphrase · A1To make a machine or a light start working.
- understand/ˌʌndəˈstænd/verb · A1To see clearly what something means.
- use/juːs/verb · A1To take a tool or thing and do something with it.
- visit/ˈvɪzɪt/verb · A1To go to see a person or a place for a while.
- wait/weɪt/verb · A1To stay where you are until something happens.
- wake/ˈweɪ̯k/verb · A1To stop sleeping and open your eyes.
- walk/wɔːk/verb · A1To move on your feet at a normal, easy speed.
- wander/ˈwɒndə/verb · B2To walk slowly with no particular place to go.
- want/wɒnt/verb · A1To wish to have or do something.
- wash/wɒʃ/verb · A2To clean something with water and soap.
- wave/weɪv/verb · A2To move your hand from side to side to say hello or goodbye.
- whisper/ˈ(h)wɪspə/verb · B1To speak extremely quietly, close to someone's ear.
- win/ˈwɪn/verb · A2To come first and beat everyone else.
- wink/ˈwɪŋk/verb · B2To close one eye quickly at someone as a playful secret signal.
- wipe/waɪp/verb · B1To clean a surface by sliding a cloth across it.
- wish/ˈwɪʃ/verb · A2To want something very much that may not happen.
- wobble/ˈwɑbl̩/verb · B2To rock unsteadily from side to side.
- write/ɹaɪt/verb · A1To put words onto paper with a pen.
- yell/jɛl/verb · B1To call out very loudly in anger or excitement.
- zip/zɪp/verb · A2To close clothing or a bag with its sliding metal fastener.