Most Common English "Verbs" (part 4)

to turn

Verb

t

u

ɜ

r

n

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to rotate or shift our body to face a different direction

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He turned to face the door as someone entered.

I turned to face the mirror and adjusted my tie.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to listen

Verb

l

i

ɪ

s

t

e

ə

n

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

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intransitive

to hope

Verb

h

o

oʊ

p

e

to want something to happen or be true

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transitive

to die

Verb

d

ie

aɪ

to no longer be alive

be born

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intransitive

to send

Verb

s

e

ɛ

n

d

to have a person, letter, or package physically delivered from one location to another, specifically by mail

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ditransitive

to sound

Verb

s

o

a

u

ʊ

n

d

to convey or make a specific impression when read about or when heard

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linking verb

to wear

Verb

w

ea

ɛ

r

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to share

Verb

sh

ʃ

a

ɛ

r

e

to possess or use something with someone else at the same time

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to cause

Verb

c

k

au

ɑ

s

z

e

to make something happen, usually something bad

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to kill

Verb

k

i

ɪ

ll

l

to end the life of someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to walk

Verb

w

a

ɑ:

l

k

to move forward at a regular speed by placing our feet in front of each other one by one

ride

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to meet

Verb

m

ee

i

t

to come together as previously scheduled for social interaction or a prearranged purpose

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to guess

Verb

g

ue

ɛ

ss

s

to estimate or form a conclusion about something without sufficient information to verify its accuracy

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to set

Verb

s

e

ɛ

t

to adjust something to be in a suitable or desired condition for a specific purpose or use

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to decide

Verb

d

e

ɪ

c

s

i

aɪ

d

e

to think carefully about different things and choose one of them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to end

Verb

e

ɛ

n

d

to bring something to a conclusion or stop it from continuing

begin

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to choose

Verb

ch

ʧ

oo

u:

s

z

e

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to click

Verb

c

k

l

i

ɪ

ck

k

to select an item or function from a computer screen, etc. using a mouse or touchpad

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to win

Verb

w

i

ɪ

n

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

lose

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to save

Verb

s

a

eɪ

v

e

to keep someone or something safe and away from harm, death, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to consider

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

s

i

ɪ

d

e

ɜ

r

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to break

Verb

b

r

ea

eɪ

k

to become damaged and separated into pieces because of a blow, shock, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to check

Verb

ch

ʧ

e

ɛ

ck

k

to discover information about something or someone by looking, asking, or investigating

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sell

Verb

s

e

ɛ

ll

l

to give something to someone in exchange for money

buy

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to drive

Verb

d

r

i

aɪ

v

e

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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