English Verbs Database
Explore our comprehensive collection of verbs with examples and classifications
Run
ActivityTo move quickly using your legs
Examples:
They run everyday
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Dance
ActivityTo move your body to the sound and rhythm of music
Examples:
He dances very well
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Walk
ActivityTo move or go somewhere by putting one foot in front of the other on the ground
Examples:
She walks slowly
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Talk
ActivityTo say things
Examples:
They talk everyday
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Love
StativeTo have very strong feelings of affection for something
Examples:
He loved them so much
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Belong
StativeTo be in the right or suitable place
Examples:
I belong to this place
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Like
StativeTo find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard
Examples:
She liked this dress
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Feel
StativeTo experience a particular feeling or emotion, to think or believe something is the case
Examples:
I feel that it is right
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Build
AccomplishmentTo make something, especially a building, by putting parts together
Examples:
Birds build nests in trees
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Ride
AccomplishmentTo sit on a horse, bicycle, etc., and control it as it moves
Examples:
He rode a Royal Enfield
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Write
AccomplishmentTo make letters or numbers on a surface using a pen or pencil
Examples:
Write your name on top of the paper
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Repair
AccomplishmentTo restore something that is broken, damaged or torn to good condition
Examples:
He repaired the car yesterday
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Win
AchievementTo be the most successful in a competition, race, battle, etc
Examples:
India won by 2 runs
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Arrive
AchievementTo get to a place, especially at the end of a journey
Examples:
The train arrived at the station
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Notice
AchievementTo see or hear something
Examples:
I noticed him before
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Recognise
AchievementTo know who someone is or what something is when you see or hear them
Examples:
I recognised him immediately
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Knock
SemelfactiveTo hit a door, etc firmly in order to attract attention
Examples:
He knocked at the door
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Tap
SemelfactiveTo hit something/someone quickly and lightly
Examples:
She tapped at the door
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Flap
SemelfactiveTo move wings up and down quickly
Examples:
The bird flapped its wings
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Cough
SemelfactiveTo force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat
Examples:
Sometimes she coughed blood
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Break
ResultativeTo be damaged and separated into two or more parts as a result of force
Examples:
She broke the plate into pieces
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Freeze
ResultativeTo become hard and often turn to ice as a result of extreme cold
Examples:
He froze the water to make ice cubes
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Melt
ResultativeTo become or make something liquid as a result of heating
Examples:
The sun melted the snow
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Bake
ResultativeTo cook food in an oven without extra fat or liquid
Examples:
She baked a cake for him