verbs 31 -40; Chapter III, p. 41, 4 - 42,1; Flashcards
produce
When things or people produce something, it comes from them or slowly forms from them, especially as the result of a biological or chemical process.
These plants are then pollinated and allowed to mature and produce seed. [VERB noun]
…gases produced by burning coal and oil. [VERB-ed]
bestow
To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. [V n + on/upon]
extend
If you extend something, you make it longer or bigger.
This year they have introduced three new products to extend their range. [VERB noun]
The building was extended in 1500. [be VERB-ed]
…an extended exhaust pipe. [VERB-ed]
bequeath
If you bequeath an idea or system, you leave it for other people to use or develop.
He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well. [VERB noun noun]
It is true that colonialism did not bequeath much to Africa. [VERB noun + to]
[Also VERB noun]
suit
If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances.
They will only release information if it suits them. [VERB noun]
They should be able to find you the best package to suit your needs. [VERB noun]
overcome [overcame, overcome]
If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.
Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying. [VERB noun]
Find a way to overcome your difficulties. [VERB noun]
narrate
If you narrate a story, you tell it from your own point of view.
The three of them narrate the same events from three perspectives. [VERB noun]
The book is narrated by Richard Papen, a Californian boy. [be VERB-ed]
merge [into, with]
If one thing merges with another, or is merged with another, they combine or come together to make one whole thing. You can also say that two things merge, or are merged.
My life merged with his. [VERB with noun]
The company had merged with its rival the previous December. [VERB + with]
The rivers merge just north of a vital irrigation system. [VERB]
The two countries merged into one. [VERB + into]
He sees sense in merging the two agencies while both are new. [VERB noun]
Then he showed me how to merge the graphic with text on the same screen. [VERB noun + with]
[Also VERB noun + into]
to beget [begot, begotten]
To beget something means to cause it to happen or be created.
Poverty begets debt. [VERB noun]
Economic tensions beget political ones. [VERB noun]
examine
If you examine something, you look at it carefully.
He examined her passport and stamped it. [VERB noun]
