Most Common English "Verbs" (part 17)

to lock

Verb

l

o

ɑ:

ck

k

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to secure something with a lock or seal

unlock

Example

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Before leaving, he had to lock the front door to ensure the security of the house.

The cyclist always makes sure to lock the bike to the rack before leaving.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to declare

Verb

d

e

ɪ

c

k

l

a

ɛ

r

e

to officially tell people something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to concentrate

Verb

c

k

o

ɑ

n

c

s

e

ə

n

t

r

a

eɪ

t

e

to focus one's all attention on something specific

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to slide

Verb

s

l

i

aɪ

d

e

to move smoothly over a surface

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to climb

Verb

c

k

l

i

aɪ

m

b

to go up mountains, cliffs, or high natural places as a sport

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to react

Verb

/riˈækt/

to act or behave in a particular way in response to something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to comment

Verb

c

k

o

ɑ:

mm

m

e

ɛ

n

t

to express one's opinion about something or someone

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to transform

Verb

t

r

a

æ

n

s

f

o

ɔ

r

m

to change the appearance, character, or nature of a person or object

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to bite

Verb

b

i

aɪ

t

e

to cut into flesh, food, etc. using the teeth

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to lower

Verb

l

o

oʊɜ

w

e

r

to decrease in degree, amount, quality, or strength

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to invent

Verb

i

ɪ

n

v

e

ɛ

n

t

to make or design something that did not exist before

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to afford

Verb

a

ə

ff

f

o

ɔ

r

d

to be able to pay the cost of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to stare

Verb

s

t

a

ɛ

r

e

to look at someone or something without moving the eyes or blinking, usually for a while, and often without showing any expression

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to resist

Verb

r

e

i

s

z

i

ɪ

s

t

to use force to prevent something from happening or to fight against an attack

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to graduate

Verb

g

r

a

æ

d

ʤ

ua

ueɪ

t

e

to finish a university, college, etc. study course successfully and receive a diploma or degree

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to compete

Verb

c

k

o

ə

m

p

e

i

t

e

to join in a contest or game

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to quit

Verb

q

k

u

w

i

ɪ

t

to stop engaging in an activity permanently

continue

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to bet

Verb

b

e

t

to risk money on the result of a coming event by trying to predict it

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to grant

Verb

g

r

a

æ

n

t

to let someone have something, especially something that they have requested

deny

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to upload

Verb

u

ʌ

p

l

oa

oʊ

d

to send an electronic file such as a document, image, etc. from one digital device to another one, often by using the Internet

download

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to download

Verb

d

o

a

w

ʊ

n

l

oa

oʊ

d

to add data to a computer from the Internet or another computer

upload

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to rush

Verb

r

u

ʌ

sh

ʃ

to move or act very quickly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to intend

Verb

i

ɪ

n

t

e

ɛ

n

d

to have something in mind as a plan or purpose

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to accomplish

Verb

a

ə

cc

k

o

ɑ

m

p

l

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

to achieve something after dealing with the difficulties

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to purchase

Verb

p

u

ɜ

r

ch

ʧ

a

ə

s

e

to get goods or services in exchange for money or other forms of payment

sell

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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