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Verbs for Movement Toward Something

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to come
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to return
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to arrive
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to come along
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to roll in
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to enter
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to reach
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to get in
9-
to immigrate
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to come back
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to get back
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to advance
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to progress
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to come at
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to access
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to head
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to approach
18-
to near
19-
to converge
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to follow
21-
to tail
22-
to chase
23-
to pursue
24-
to shadow
25-
to come after
26-
to go after
27-
to get after
to come
to come
Verb
c
k
o
ʌ
m
m
e
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to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

go
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Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to return
to return
Verb
uk flag
/rɪˈtɝn/

to go or come back to a person or place

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to arrive
to arrive
Verb
a
ə
rr
r
i
v
v
e

to reach a location, particularly as an end to a journey

leave

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intransitive
to come along
to come along
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ɐlˈɑːŋ/

to go someplace with another person

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
along
to roll in
to roll in
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈoʊl ˈɪn/

to arrive at a location, often late or unexpectedly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
roll
phrase's particle
in
to enter
to enter
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to come or go into a place

exit

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to reach
to reach
Verb
r
r
ea
i:
ch
ʧ

to get to your planned destination

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to get in
to get in
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɪn/

to arrive at home or at the place where one works

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
in
to immigrate
to immigrate
Verb
i
ɪ
mm
m
i
ə
g
g
r
r
a
t
t
e

to come to a foreign country and live there permanently

emigrate

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to come back
to come back
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm bˈæk/

to return to a person or place

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
back
to get back
to get back
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈbæk/

to return to a place, state, or condition

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
back
to advance
to advance
Verb
a
ə
d
d
v
v
a
æ
n
n
c
s
e

to move ahead or proceed forward

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to progress
to progress
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
g
g
r
r
e
ɛ
ss
s

to move in a forward direction

withdraw

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to come at
to come at
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm æt/

to suddenly move toward someone to threaten them or physically attack them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
at
to access
to access
Verb
a
æ
c
k
c
s
e
ɛ
ss
s

to reach or to be able to reach and enter a place

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to head
to head
Verb
h
h
ea
ɛ
d
d

to move toward a particular direction

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to approach
to approach
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
r
r
oa
ch
ʧ

to go close or closer to something or someone

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to near
to near
Verb
n
n
ea
ɪ
r
r

to approach or move in the direction of someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to converge
to converge
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
g
ʤ
e

move or draw together at a certain location

diverge

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to follow
to follow
Verb
f
f
o
ɑ
ll
l
o
w

to move or travel behind someone or something

precede

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to tail
to tail
Verb
t
t
ai
l
l

to follow closely with the aim of catching or observing

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to chase
to chase
Verb
ch
ʧ
a
s
s
e

to follow a person or thing and see where they go, often for the purpose of catching them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pursue
to pursue
Verb
p
p
u
ɜ
r
r
s
s
ue
u

to go after someone or something, particularly to catch them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shadow
to shadow
Verb
sh
ʃ
a
æ
d
d
o
w

to secretly track or follow someone, typically without their awareness

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to come after
to come after
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈæftɚ/

to follow or chase someone, often with the intent of catching or reaching them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
after
to go after
to go after
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈæftɚ/

to pursue or try to catch someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
after
to get after
to get after
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈæftɚ/

to pursue or follow someone persistently

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable

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