Verbs/Action Words Flashcards
1,000 Signs of Life

access, adopt

allow, let

announce, announcement, declare, proclaim

appear, show

argue, debate, dispute, quarrel

arrive

associate, each other, interact, mingle, socialize

assume, estimate, guess

be careful, take care of, watch out

beat, conquer, defeat, overcome

begin, commence, originate, start

blame, charge

borrow

bother, disturb

break

bring, deliver

build, construct

burn

buy, purchase

can, able, could

cancel, call off

can’t, couldn’t, unable

carry

catch

cause

change, adapt, adjust, after, modify, turn into

chase

choose, pick, select

clap, applaud, commend

clean-up

climb

close, shut

collapse, breakdown

collect, accumulate, gather, reap

comb hair

come

compare, comparison

compete, competition, contest

complain, object

confront, approach, encounter, face, face-to-face

connect, attach, belong, join, relate to, unite

continue, endure, last, lasting, move on, permanent

control, command, direct, govern, manage, regulate, reign, rule, run

convince

copy, duplicate, imitate, parrot

crush

cut 1

cut 2

cut off, end

dance

decide, decision, determine

delete, eliminate, remove

demonstration, example, reveal, sample, show

deny

depend, count on, rely on

deposit

deteroriorate

disappear, vanish

disappoint, miss

discuss

dismiss, discharge, excuse, exempt, waive

disturb, annoy, bother

do, act

do work

draw, illustrate

drive

drop

earn, make

emphasize, impress, stress

exercise

expand

explain, define, describe

fall

find, discover, locate

follow

fool, trick

forget

gain weight

gardening

get, acquire, obtain, recieve

give, contribute

give up, surrender

go, attend

grow, raise

hang up phone

have, own, possess

hire, invite, welcome

hold

hurry, rush

include, involve, participate

inform-all, disseminate, notify

interrupt

join, participate

kill, murder, slay

lead, guide

leave, depart, go out

left, gone

lie

like

listen

loan, lend

lock

look, look at

look for, explore, search

lose, lost

lose (competition)

make, create, form, produce

meet

miss, fail

misunderstand, miscommunication, misconcieve

move

need, have to, must, ought, should, supposed to

offer, move, present, propose, suggest

open

open-minded

over do, cross wide

overflow

owe, afford, debt, due

pack

paint

park

participate

pass, by

pay

persuade

plan, arrange,
order, organize, prepare

plant

play, recess

play cards, deal

postpone, delay, put off

practice, exercise, rehearse

praise

promote, advance, raise

prove, verify

pull

punish, penalize, reprimand

push, shove

put

put in

put in gas

put on ring

quit, drop out, withdraw

race, compete, competition

rake

read

refuse

register, sign

reject, dismiss, exclude

reject, push away

remind

remind me

remove, deduct, delete, discard

rescue, free, save

rest

retire

rub, scrub

ruin, spoil

run, jog

run out of, all gone, expire

run (machine)

run fast

satisfy

save, keep, preserve

save, store

say

scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread

scream, yell

seal, certify, stamp

sell

send

send (email, mail)

serve, minister, service, wait on

sew

shake

show, demonstrate

sign (language)

sing, music, song

smoke

solve, dissolve, evaporate, melt, resolve, solution

spin

spit

stand

stay, remain

steal, rob

supervise

take, grab

talk, speak

tell

throw basketball

throw frisbee

throw into trash

try, attempt, make an effort

use, utilize, wear

use, wear

wake up

walk

wash

wash face

watch, look forward to, observe

win

write

write down, record

yell, shout, scream
access, adopt

allow, let

announce, announcement, declare, proclaim

appear, show

argue, debate, dispute, quarrel

arrive

associate, each other, interact, mingle, socialize

assume, estimate, guess

be careful, take care of, watch out

beat, conquer, defeat, overcome

begin, commence, originate, start

blame, charge

borrow

bother, disturb

break

bring, deliver

build, construct

burn

buy, purchase

can, able, could

cancel, call off

can’t, couldn’t, unable

carry

catch

cause

change, adapt, adjust, after, modify, turn into

chase

choose, pick, select

clap, applaud, commend

clean-up

climb

close, shut

collapse, breakdown

collect, accumulate, gather, reap

comb hair

come

compare, comparison

compete, competition, contest

complain, object

confront, approach, encounter, face, face-to-face

connect, attach, belong, join, relate to, unite

continue, endure, last, lasting, move on, permanent

control, command, direct, govern, manage, regulate, reign, rule, run

convince

copy, duplicate, imitate, parrot

crush

cut 1

cut (with scissors)

cut off, end

dance

decide, decision, determine

delete, eliminate, remove

demonstration, example, reveal, sample, show

deny

depend, count on, rely on

deposit

deteroriorate

disappear, vanish

disappoint, miss

discuss

dismiss, discharge, excuse, exempt, waive

disturb, annoy, bother

do, act

do work

draw, illustrate

drive

drop (object)

earn, make

emphasize, impress, stress

exercise

expand

explain, define, describe

fall (down)

find, discover, locate

follow

fool, trick

forget

gain weight

gardening

get, acquire, obtain, recieve

give, contribute

give up, surrender

go, attend

grow, raise

hang up phone

have, own, possess

hire, invite, welcome

hold

hurry, rush

include, involve, participate

inform-all, disseminate, notify

interrupt

join, participate

kill, murder, slay

lead, guide

leave, depart, go out

left, gone

lie

like

listen

loan, lend

lock

look, look at

look for, explore, search

lose, lost

lose (competition)

make, create, form, produce

meet

miss, fail

misunderstand, miscommunication, misconcieve

move

need, have to, must, ought, should, supposed to

offer, move, present, propose, suggest

open

open-minded

over do, cross wide

overflow

owe, afford, debt, due

pack

paint

park

participate

pass, by

pay

persuade

plan, arrange,
order, organize, prepare

plant

play, recess

play cards, deal

postpone, delay, put off

practice, exercise, rehearse

praise

promote, advance, raise

prove, verify

pull

punish, penalize, reprimand

push, shove

put

put in

put in gas

put on ring

quiet, drop out, withdraw

race, compete, competition

rake

read

refuse

register, sign

reject, dismiss, exclude

reject, push away

remind

remind me

remove, deduct, delete, discard

rescue, free, save

rest

retire

rub, scrub

ruin, spoil

run, jog

run out of, all gone, expire

run (machine)

run fast

satisfy

save, keep, preserve

save, store

say

scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread

scream, yell

seal, certify, stamp

sell

send

send (email, mail)

serve, minister, service, wait on

sew

shake

show, demonstrate

sign (language)

sing, music, song

smoke

solve, dissolve, evaporate, melt, resolve, solution

spin

spit

stand

stay, remain

steal, rob

supervise

take, grab

talk, speak

tell

throw basketball

throw frisbee

throw into trash

try, attempt, make an effort

use, utilize, wear

use, wear

wake up

walk

wash

wash face

watch, look forward to, observe

win

write

write down, record

yell, shout, scream
