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to be
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to wake up
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to sleep
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to work
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to drive
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to buy
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to sell
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to read
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to write
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to play
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to pay
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to rest
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to wash
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to drink
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to cook
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to eat
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to have
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to make
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to wear
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to clean
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to think
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to take
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to stand
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to speak
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to spell
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to dislike
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to add
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to call
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to create
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to cut
to be
Verb
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to have an existence

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Is there a solution to this complex problem?
There's a rumor circulating about the new project.

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to wake up
to wake up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈweɪk ˈʌp/

to no longer be asleep

fall asleep

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
wake
phrase's particle
up
to sleep
to sleep
Verb
s
s
l
l
ee
i:
p
p

to rest our mind and body, with our eyes closed

wake

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to work
to work
Verb
w
w
o
ɜ
r
r
k
k

to do a job or task, usually for a company or organization, in order to receive money

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to drive
to drive
Verb
d
d
r
r
i
v
v
e

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

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to buy
to buy
Verb
b
b
u
y

to get something in exchange for paying money

sell

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sell
to sell
Verb
s
s
e
ɛ
ll
l

to give something to someone in exchange for money

buy

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to read
to read
Verb
r
r
ea
i:
d
d

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to write
to write
Verb
w
r
r
i
t
t
e

to make letters, words, or numbers on a surface, usually on a piece of paper, with a pen or pencil

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to play
to play
Verb
p
p
l
l
a
e
y
ɪ

to take part in a game or activity for fun

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pay
to pay
Verb
p
p
a
e
y
ɪ

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

to rest
to rest
Verb
r
r
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

to stop working, moving, or doing an activity for a period of time and sit or lie down to relax

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to wash
to wash
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
sh
ʃ

to clean someone or something with water, often with a type of soap

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to drink
to drink
Verb
d
d
r
r
i
ɪ
n
n
k
k

to put water, coffee, or other type of liquid inside of our body through our mouth

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to cook
to cook
Verb
c
k
oo
ʊ
k
k

to make food with heat

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to eat
to eat
Verb
ea
i:
t
t

to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to have
to have
Verb
h
h
a
æ
v
v
e

to eat or drink something

abstain

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to make
to make
Verb
m
m
a
k
k
e

to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Past Simple
made
Past Participle
made
to wear
to wear
Verb
w
w
ea
ɛ
r
r

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to clean
to clean
Verb
c
k
l
l
ea
i:
n
n

to make something have no bacteria, marks, or dirt

dirty

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to think
to think
Verb
th
θ
i
ɪ
n
n
k
k

to have a type of belief or idea about a person or thing

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to take
to take
Verb
t
t
a
k
k
e

to reach for something and hold it

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to stand
to stand
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to be upright on one's feet

sit

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to speak
to speak
Verb
s
s
p
p
ea
i:
k
k

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to spell
to spell
Verb
s
s
p
p
e
ɛ
ll
l

to write or say the letters that form a word one by one in the right order

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to dislike
to dislike
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
l
l
i
k
k
e

to not like a person or thing

like

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to add
to add
Verb
a
æ
dd
d

to put things together to make them bigger in size or quantity

take away

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to call
to call
Verb
c
k
a
ɔ:
ll
l

to give a name or title to someone or something

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive
to create
to create
Verb
c
k
r
r
ea
ieɪ
t
t
e

to bring something into existence or make something happen

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to cut
to cut
Verb
c
k
u
ʌ
t
t

to divide a thing into smaller pieces using a sharp object

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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