verbs-s

01	sabotage	sabotage – v. to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation
02	sacrifice	sacrifice – v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person
03	sail	sail – v. to travel by boat or ship
04	satisfy	satisfy – v. to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded
05	save	save – v. to make safe; to remove from harm; to keep for future use
06	say	say – v. to speak; to express in words
07	search	search – v. to look for carefully
08	see	see – v. to know or sense through the eyes; to understand or know
09	seek(ing)	seek(ing) – v. to search for (“They are seeking a cure for cancer.”); to try to get (“She is seeking election to public office.”); to plan to do (“Electric power companies are seeking to reduce their use of coal.”)
10	seem	seem – v. to appear to be (“She seems to be in good health.”)
11	seize	seize – v. to take quickly by force; to take control of quickly; to arrest
12	sell	sell – v. to give something in exchange for money
13	send	send – v. to cause to go; to permit to go; to cause to be carried, taken or directed to or away from a place
14	sense	sense – v. to come to know about by feeling, believing or understanding; n. any of the abilities to see, hear, taste, smell or feel
15	separate	separate – v. to set or keep people, things or ideas away from or independent from others; adj. not together or connected; different
16	serve	serve – v. to work as an official; to be employed by the  government; to assist or help
17	set	set – v. to put in place or position; to establish a time, price or limit
18	settle	settle – v. to end (a dispute); to agree about (a problem); to make a home in a new place
19	shake	shake – v. to move or cause to move in short, quick movements
20	shape	shape – v. to give form to; n. the form of something, especially how it looks
21	share	share – v. to give part of something to another or others; n. a part belonging to, given to or owned by a single person or a group; any one of the equal parts of ownership of a business or company
22	shell	shell – v. to fire artillery; n. a metal container that is fired from a large gun and explodes when it reaches its target; a hard outside cover
23	shelter	shelter – v. to protect or give protection to; n. something that gives protection; a place of safety
24	shine	shine – v. to aim a light; to give bright light; to be bright; to clean to make bright
25	ship	ship – v. to transport; n. a large boat
26	shock	shock – v. to cause to feel sudden surprise or fear; n. something that greatly affects the mind or emotions; a powerful shake, as from an earthquake
27	shoot	shoot – v. to cause a gun or other weapon to send out an object designed to kill; to use a gun
28	should	should – v. used with another verb (action word) to show responsibility (“We should study.”), probability (“The talks should begin soon.”), or that something is believed  to be a good idea (“Criminals should be punished.”)
29	shout	shout – v. to speak very loudly
30	show	show – v. to make something be seen; to make known; n. a play or story presented in a theater, or broadcast on radio or television, for enjoyment or education; something organized to be seen by the public
31	shrink	shrink – v. to make or become less in size, weight or value
32	sign	sign – v. to write one’s name; n. a mark or shape used to mean something; evidence that something exists or will happen; a flat piece of material with writing that gives information
33	sing	sing – v. to make music sounds with the voice
34	sink	sink – v. to go down into water or other liquid
35	sit	sit – v. to rest on the lower part of the body without the support of the legs; to become seated
36	sleep	sleep – v. to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed
37	slide	slide – v. to move smoothly over a surface
38	slow	slow – v. to reduce the speed of; adj. not fast in moving, talking or other activities
39	smash	smash – v. to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to hit or move with force
40	smell	smell – v. to sense through the nose; n. something sensed by the nose (“the smell of food cooking”)
41	smoke	smoke – v. to use cigarettes or other tobacco products by burning them and breathing in the smoke; n. that which can be seen rising into the air like a cloud from something burning
42	solve	solve – v. to find an answer; to settle
43	speak	speak – v. to talk; to say words with the mouth; to express one’s thoughts to others and exchange ideas; to give a speech to a group
44	speed	speed – v. to make something go or move faster; n. the rate at which something moves or travels; the rate at which something happens or is done
45	spend	spend – v. to give as payment; to use (“He spends much time studying.”)
46	spill	spill – v. to cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident
47	split	split – v. to separate into two or more parts; to divide or break into parts
48	spread	spread – v. to become longer or wider; to make or become widely known
49	spy	spy – v. to steal or get information secretly; n. one who watches others secretly; a person employed by a government to get secret information about another country
50	stab	stab – v. to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon
51	stand	stand – v. to move into or be in a position in which only the feet are on a surface; to be in one position or place
52	start	start – v. to begin; to make something begin
53	starve	starve – v. to suffer or die from a lack of food
54	state	state – v. to say; to declare; n. a political part of a nation
55	stay	stay – v. to continue to be where one is; to remain; to not leave; to live for a time (“They stayed in New York for two years.”)
57	steal	steal – v. to take without permission or paying
58	step	step – v. to move by lifting one foot and placing it in a new position; n. the act of stepping; one of a series of actions designed to reach a goal
59	stick	stick – v. to attach something to another thing using a substance that will hold them together; to become fixed in one position so that movement is difficult (“Something is making the door stick.”); n. a thin piece of wood
60	stop	stop – v. to prevent any more movement or action; to come or bring to an end
61	store	store – v. to keep or put away for future use; n. a place where people buy things
62	stretch	stretch – v. to extend for a distance; to pull on to make longer or wider
63	strike	strike – v. to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands
64	struggle	struggle – v. to try with much effort; to fight with; n. a great effort; a fight
65	study	study – v. to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind; to examine carefully
66	substitute	substitute – v. to put or use in place of another; n. a person or thing put or used in place of another
67	succeed	succeed – v. to reach a goal or thing desired; to produce a planned result
68	suffer	suffer – v. to feel pain in the body or mind; to receive or experience hurt or sadness
69	suggest	suggest – v. to offer or propose something to think about or consider
70	supervise	supervise – v. to direct and observe the work of others
71	supply	supply – v. to give; to provide; n. the amount of something that can be given or sold to others
72	support	support – v. to carry the weight of; to hold up or in position; to agree with others and help them reach a goal; to approve
73	suppose	suppose – v. to believe, think or imagine (“I suppose you are right.”); to expect (“It is supposed to rain tonight.”)
74	suppress	suppress – v. to put down or to keep down by force; to prevent information from being known publicly
75	surprise	surprise – v. to cause a feeling of wonder because something is not expected; n. something not expected; the feeling caused by something not expected
76	surrender	surrender – v. to give control of oneself or one’s property to another or others; to stop fighting and admit defeat
77	surround	surround – v. to form a circle around; to be in positions all around someone or something
78	survive	survive – v. to remain alive during or after a dangerous situation
79	suspect	suspect – v. to imagine or believe that a person is guilty of something bad or illegal; n. a person believed to be guilty
80	suspend	suspend – v. to cause to stop for a period of time
81	swallow	swallow – v. to take into the stomach through the mouth
82	swear in	swear in – v. to put an official into office by having him or her promise to carry out the duties of that office (“The chief justice will swear in the president.”)
01	swim	swim – v. to move through water by making motions with the arms and legs