Core Verbs

to do

to be (animate)

to exist (inanimate)

to go

to come

to see / watch

to say

to think

to know (fact)

to understand

to eat

to drink

to speak / talk

to listen / ask

to read

to write

to use

to buy

to make / create

to leave / exit

to receive

to give (to other)

to give (to me)

to forget

to remember / memorize

to think / consider

to laugh / smile

to cry

to run

to walk

to stop

to happen / occur

to change (intrans.)

to continue

to decide

to feel / sense

to show

to open (intrans.)

to close (intrans.)

to close (trans.)

to take / grab

to lend

to borrow

to hand over / pass

to send

to reach / be delivered

to pull / draw

to push / press

to cut

to wash

to fix / repair

to break / destroy

to drop

to pick up

to look for / search

to find

to choose / select

to increase

to decrease

to rise / go up

to fall / go down

to put in / insert

to take out / submit

to attach / turn on

to erase / turn off

to arrive

to leave / separate

to collect / gather

to gather (intrans.)

to carry / transport

to put / place

to stand

to sit down

to swim

to fly / jump

to throw

to receive / take (exam)

to compare

to resemble

to touch

to line up

to arrange / line up

to confirm / check

to prepare

to explain

to participate

to order (food/goods)

to plan

to record / document

to express

to imagine

to contact

to consult / discuss

to report

to save / preserve

to register

to oppose / object

to agree / support

to announce / present

to investigate / look up