verbs- p

01	paint	paint – v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface
02	pardon	pardon – v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment
03	perform	perform – v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others
04	permit	permit – v. to let; to make possible
05	persuade	persuade – v. to cause someone to do something by explaining or urging (“The police persuaded the criminal to surrender his weapon.”)
06	pipe	pipe – n. a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas
07	place	place – v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country
08	plant	plant – v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth
09	please	please – v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment
10	point	point – v. to aim one’s finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something
11	pollute	pollute – v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water
12	possess	possess – v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by
13	postpone	postpone – v. to delay action until a later time
14	pour	pour – v. to flow; to cause to flow
15	praise	praise – v. to say good things about; to approve
16	predict	predict – v. to say what one believes will happen in the future. (“The weather scientist predicted a cold winter.”)
17	prevent	prevent – v. to keep or stop from going or happening
18	produce	produce – v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture
19	protect	protect – v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged
20	protest	protest – v. to speak against; to object
21	prove	prove – v. to show to be true
22	pump	pump – v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through
23	punish	punish – v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal
24	purchase	purchase – v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is bought
25	pass	pass – v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to go
26	pay	pay – v. to give money for work done or for something bought
27	plan	plan – v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something (“They plan to have a party.”); n. an organized or developed idea or method (“The plan will not work.”)
28	play	play – v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an instrument; n. a story acted in a theater
29	plot	plot – v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal
30	pray	pray – v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit
31	present	present – v. to offer for consideration (“We will present our idea to the committee.”); n. a gift (“I gave them a present for their anniversary.”); adj. now (“The present time is a good time.”); adv. to be at a place (“I was present at school yesterday.”)
32	press	press – v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications
33	promise	promise – v. to say one will do something; n. a spoken or written agreement to do something
34	propose	propose – v. to present or offer for consideration
35	provide	provide – v. to give something needed or wanted
36	publish	publish – v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a book, newspaper or magazine
37	pull	pull – v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; opposite push
38	push	push – v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the force; opposite pull
39	put	put – v. to place; to set in position