Verbs Flashcards
To expose one’s body to the sun
Sunbathe - sunbathed
To be responsible for or to take care of somebody/something/yourselfTo care for
Look after - Looked after
-Who’s going to look after the children while you’re away?
-I’m looking after his affairs while he’s in hospital.
-Don’t worry about me—I can look after myself
To search
Look for - Looked for
To anticipate, expect, or wait for. To be thinking with pleasure about something that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it).
Look forward to - Looked forward to
-We’re really looking forward to seeing you again.
-I look forward to hearing from you
To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time).
To realise - To realised
-It is important to realize that there are still potential problems.
To get over a physical or abstract obstacle
Overcome
/ˌəʊvərˈkʌm/
overcame - overcome
-The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue.
To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
As soon as I ____ what is wrong with my car, I will fix it.
…To calculate.
We’d already _____ that the trip would cost $1,000.
Figure out - Figured out
-I’m trying to figure out a way to make this work.
-Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?
To do or achieve what was hoped for or expected. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
He has failed to ———- his duties
Fulfill - fulfilled
/fʊlˈfɪl/
-Once they had fulfilled their obligations, they were allowed to go.
To continue or proceed as before.
Carry on - Carried on
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
Regret - regretted
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
Hesitate - hesitated
To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
Dump - dumped
When you —- something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms.
Hold - held - held
- to maintain a firm grasp
she —- on with all her strength - to continue or persist
Hold on - Held on
If you ——— something, you succeed in doing it.
to ask what you’re trying to ——– with it.
accomplish
past tense, past participle accomplished
To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, angry, direct way.
Joel’s boss —- him — for being late again.
Tell off - Told off
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
a —- in a roof
a —- in a gas pipe
Leak - leaked
If something —— you, it worries you.
concern - past tense, past participle concerned
To see or gain knowledge of through experience.
To furnish proof of, to show.
witness - witnessed
/wɪtnəs/
-Verb: We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.
-Noun: We have a witness to the killing.
To find something, or to meet someone, by accident.
stumble across/on/upon - /ˈstʌmb(ə)l/
to try hard to do something that you find very difficult.
struggle VERB INTRANSITIVE /ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l/
To believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain:
Presume /prɪˈzjuːm/
I presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitation.
guess /ɡes/
I didn’t know the answer, so I had to guess.
To find yourself in a place or situation at the end of a process or period of time
End up
Phrasal verb
-I ended up doing all the work myself.
-If you go on like this you’ll end up in prison.
-We moved around a lot when I was young but we ended up in London.
-If he carries on driving like that, he’ll end up dead.
To need or depend on someone or something.
To trust or have faith in someone or something.
Rely on
Phrasal verb
-As babies, we rely entirely on others for food.
-These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work.
-The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.
-You should rely on your own judgment.
