1000 ENGLISH VERBS 21-40 (22 Illustrated Examples)

English Verbs 21-40

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Enlarge your English vocabulary with this list of 1000 most common adjectives in English. 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.

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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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train
to teach a particular skill or behaviour through practice and instruction

Sentence: Here we see handler Johnathan Mendoza, training Canto, a military dog.

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listen
to pay attention to a sound, to make an effort to hear something

Sentence: The little girl listened carefully as her teacher explained how to do the homework.

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stimulate
to rouse to action or increased activity, to excite

The picture shows 3 people concentrating on a jigsaw puzzle.

Sentence: Some people do jigsaw puzzles to stimulate their mind and thinking capacity.

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deny
to declare something as untrue, to refuse to give something that is requested

The picture shows a man in handcuffs being questioned by the police.

Sentence: During police questioning, he repeatedly denied all charges of assault.

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disappear
cease to be visible

Sentence: Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937, while attempting to be the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.

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carry
to hold or support while moving

In the picture we see two men walking together. One man is carrying a bag in each hand.

Sentence: He was a very polite young man and said to the elderly gentleman: “Please, allow me to carry those bags for you.”

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break
to separate into pieces, to make something useless, to destroy

The picture shows a smart phone lying on the ground with a cracked screen.

Sentence: She was really upset when she accidentally dropped her phone and broke the screen.

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draft
to prepare a preliminary version of a document

In the picture we see a member of a team writing notes.

Sentence: She told her colleague: “I’ll leave you to draft the letter and then you can send it to the team for approval.”

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shout
to utter something in a loud cry, to yell

Sentence: When she saw her husband reversing the car into the garden wall, she shouted at the top of her voice: “STOP!”

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speed
to move quickly

Sentence: It can be very dangerous to speed in a snow storm.

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pause
to briefly interrupt or suspend an action

In the picture we see a man giving a presentation.

Sentence: When you pause before stating something important, it arouses anticipation and the audience is more likely to remember it.

Note the collocation: arouse anticipation

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challenge
to invite someone to engage in a contest, to confront or struggle with someone or something

In the picture we see two business colleagues sat at a chess board.

Sentence: Knowing he was a complete novice, she said to her colleague: “I challenge you to a game of chess.”

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ride
to sit on and control the movement of something, or be carried or supported by something

Sentence: She learned to ride a horse from a young age.

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exceed
to go beyond the limits of something, to be greater in size or number

Sentence: The driver was pulled in by the police for exceeding the speed limit.

Note the collocation: exceed the speed limit

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facilitate
to make an action easier

The picture shows a long corridor in a prison with an open door at the end.

Sentence: A lapse in security facilitated the prisoner’s escape.

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happen 1
to take place or occur

The picture shows a truck broken down in the middle of the road.

Sentence: How did this happen?

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happen 2
to find something by chance

In the picture we see a traditional coffee shop in a village in Cyprus.

Sentence: Wandering around the backstreets, we just happened upon this quaint coffee shop.

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buy
to acquire in exchange for payment

The picture shows a young woman putting a strange object on her head in a store.

Sentence: Her friend said: “You’re not going to buy that are you?”

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quit
to stop, cease, discontinue

Sentence: Although she had suffered an injury, she refused to quit.

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admit 1
to confess to be true

Sentence: She called to her husband: “I must admit, this job is taking me much longer than I thought it would!”

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admit 2
to allow entry

Sentence: Following severe chest pains, he was admitted to hospital yesterday.

Note the collocation: admitted to hospital

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enquire
to ask for information

The picture shows an employee working in an open office.

Sentence: He was a bit upset with his colleagues when nobody enquired about him when he was off sick for 3 days.

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