List of Verbs

List of Verbs! Useful list of over 200 verbs that are commonly used in English with example sentences and printable infographics. Learn these types of verbs with verb definition to improve your grammar in English.

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Verb Definition and Types of Verbs

A verb is a kind of word (part of speech) that tells about an action or a state. It is the main part of a sentence: every sentence has a verb. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense.

There are many types of verbs as below:

Action Verbs
Transitive Verbs
Intransitive verbs
Auxiliary verbs
Stative verbs
Modal verbs
Phrasal verbs
Irregular verbs
Regular verbs

Here is a common list of verbs for you to expand your vocabulary:

Accept	Guess
Achieve	Harass
Add	Hate
Admire	Hear
Admit	Help
Adopt	Hit
Advise	Hope
Agree	Identify
Allow	Interrupt
Announce	Introduce
Appreciate	Irritate
Approve	Jump
Argue	Keep
Arrive	Kick
Ask	Kiss
Assist	Laugh
Attack	Learn
Bake	Leave
Bathe	Lend
Be	Lie
Beat	Like
Become	Listen
Beg	Lose
Behave	Love
Bet	Make
Boast	Marry
Boil	Measure
Borrow	Meet
Breathe	Move
Bring	Murder
Build	Obey
Burn	Offend
Bury	Offer
Buy	Open
Call	Paint
Catch	Pay
Challenge	Pick
Change	Play
Cheat	Pray
Chew	Print
Choose	Pull
Clap	Punch
Clean	Punish
Collect	Purchase
Compare	Push
Complain	Quit
Confess	Race
Confuse	Read
Construct	Relax
Control	Remember
Copy	Reply
Count	Retire
Create	Rub
Cry	See
Damage	Select
Dance	Sell
Deliver	Send
Destroy	Sing
Disagree	Snore
Drag	Stand
Drive	Stare
Drop	Start
Earn	Stink
Eat	Study
Employ	Sweep
Encourage	Swim
Enjoy	Take
Establish	Talk
Estimate	Teach
Exercise	Tear
Expand	Tell
Explain	Thank
Fear	Travel
Feel	Type
Fight	Understand
Find	Use
Fly	Visit
Forget	Wait
Forgive	Walk
Fry	Want
Gather	Warn
Get	Wed
Give	Weep
Glow	Wink
Greet	Worry
Grow	Write
	Yell