Verbs to Know that start with "A"

Question 1

To hug, embrace, hold (to hold)

To embrace, espouse (to take up)

Answer 1

Abrazar

Question 2

To hold each other, embrace each other (to hold each other)

Answer 2

Abrazarse

Question 3

To go with, come with, accompany, escort (to go or come along with)
To stay with (to keep company)
To happen at the same time (to happen at the same time)
To accompany (to play or sing accompaniment)

Answer 3

Acompañar

Question 4

To advise, recommend (to suggest)
To advise (to give advice to a person)
To make advisable (to make necessary)

Answer 4

Aconsejar

Question 5

To seek advice from (to get advice; used with “con”)

Answer 5

Aconsejarse

Question 6

To agree + verb, to agree on + noun (to reach an agreement)
To remind (to remind) (Latin America)
To award (to remind) (Latin America)

Answer 6

Acordar

Question 7

To remember (to recall)

Answer 7

Acordarse

Question 8

To put to bed (to put to sleep)

To lay down (to set down)

Answer 8

Acostar

Question 9

To go to bed (to go to sleep)

To lie down (to recline)

Answer 9

Acostarse

Question 10

To shave (to remove hair)

Answer 10

Afeitar

Question 11

To shave oneself (to remove hair)

Answer 11

Afeitarse

Question 12

To please (to like)
To be pleasing (to be pleasant)

Answer 12

Agradar

Question 13

To like each other (to get along)

Answer 13

Agradarse

Question 14

To thank (to show gratitude)
To be grateful, to appreciate (to feel gratitude)

Answer 14

Agradecer

Question 15

To be welcome (to be pleasant)

Answer 15

Agradecerse

Question 16

To cheer up, make happy (to give joy)

To liven up, brighten up (to enliven)

Answer 16

Alegrar

Question 17

To be happy, pleased, happy (to rejoice)

Answer 17

Alegrarse

Question 18

To love (to have profound affection for)

Answer 18

Amar

Question 19

To love each other (to have profound affection for)

Answer 19

Amarse

Question 20

To walk (to travel on foot)
To take (to travel by; used with “en”)
To ride (to mount; used with “en”) (Latin America)
To work (to operate)
To go, be (to be in a certain state)
To hang out with (to mix with; used with “con”)
To go out with (to date; used with “con”)
To be around (to be about; used with “por”)

Answer 20

Andar

Question 21

To act, be (to act)

Answer 21

Andarse

Question 22

To encourage (to give encouragement)
To liven up (to enliven)
To drive (to motivate)
To cheer on (to encourage with shouts)

Answer 22

Animar

Question 23

To cheer up, liven up, brighten up, get energized, get going (to become more cheerful)
To resolve (to resolve)

Answer 23

Animarse

Question 24

To hurry, hurry along, speed up, quicken (to hasten)

Answer 24

Apresurar

Question 25

To hurry up, hurry (to hasten oneself)

Answer 25

Apresurarse

Question 26

To take advantage of, make the most of, make good use of (to make use of)
To utilize (to utilize)
To make the most of it, take the opportunity to (to make use of; often used with “para”)

Answer 26

Aprovechar

Question 27

To take advantage of (to exploit; used with “de”)

To take advantage of, abuse (to abuse sexually; used with “de”)

Answer 27

Aprovecharse

Question 28

To fix, repair, mend (to restore)
To arrange (to organize)
To tidy, tidy up (to clean)
To settle, sort out (to solve)
To arrange (to agree)

Answer 28

Arreglar

Question 29

To get ready (to get tidied up)
To get sorted out, make up (to be solved)
To manage (to do with or without)

Answer 29

Arreglarse

Question 30

To be present (to be present)
To witness (to observe)
To help (to help)

Answer 30

Asistir

Question 31

To frighten, scare (to cause fear)
To startle (to alarm)

Answer 31

Asustar

Question 32

To get frightened, be frightened (to experience fear)

To get worried (to experience concern)

Answer 32

Asustarse

Question 33

To dare (to have the courage)
To dare (to be insolent)

Answer 33

Atreverse

Question 34

To help (to assist)

Answer 34

Ayudar

Question 35

To use, make use of (to make use of something)

To help each other (to assist each other)

Answer 35

Ayudarse

Question 36

To cross, go through (to go across)
To go through, pierce (to penetrate)
To go through, experience (to live through)
To put across (to place)

Answer 36

Atravesar

Question 37

To cut off, cross in front of (to get in the way)
To arise (to occur)
To get stuck (to stick)
To butt into (to interfere; used with “en”)
To rub the wrong way (to annoy)

Answer 37

Atravesarse

Question 38

To clarify, explain, make clear, clear up  (to make clear)
To thin (to dilute)
To clear (to decrease the density of)
To rinse (to wash) (Spain)
To lighten, make lighter  (to bleach)
To clear, clear up (to dissipate)
To get light, dawn (to grow light)

Answer 38

Aclarar

Question 39

To get oneself straight, get one’s head around something, get the hang of (to understand)
To lighten (to bleach)
To clear up (to clarify)
To clear one’s throat (to make one’s voice more intelligible)

Answer 39

Aclararse

Question 40

To dawn, get light (to grow light)
To wake up (to begin the day)
To stay up all night (to spend the night) (Latin America)

Answer 40

Amanecer