200 English Verbs List, Meaning and V1 V2 V3 Form
Use of Verbs and Verb Types
Words that describe a movement, a situation, or an event in a sentence are called “verbs”. In terms of English grammar, verbs should also be used correctly in a sentence. Verb types and the use of these varieties are required for a correct sentence structure and a correct meaning. It is possible to see that verbs are grouped under two general headings in grammar. The verbs are more detailed in these 2 main headings.
Non-Stative Verbs or Action Verbs
The verbs under this title directly describe what the subject is busy with at that moment. In particular, these verbs contain visible, in other words, concrete action and situations. The use of such verbs is known as the Simple Present Tense and the Present Continuous Tense.
- My mother is cleaning the house now.
- She plays sports every morning.
- I’m doing dinner tonight.
- He is holding a large package in his hand.
gag
Meaning; retch
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
gag | gagged | gagged |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
gags | gagging |
insult
Meaning; humiliate, talk down
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
insult | insulted | insulted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
insults | insulting |
bear
Meaning;
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
bear | bore | borne |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
bears | bearing |
sabotage
Meaning; sabotage, undermine, scupper
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
sabotage | sabotaged | sabotaged |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
sabotages | sabotaging |
convert
Meaning; transform, convert, turn into
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
convert | converted | converted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
converts | converting |
weigh
Meaning; weigh out, measure, scale
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
weigh | weighed | weighed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
weighs | weighing |
capture
Meaning; conquer, seize, lay hold of
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
capture | captured | captured |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
captures | capturing |
endanger
Meaning; risk, endanger, put at risk
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
endanger | endangered | endangered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
endangers | entangling |
hew
Meaning; sculpt, chisel, cut, fair, fine away, hew
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
hew | hewed | hewn |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
hews | hewing |
seem
Meaning; appear, come in sight
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
seem | seemed | seemed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
seems | seeming |
stress
Meaning; tension, strain, stretching, distension
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
stress | stressed | stressed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
stresses | stressing |
expect
Meaning; hope, anticipate, have in prospect
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
expect | expected | expected |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
expects | expecting |
fetch
Meaning; get, take, receive, buy, pick up, fetch
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
fetch | fetched | fetched |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
fetches | fetching |
empty
Meaning; accredit, authorise, authorize
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
empty | emptied | emptied |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
empties | emptying |
scare
Meaning; scare, frighten, intimidate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
scare | scared | scared |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
scares | scaring |
stink
Meaning; smell bad, stink, pong, reek
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
stink | stank | stunk |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
stinks | stinking |
frighten
Meaning; scare
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
frighten | frightened | frightened |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
frightens | frightening |
injure
Meaning; bruise, chafe, hit
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
injure | injured | injured |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
injures | injuring |
saponify
Meaning; turn into soap by reaction with an alkali
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
saponify | saponified | saponified |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
saponifies | saponifying |
impinge
Meaning; hit, shoot, strike, knock
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
impinge | impinged | impinged |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
impinges | impinging |
cycle
Meaning; ride a bicycle, ride on a bicycle
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
cycle | cycled | cycled |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
cycles | cycling |
die
Meaning; succumb, go, perish, pass away, pip
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
die | died | died |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
dies | dying |
sit
Meaning; fit, be seated, take a seat
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
sit | sat | sat |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
sits | sitting |
change
Meaning; modify, replace, alter, switch, vary
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
change | changed | changed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
changes | changing |
hurt
Meaning; damage, harm, loss, detriment
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
hurts | hurting |
guide
Meaning; manual, pilot, lead, pioneer, conductor
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
guide | guided | guided |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
guides | guiding |
restrain
Meaning; restrain, rein back, rein in
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
restrain | restrained | restrained |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
restrains | restraining |
match
Meaning; compare, crosscheck, check
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
match | matched | matched |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
matches | matching |
receive
Meaning; get, take, buy, pick up, take on
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
receive | received | received |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
receives | receiving |
ingest
Meaning; eat, dine on
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
ingest | ingested | ingested |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
ingests | ingesting |
shake
Meaning; shake, swing, wag, jog
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
shake | shook | shaken |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
shakes | shaking |
worship
Meaning; adore, pray
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
worship | worshipped | worshipped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
worships | worshipping |
consider
Meaning; think, think of, imagine, contemplate, reflect
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
consider | considered | considered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
considers | considering |
lose
Meaning; forfeit, chuck away
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
lose | lost | lost |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
loses | losing |
save
Meaning; rescue, save, recover, salvage, redeem
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
save | saved | saved |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
saves | saving |
study
Meaning; work, working, running, labor, training
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
study | studied | studied |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
studies | studying |
animate
Meaning; set going, make things hum, quicken
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
animate | animated | animated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
animates | animating |
have
Meaning; possess, own, or hold
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
have | had | had |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
has | having |
cause
Meaning; reason, rise, motive, ground, case
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
cause | caused | caused |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
causes | causing |
solicit
Meaning; want, request, ask, ask for
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
solicit | solicited | solicited |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
solicits | soliciting |
fail
Meaning; miscarry, lose out
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
fail | failed | failed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
fails | failing |
disturb
Meaning; disrupt, break, distort
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
disturb | disturbed | disturbed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
disturbs | disturbing |
observe
Meaning; watch, sight, spy, spy out, monitor
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
observe | observed | observed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
observes | observing |
ring
Meaning; steal, play, ring, knock
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
ring | rang | rung |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
rings | ringing |
float
Meaning; bathe, ride, shave, strike out, swim; buoy
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
float | floated | floated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
floats | floating |
determine
Meaning; define, specify, state, identify, assign
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
determine | determined | determined |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
determines | determining |
thrive
Meaning; develop, improve, evolve, grow, flourish
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
thrive | throve | thriven |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
thrives | thriving |
march
Meaning; keep step, keep step with
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
march | marched | marched |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
marches | marching |
calculate
Meaning; reckon
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
calculate | calculated | calculated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
calculates | calculating |
exchange
Meaning; modify, replace, alter, switch, exchange
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
exchange | exchanged | exchanged |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
exchanges | exchanging |
inform
Meaning; report, notice, notify, declare, tell
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
inform | informed | informed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
informs | informing |
smooth
Meaning; sleek, glabrous, glazed, glare, clean-cut
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
smooth | smoothed | smoothed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
smoothes | smoothing |
sprout
Meaning; end, come to an end, finish
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
sprout | sprouted | sprouted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
sprouts | sprouting |
infest
Meaning; cover, veneer, coat
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
infest | infested | infested |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
infests | infesting |
consent
Meaning; let, allow, authorise, authorize
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
consent | consented | consented |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
consents | consenting |
contradict
Meaning; deny, refute
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
contradict | contradicted | contradicted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
contradicts | contradicting |
satirise
Meaning;
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
satirise | satirised | satirised |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
satirises | satirising |
admit
Meaning; accept, adopt, receive, acknowledge, grant
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
admit | admitted | admitted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
admits | admitting |
please
Meaning; satisfy, make happy, gladden
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
please | pleased | pleased |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
pleases | pleasing |
soar
Meaning; fly, soar, wing, flush, plane, belt
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
soar | soared | soared |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
soars | soaring |
replace
Meaning; change, modify
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
replace | replaced | replaced |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
replaces | replacing |
return
Meaning; return, return to, go back
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
return | returned | returned |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
returns | returning |
argue
Meaning; debate, discuss, dispute, moot
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
argue | argued | argued |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
argues | arguing |
spoil
Meaning; disrupt, break, disturb, distort, exchange
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
spoil | spoilt | spoilt |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
spoils | spoiling |
forecast
Meaning; guess, estimate, conjecture, anticipate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
forecast | forecast | forecast |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
forecasts | forecasting |
wander
Meaning; circulate, walk around
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
wander | wandered | wandered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
wanders | wandering |
search
Meaning; searching, exploration, research
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
search | searched | searched |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
searches | searching |
saddle
Meaning; girth
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
saddle | saddled | saddled |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
saddles | saddling |
drill
Meaning; hole, bore, drill, make a hole in, broach
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
drill | drilled | drilled |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
drills | drilling |
scab
Meaning; crust, scab, crust over
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
scab | scabbed | scabbed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
scabs | scabbing |
seek
Meaning; call, search, search for, look for, seek for
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
seek | sought | sought |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
seeks | seeking |
decorate
Meaning; adorn, decorate, beautify
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
decorate | decorated | decorated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
decorates | decorating |
talk
Meaning; speak, talk to, speak to, discourse
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
talk | talked | talked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
talks | talking |
murmur
Meaning; hum, murmur, mutter
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
murmur | murmured | murmured |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
murmurs | murmuring |
zinc
Meaning; coat with zinc
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
zinc | zincked | zincked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
zincs | zincking |
punish
Meaning; punish, penalize, castigate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
punish | punished | punished |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
punishes | punishing |
dedicate
Meaning; offer, commit, consecrate, vow, devote
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
dedicate | dedicated | dedicated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
dedicates | dedicating |
dry
Meaning; dried, drying, arid, sapless, scarious
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
dry | dried | dried |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
dries | drying |
leave
Meaning; quit, release, drop, let, stop
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
leave | left | left |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
leaves | leaving |
grow
Meaning; expand, increase, enlarge
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
grow | grew | grown |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
grows | growing |
step
Meaning; take a step, step
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
step | stepped | stepped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
steps | stepping |
conspire
Meaning; bargain, covenant, concert, get along
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
conspire | conspired | conspired |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
conspires | conspiring |
agree
Meaning; accept, admit, adopt, receive
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
agree | agreed | agreed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
agrees | agreeing |
strike
Meaning; hit, shoot
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
strike | struck | struck/stricken |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
strikes | striking |
zoom
Meaning; zing, whiz, hum, zip, whistle
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
zoom | zoomed | zoomed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
zooms | zooming |
worry
Meaning; concern, anxiety, fear, fears
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
worry | worried | worried |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
worries | worrying |
board
Meaning; mount
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
board | boarded | boarded |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
boards | boarding |
participate
Meaning; join, participate, attend, take part
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
participate | participated | participated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
participates | participating |
bray
Meaning; heehaw
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
bray | brayed | brayed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
brays | braying |
invite
Meaning; bade, ask, call in, call, bid
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
invite | invited | invited |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
invites | inviting |
charge
Meaning; fill
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
charge | charged | charged |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
charges | charging |
flop
Meaning; drop, cause to fall, beat down
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
flop | flopped | flopped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
flops | flopping |
spill
Meaning; pour, pour out, pour out of
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
spill | spilt | spilt |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
spills | spilling |
throw
Meaning; toss, throw away, put, cast, shoot
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
throw | threw | thrown |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
throws | throwing |
express
Meaning; state, word, mean, give voice to
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
express | expressed | expressed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
expresses | expressing |
exist
Meaning; be, endure, obtain, come into being
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
exist | existed | existed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
exists | existing |
crowd
Meaning; mob, horde, multitude, throng, congestion
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
crowd | crowded | crowded |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
crowds | crowding |
mind
Meaning; consciousness, reason, intellect
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
mind | minded | minded |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
minds | minding |
dream
Meaning; imagination, illusion, delusion, fantasy
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
dream | dreamt | dreamt |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
dreams | dreaming |
clothe
Meaning; dress
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
clothe | clad | clad |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
clothes | clothing |
faint
Meaning; blackout, faint, pass out
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
faint | fainted | fainted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
faints | fainting |
plod
Meaning; go at a walk
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
plod | plodded | plodded |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
plods | plodding |
spin
Meaning; rotate, turn round, turn aside
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
spin | span/spun | spun |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
spins | spinning |
salute
Meaning; salute, greet, hail, herald
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
salute | saluted | saluted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
salutes | saluting |
contain
Meaning; include, implicate, imply
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
contain | contained | contained |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
contains | containing |
cheer
Meaning; birghten
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
cheer | cheered | cheered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
cheers | cheering |
enlighten
Meaning; brighten, light, light up, set light to, lighten
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
enlighten | enlightened | enlightened |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
enlightens | enlightening |
bind
Meaning; connect
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
bind | bound | bound |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
binds | binding |
indent
Meaning; hem-stitch
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
indent | indented | indented |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
indents | indenting |
sweep
Meaning; brush, give a sweep, whisk
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
sweep | swept | swept |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
sweeps | sweeping |
attack
Meaning; assault, rush, swoop, lunge, thrust
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
attack | attacked | attacked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
attacks | attacking |
assort
Meaning; separate, allocate, partition
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
assort | assorted | assorted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
assorts | assorting |
implant
Meaning; transport, carry, transfer
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
implant | implanted | implanted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
implants | implanting |
blush
Meaning; glow, go red, redden, turn red, be roasted
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
blush | blushed | blushed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
blushes | blushing |
imitate
Meaning; fake, copy
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
imitate | imitated | imitated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
imitates | imitating |
mow
Meaning; cut, cut out, cut up
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
mow | mowed | mown |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
mows | mowing |
canvass
Meaning; discuss
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
canvass | canvassed | canvassed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
canvasses | canvassing |
inspire
Meaning; reveal, infuse into, infuse, transfuse
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
inspire | inspired | inspired |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
inspires | inspiring |
flap
Meaning; flutter
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
flap | flapped | flapped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
flaps | flapping |
blur
Meaning; dim
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
blur | blurred | blurred |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
blurs | blurring |
distribute
Meaning; distribute, deploy, deal out, hand out
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
distribute | distributed | distributed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
distributes | distributing |
sacrifice
Meaning; sacrifice, immolate, victimize
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
sacrifice | sacrificed | sacrificed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
sacrifices | sacrificing |
confiscate
Meaning; distrain, seise, levy, sequestrate, distrain on
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
confiscate | confiscated | confiscated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
confiscates | confiscating |
win
Meaning; earn, gain, acquire, get, achieve
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
win | won | won |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
wins | winning |
educate
Meaning; educate, teach, train, coach, condition
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
educate | educated | educated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
educates | educating |
resolve
Meaning; remove, eliminate, clear
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
resolve | resolved | resolved |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
resolves | resolving |
lift
Meaning; remove, lift, hoist
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
lift | lifted | lifted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
lifts | lifting |
run
Meaning; start, operate, actuate, set to work
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
run | ran | run |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
runs | running |
scrub
Meaning; rub, scrub, chafe, gall
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
scrub | scrubbed | scrubbed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
scrubs | scrubbing |
smell
Meaning; odor, scent, fragrance, flavor, whiff
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
smell | smelt | smelt |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
smells | smelling |
create
Meaning; form, compose, carve out, constitute
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
create | created | created |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
creates | creating |
imperil
Meaning; risk, endanger, put at risk
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
imperil | imperilled | imperilled |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
imperils | imperilling |
protect
Meaning; maintain, preserve, keep, guard
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
protect | protected | protected |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
protects | protecting |
announce
Meaning; advertise, broadcast, noise abroad, pronounce
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
announce | announced | announced |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
announces | announcing |
nap
Meaning; cause to cut, estimate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
nap | napped | napped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
naps | napping |
deprive
Meaning; bereave, debar, debar from
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
deprive | deprived | deprived |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
deprives | depriving |
install
Meaning; establish, set up
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
install | installed | installed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
installs | installing |
plan
Meaning; scheme, layout, plot, program
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
plan | planned | planned |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
plans | planning |
rewind
Meaning; repack
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
rewind | rewound | rewound |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
rewinds | rewinding |
inspect
Meaning; check, control, audit
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
inspect | inspected | inspected |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
inspects | inspecting |
absorb
Meaning; absorb, suck, soak, adsorb, suck in, soak in
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
absorb | absorbed | absorbed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
absorbs | absorbing |
kiss
Meaning; caress, osculate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
kiss | kissed | kissed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
kisses | kissing |
nurse
Meaning; breastfeed, suckle
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
nurse | nursed | nursed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
nurses | nursing |
violate
Meaning; infringe, break, invade, trespass on
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
violate | violated | violated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
violates | violating |
yawn
Meaning; gape, yield, give, bulge, spring
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
yawn | yawned | yawned |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
yawns | yawning |
applaud
Meaning; clap, cheer, acclaim, clap one’s hands
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
applaud | applauded | applauded |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
applauds | applauding |
conclude
Meaning; finalize, bring to an issue, accomplish
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
conclude | concluded | concluded |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
concludes | concluding |
choke
Meaning; throttle
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
choke | choked | choked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
chokes | choking |
favour
Meaning; support, promote, encourage
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
favour | favoured | favoured |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
favours | favouring |
thank
Meaning; be thankful, be grateful for
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
thank | thanked | thanked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
thanks | thanking |
motivate
Meaning; provide with a motive for doing sth
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
motivate | motivated | motivated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
motivates | motivating |
preserve
Meaning; protect, maintain
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
preserve | preserved | preserved |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
preserves | preserving |
infect
Meaning; infect, contaminate, transmit
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
infect | infected | infected |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
infects | infecting |
fancy
Meaning; ornate, luxuriant, florid, flowery, arrayed
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
fancy | fancied | fancied |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
fancies | fancying |
feel
Meaning; sense, perceive, smell, understand, take
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
feel | felt | felt |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
feels | feeling |
spread
Meaning; extended, outspread, effuse
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
spread | spread | spread |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
spreads | spreading |
matter
Meaning; count, matter, weigh
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
matter | mattered | mattered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
matters | mattering |
seat
Meaning; place, mount, embed, set, reset
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
seat | seated | seated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
seats | seating |
dine
Meaning; have dinner, dine, have supper, sup
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
dine | dined | dined |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
dines | dining |
watch
Meaning; follow, follow up, trace, track
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
watch | watched | watched |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
watches | watching |
free
Meaning; independent, at liberty, unfettered
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
free | freed | freed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
frees | freeing |
owe
Meaning; be in debt, be in debt
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
owe | owed | owed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
owes | owing |
review
Meaning; criticism, critique, knocking, comment
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
review | reviewed | reviewed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
reviews | reviewing |
smother
Meaning; choke, strangle, drown
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
smother | smothered | smothered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
smothers | smothering |
listen
Meaning; hear, obey, attend, hearken
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
listen | listened | listened |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
listens | listening |
renounce
Meaning; give up, forego, abandon
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
renounce | renounced | renounced |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
renounces | renouncing |
immolate
Meaning; sacrifice, immolate, victimize
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
immolate | immolated | immolated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
immolates | immolating |
donate
Meaning; forgive; contribute
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
donate | donated | donated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
donates | donating |
box
Meaning; punch
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
box | boxed | boxed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
boxes | boxing |
impair
Meaning; disrupt, break, disturb, distort
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
impair | impaired | impaired |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
impairs | impairing |
stride
Meaning; walk with long, decisive steps
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
stride | strode | stridden |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
strides | striding |
leak
Meaning; leak out, drip, ooze
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
leak | leaked | leaked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
leaks | leaking |
saunter
Meaning; idle about, hang around, hang about
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
saunter | sauntered | sauntered |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
saunters | sauntering |
check
Meaning; control, audit, inspect
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
check | checked | checked |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
checks | checking |
contend
Meaning; deal, struggle, fight, tussle, work hard
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
contend | contended | contended |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
contends | contending |
declare
Meaning; report, notice, notify, inform
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
declare | declared | declared |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
declares | declaring |
forlese
Meaning;
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
forlese | forlore | forlorn |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
forlese | forlesing |
allow
Meaning; let, authorise, authorize, consent, empower
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
allow | allowed | allowed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
allows | allowing |
swell
Meaning; become tumid, be puffed up, balloon
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
swell | swelled | swollen |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
swells | swelling |
preset
Meaning; prearrange, precondition
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
preset | preset | preset |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
presets | presetting |
trap
Meaning; catch, clutch, snatch, catch up on
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
trap | trapped | trapped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
traps | trapping |
land
Meaning; lower, set down, take down
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
land | landed | landed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
lands | landing |
wave
Meaning; shake, swing, wag, jog
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
wave | waved | waved |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
waves | waving |
cost
Meaning; knock back, set back, be
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
cost | cost | cost |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
costs | costing |
jump
Meaning; skip, hop, leap, vault, dive
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
jump | jumped | jumped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
jumps | jumping |
ply
Meaning; tilt, bend, incline
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
ply | plied | plied |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
plies | plying |
tread
Meaning; walk, tread, hike, step
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
tread | trod | trodden |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
treads | treading |
bereave
Meaning; deprive of, bereave, defraud
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
bereave | bereft | bereft |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
bereaves | bereaving |
spit
Meaning; spit, spit out, expectorate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
spit | spat/spit | spat/spit |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
spits | spitting |
broadcast
Meaning; bring out
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
broadcasts | broadcasting |
integrate
Meaning; consubstantiate, unite
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
integrate | integrated | integrated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
integrates | integrating |
initiate
Meaning; start, launch
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
initiate | initiated | initiated |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
initiates | initiating |
console
Meaning; console, delude, distract
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
console | consoled | consoled |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
consoles | consoling |
play
Meaning; move, hop, act, perform, play with
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
play | played | played |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
plays | playing |
neglect
Meaning; neglect, disregard, omit, fail
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
neglect | neglected | neglected |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
neglects | neglecting |
arrange
Meaning; line up, collocate, compose, construct
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
arrange | arranged | arranged |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
arranges | arranging |
divide
Meaning; separate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
divide | divided | divided |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
divides | dividing |
heal
Meaning; recover, heal, get better
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
heal | healed | healed |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
heals | healing |
damp
Meaning; atrophy, dull, rust, blunt
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
damp | damped | damped |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
damps | damping |
scant
Meaning; insufficient, inadequate
Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
scant | scanted | scanted |
s/es/ies | ing Form |
scants | scanting |