E - verbs

1-earn

v to be paid in return for work done

2-ease

v to reduce; to make less difficult

3-eat

v to take food into the body through the mouth

4-elect

v to choose by voting

5-employ

v to give work in return for wages

6-end

v to stop; to finish;
n the part which comes last

7-enforce

v to make something be done

8-enjoy

v to be pleased or satisfied by something

9-enter

v to come or go into

10-escape

v to get free; to get away from; to get out of

11-establish

v to bring into existence; to create

12-estimate

v to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information

13-evaporate

v to change from a liquid into a gas

14-examine

v to study closely

15-exchange

v to trade; to give or receive one thing for another

16-excuse

v to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive;
n a reason (sometimes false) for an action

17-execute

v to kill

18-exile

v to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel;
n a person who is forced to leave his or her country

19-exist

v to be; to live

20-expand

v to make larger; to grow larger

21-expect

v to think or believe that something will happen;to wait for an event

22-expel

v to force out; to remove from; to send away

23-experience

v to live through an event, situation or condition (“She experienced great pain.”);
n something that one has done or lived through (“The experience caused her great pain.”)

24-experiment

v to test;
n a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something

25-explain

v to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning

26-explode

v to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb

27-explore

v to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely

28-export

v to send to another country;
n something sent to another country, usually for sale

29-express

v to say clearly

30-extend

v to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time

D - verbs

1-damage

V:to cause injury or destruction; N: harm; hurtor injury, usually to things

2-dance

V:to move the body and feet to music; N: a series of steps, usually to music

3-deal

V:to have to do with (“The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.”); to buy or sell (“Her company deals in plastic.”) N: an agreement

4-debate

V:to argue for or against something; N: a public discussion or argument

5-decide

V:to choose; to settle; to judge

6-declare

V:to say; to make a statement

7-decrease

V:to make less in size or amount

8-defeat

V:to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; N: a loss; the condition of having lost

9-defend

V:to guard or fight against attack; to protect

10-define

V:to give the meaning of; to explain

11-delay

V:to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late

12-demand

V:to ask by ordering; to ask with force

13-demonstrate

V:to make a public show of opinions or feelings (“The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.”); to explain by using examples (“The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.”)

14-denounce

V:to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely

15-deny

V:to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request

16-depend

V:to need help and support

17-deplore

V:to regret strongly; to express sadness

18-deploy

V:to move forces or weapons into positions for action

19-describe

V:to give a word picture of something; to give details of something

20-design

V:to plan or create plans for

21-desire

V:to want very much; to wish for

22-destroy

V:to break into pieces; to end the existence of

23-detain

V:to keep or hold (“The police detained several suspects for questioning.”)

24-develop

V:to grow; to create; to experience progress

25-die

V:to become dead; to stop living; to end

26-dig

V:to make a hole in the ground

27-direct

V:to lead; to aim or show the way (“He directed me to the theater.”); adj: straight to something; not through some other person or thing (“The path is direct.”)

28-disappear

V:to become unseen; to no longer exist

29-disarm

V:to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device

30-discover

V:to find or learn something

31-discuss

V:to talk about; to exchange ideas

32-dismiss

V:to send away; to refuse to consider

33-dispute

V:to oppose strongly by argument; N: an angry debate

34-dive

V:to jump into water head first

35-divide

V:to separate into two or more parts

36-do

V:to act; to make an effort

37-donate

V:to present something as a gift to an organiza-tion, country or cause. (“She donated money to the Red Cross to help survivors of the earthquake.”)

38-double

V:to increase two times as much in size, strength or number.

39-dream

V:to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; N: a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future

40-drink

V:to take liquid into the body through the mouth

41-drive

V:to control a moving vehicle

42-drop

V:to fall or let fall; to go lower

43-drown

V:to die under water

C - verbs

1-call

V: to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an end to the fighting.")

2-can

V: to be able to; to have the right to; N: a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal

3-cancel

V: to end; to stop

4-capture

V: to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of

5-care

V: to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest

6-carry

V: to take something or someone from one place to another

7-catch

V: to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands

8-cause

V: to make happen; N: the thing or person that pro-duces a result

9-celebrate

V: to honor a person or event with special activities

10-change

V: to make different; to become different

11-charge

V: to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; N: a statement in which someone is accused of something

12-chase

V: to run or go after someone or something

13-cheat

V: to get by a trick; to steal from

14-cheer

V: to shout approval or praise

15-choose

V: to decide between two or more

16-claim

V: to say something as a fact

17-clean

V: to make pure; adj: free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water")

18-climb

V: to go up or down some-thing by using the feet and some-times the hands

19-close

V: to make something not open; adj: near to

20-collapse

V: to fall down or inward suddenly; to break down or fail suddenly in strength, health or power. ("The building collapsed in the earthquake." "The government collapsed after a vote in parliament.")

21-collect

V: to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive ("collect taxes")

22-combine

V: to mix or bring together

23-come

V: to move toward; to arrive

24-command

V: to order; to have power over something

25-comment

V: to say something about; to express an opinion about something

26-communicate

V: to tell; to give or exchange information

27-compare

V: to examine what is different or similar

28-compete

V: to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others

29-condemn

V: to say a person or action is wrong or bad

30-confirm

V: to approve; to say that something is true

31-congratulate

V: to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck

32-connect

V: to join one thing to another; to unite; to link

33-consider

V: to give thought to; to think about carefully

34-contain

V: to hold; to include

35-continue

V: to go on doing or being

36-control

V: to direct; to have power over

37-cook

V: to heat food before eating it

38-cooperate

V: to act or work together

39-copy

V: to make something exactly like another; N: something made to look exactly like another

40-count

V: to speak or add numbers

41-cover

V: to put something over a person or thing; N: any-thing that is put over a person or thing

42-crash

V: to fall violently; to hit with great force

43-create

V: to make; to give life or form to

44-criticize

V: to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge

45-cross

V: to go from one side to another; to go across

46-crush

V: to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely

47-cry

V: to express or show sorrow or pain

48-cure

V: to improve health; to make well ("The doctor can cure the disease."); N: something that makes a sick person well ("Antibiotics are a cure for infection.")

49-cut

V: to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce

B-verbs

1-balance

v: to make two sides or forces equal

2-ban

v: to not permit; to stop; n: an official restriction

3-bar

v: to prevent or block

4-be

v: to live; to happen; to exist

5-beat

v: to hit again and again

6-become

v: to come to be

7-begin

v: to do the first part of an action; to start

8-believe

v: to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust

9-belong

v: to be owned by; to be a member of

10-betray

v: to turn against; to be false to

11-bite

v: to cut with the teeth

12-blame

v: to accuse; to hold responsible

13-bleed

v: to lose blood

14-block

v: to stop something from being done; to prevent movement

15-blow

v: to move with force, as in air ("The wind blows.")

16-boil

v: to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot

17-born

v: to come to life; to come into existence

18-borrow

v: to take as a loan

19-boycott

v: to refuse to take part in or deal with

20-break

v: to divide into parts by force; to destroy

21-breathe

v: to take air into the body and let it out again

22-bring

v: to come with something

23-broadcast

v: to send information, stories or music by radio or television;n: a radio or television program

24-build

v: to join materials together to make something

25-burn

v: to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire

26-burst

v: to break open suddenly

27-bury

v: to put into the ground and cover with earth

28-buy

v: to get by paying something, usually money

A - verbs

1

able

v: having the power to do something

2

accept

v: to agree to receive

3

accuse

v: to say a person is responsible for an act or crime ; to make a statement against someone

4-

act

v: to do something

5

add

v: to put (something) with another to make it larger ; to say more

6

admit

v: to accept ("admitted to the United Nations") ; to express one’s guilt or responsibility ("He admitted that what he did was wrong.")

7

advertise

v: to show or present the qualities of a product to increase sales

8

advise

v: to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision

9

affect

v: to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer’s performance.")

10

agree

v: to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something

11

aid

v: to help; to support; n: help, assistance

12

aim

v: to point a gun at; n: a goal or purpose

13

amend

v: to add to or to change (a proposal or law)

14

announce

v: to make known publicly; to declare officially

15

apologize

v: to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility

16

appeal

v: to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help

17

appear

v: to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem

18

appoint

v: to name; to choose ("appoint a judge")

19

approve

v: to agree with; to agree to support

20

argue

v: to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree

21

arrest

v: to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner

22

arrive

v: to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip

23

ask

v: to question; to say something is wanted ("We ask the teacher questions every day.")

24

assist

v: to help

25

attach

v: to tie together; to connect

26

attempt

v: to work toward something; to try; to make an effort

27

attend

v: to be present at

28

avoid

v: to stay away from