Most Common English "Verbs" (part 13)

to win or gain an advantage in a game, competition, etc. by breaking rules or acting unfairly

to joke about something, often by giving false or inaccurate information

to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner

to visit places one has never seen before

to create a company or organization with the intention of running it over the long term

to go close or closer to something or someone

to make a formal or friendly request to someone to come somewhere or join something

to make plans or decisions known by officially telling people about them

to ask for something, especially food, drinks, services, etc. in a restaurant, bar, or shop

to attach or connect two things by a rope, band, etc.

to separate people or things into two or more groups, parts, etc.

to make sure that something will happen

to put a dead person or animal beneath the ground

to do something special such as dancing or drinking that shows one is happy for an event

to hit someone or something gently, often with a few quick light blows

to push a thing tightly against something else

to show or make a thought, feeling, etc. known by looks, words, or actions

to make something straight become curved or folded

to pay someone to do a job

to cut something into pieces using a knife, etc.

to cause someone or something to move up and down or from one side to the other with short rapid movements

to function in a specific way

to cause or give rise to something

to go across or to the other side of something

to take air into one's lungs and let it out again