1000 ENGLISH VERBS 1-20 (Illustrated Examples)

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Enlarge your English vocabulary with this list of 1000 most common English verbs. The goal of the playlist is to provide 3000 English words that are important for students to learn. The playlist will expand to include 1000 adjectives, 1000 adjectives, and 1000 verbs.

Each word is given a clear definition. Then a picture and sentence example provide a clear connection so the word is easily remembered. The sentence example provides context for the word and where additional meanings exist for any given word, multiple illustrated sentence examples are provided.

By learning these words in English and their meanings, your fluency will skyrocket. The word lists are split into 20 word modules. Repeat each module until you can do the reviews easily.

Common English collocations are indicated in the sentence examples by an underline. Pay special attention to the collocations and your naturalness when speaking English will greatly improve.

Here then are the most common English verbs, the English verbs most often used by intermediate to advanced, and native speakers.

Here is a transcript of the video: 1000 ENGLISH VERBS 1-20

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Just to let you know, after we complete this group of 20 words, there’s a review later in the video. Make sure to take a couple of minutes for the review and make a note of the new words you want to add to your vocabulary. So let’s start . . .

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teach
to impart knowledge or instruction

The picture shows a mother teaching her daughter.

Sentence: The best way to learn English is to teach it!

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leap
to quickly jump or spring forward or upwards

We see a man jumping into a swimming pool.

Sentence: He created a big splash by leaping into the swimming pool.

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enhance
to intensify or increase the power or value of something

The picture shows a piece of meat being prepared with herbs and spices.

Sentence: Enhance the flavour of pork by adding olive oil, cherry tomatoes and spices.

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forecast
to estimate or predict in advance

The picture shows a BBC weather report.

Sentence: It’s possible to forecast the weather for the next 7-days with an 80 percent accuracy rate.

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thrive
to grow well, to prosper, to flourish (often regarding children, animals or plants)

We see a woman standing in a tulip field in The Netherlands.

Sentence: Dutch tulip growers have created an ideal environment in which the flowers can thrive.

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concern
related to, to be about, or to be slightly worried

We see a woman concentrating on her mobile phone while riding a bicycle trolley.

Sentence: She doesn’t seem very concerned about her safety!

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gather
to collect or bring together

In the picture we see a group of dancers on a stage.

Sentence: Fiesta dancers gather onstage in Santa Barbara, California, as part of a cultural celebration event.

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assess
to evaluate, to estimate the price or cost of something

The picture shows a badly damaged car with a tree on top of it.

Sentence: The morning after the storm, residents began to assess the damage.

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smoke
to emit smoke, or to draw in and exhale from a cigarette

The picture shows smoke rising from a volcano.

Sentence: Some residents started to feel nervous when the volcano started to smoke.

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cheer
to shout in approval, praise, or encouragement

We see spectators at a cycle race.

Sentence: The crowd cheers as a cyclist passes them at the start of the Tour de France bicycle race.

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complete
to finish making or doing, to make whole

The picture shows the One World Trade Center building in New York.

Sentence: Construction of One World Trade Center in New York started on April 27, 2006 and it was completed on May 10, 2013; it opened to the public on November 3, 2014.

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adopt 1
to take on the legal responsibilities as a parent of a child not one’s own

In the picture we see famous singer Madonna with her newly adopted son.

Sentence: Madonna was in the headlines back in 2006 for adopting David Banda from an orphanage in Malawi.

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adopt 2
to choose to follow, to choose a standard or behaviour pattern

In the picture we see two people dressed as hippies.

Sentence: The hippie movement that started in the U.S. in the mid-1960s, adopted many features from Eastern religions and Asian culture.

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confirm
to establish the truth, to make valid

In the picture, the head of Donald Trump has been edited onto the body of an eskimo.

Sentence: In August, 2019, President Trump confirmed reports that he was interested in buying Greenland, even though the Danish Prime Minister said it was not for sale.

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destroy
to put an end to, to break apart, to ruin and make unusable

The picture shows the bombed city of Dresden, Germany during World War II.

Sentence: During WWII, 1,249 bombers from the British and American air forces, destroyed Dresden’s city centre during four bombing raids.

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declare
to make known formally, to proclaim or say something in a serious manner

We see an archive photograph of a famous declaration.

Sentence: On July 28, 1914, the Austrian-Hungarian government declared war on Serbia, effectively starting World War I.

Note the common collocation: declare war

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increase
to become larger in size or amount

We see refugees crowded onto a boat.

Sentence: In recent years the number of migrants from West Africa trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands has sharply increased.

Note the collocation: sharply increased, meaning to increase suddenly, a fast rise,

Slide 21
scream
to give a long, loud, piercing cry, usually out of fear or pain

Sentence: She screamed as she opened the front door she came face-to-face with a burglar!

Slide 22
convert
to change the form or character of something

The picture shows a home made from metal shipping containers.

Sentence: Converting a shipping container into a home can be much cheaper than building one.

Slide 23
perform 1
to carry out, or accomplish

Sentence: In this picture a surgeon performs a heart operation.

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perform 2
to present entertainment to an audience

Sentence: Here we see elephants performing in the Ringling Brothers Circus.

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supervise
to manage or direct, to watch over

Sentence: A member of the Afghan Uniform Police supervises the distribution of humanitarian aid.
Khandahar, 2011

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