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verbs.
English verbs
While I’m not the biggest fan of old-fashioned rote memorization, getting familiar with these verbs can really pay off. The better you know them, the easier it becomes to build sentences: both in the present and the past. Verbs are the building blocks of any language, so it’s definitely worth spending a bit of time learning how they work. To make things easier, I’ve grouped the verbs by level:
- Beginner (A1-A2): the most commonly used, must-know verbs
- Intermediate (B1-B2): verbs you’ll start seeing more in conversations, reading and writing
- Advanced (C1-C2): great for fine-tuning your fluency and expressing more nuance.
I’ll also be adding interactive quizzes soon to help you practise and reinforce what you’ve learned. So stay tuned and keep an eye on this page!
Letter A
- abolish (to abolish) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- absorb (to absorb) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- accelerate (to accelerate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- accommodate (to accommodate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- accumulate (to accumulate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- acknowledge (to acknowledge ) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- acquire (to acquire) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- activate (to activate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- adapt (to adapt) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- adhere (to adhere) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- admire (to admire) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe][28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- to admire the scenery [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- advocate (to advocate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- aimed + at [FR: ][IYC Paper: Beelen and Jones]
- aim [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.451, to check]
- alleviate (to alleviate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- allocate (to allocate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- allude (to allude) (=doelen op) [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- alter (to alter) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- amplify (to amplify something) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – AI jobs apocalypse] #verb
- anticipate (to anticipate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- appear (to appear) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- appreciate (to appreciate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- argue (to argue that…) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty][FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- arouse [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- articulate (to articulate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- aspire (to aspire) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- attest (to attest) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- as this former Parisian can attest [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- .
Letter B
- babble (to babble) [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check] #verb
- backfire (to backfire) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- balance (to balance) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- banish (to banish)
- bare (to lay bare) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check[29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- bear [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- become (to become) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- begin (to begin) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- belittle (to belittle) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- belong (to belong) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- benefit (to benefit + of (check)) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- betray (to betray) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- borrow (to borrow) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- breach (to breach) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- breathe (to breathe) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter C
- call (to call) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- cause (to cause) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism] #verb
- to cause trouble [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism] #expression
- cede (to cede) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- characterize (to characterize) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- choose (to choose) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- to clarify [FR: ][IYC Paper: Beelen and Jones]
- collapse (to collapse) [26.7.2026 AI Harari] #verb
- condition (to condition) [26.7.2026 AI Harari] #verb
- contemplate (to contemplate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- continue (to continue) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- constrain [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- continue (to continue) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- contradict [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- counter (to counter) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- counter optimism bias [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- cover (to cover something) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- to cover future loan losses [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- crown (to crown) [8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.452, to check] #verb
- cultivate (to cultivate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- explain (to explain something) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
Letter D
- deal [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- to close the deal [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- decamp (to decamp) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- those who can afford to leave the tourism-worthy bits of the city decamp to the beach [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- demand (to demand) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- depend (to depend on something) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism] #verb
- deplete (to deplete) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- describe (to describe) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty][FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check#check #verb
- deserve (to deserve) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- designate (to designate) [FR: ][IYC Paper: Beelen and Jones]
- deter (to deter) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- yet even that won’t deter the hordes [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- develop (to develop) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- devote (to devote) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- discern (to discern) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- dismiss (to dismiss) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- disrupt (to disrupt) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- distinguish (to distinguish) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- drag (to drag) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check #verb
- drawn (to be drawn to) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- dwell (to dwell) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check #verb
Letter E
- elaborate (to elaborate) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- embrace (to embrace) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- enable (to enable) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- encapsulate (to encapsulate) [FR: ][8.7.2026 random] #verb
- encourage (to encourage) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- endure (to endure something) [7.7.2026 The Economist – Hill] #verb
- America has endured grave crises before [7.7.2026 The Economist – Hill]
- enrich (to enrich) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- excel (to excel + at) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- Google excels at tempting Silicon Valley [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- exert (to exert) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- exclaim (to exclaim) [8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.452, to check] #verb
- exist (to exist) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- export (to export) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- express (to express) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter F
- fail (to fail) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- feature (to feature) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- feel (to feel) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- find (to find) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- flicker (to flicker) [8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.452, to check] #verb
- flog (to flog) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- while America flogs artificial-intelligence models [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- flourish (to flourish) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- forge (to forge) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- found (to found) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check
- to found a business [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check
- fulfill (to fulfill) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter G
- gauge (to gauge) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- generate (to generate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- glorify (to glorify) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- grant (to grant) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- grapple (to grapple) [FR: ][9.5.2026 Youtube: Dachau] #verb
- gravitate (to gravitate) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- grieve (to grieve) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- grow (to grow) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- grumble (to grumble +about) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- the resulting void is filled by foreigners who soon grumble about how many other foreigners are in this place [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- .
Letter H
- happen (to happen) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- have (to have) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- humble (to humble) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- to humble humanity [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
Letter I
- identify (to identify something) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- ignite (to ignite) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – AI jobs apocalypse]
- impose (to impose) [26.7.2026 AI Harari][28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- imposing a tourism tax on hotels [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- indulge (to indulge) [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.12, to check][28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- indulged in debauchery [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.12, to check]
- indulging in long lunches [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- inherit (to inherit) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- inspire (to inspire) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- install (to install) [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- invest (to invest) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- invite (to invite) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- involve (to involve) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- .
Letter J
- justify (to justify) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism] #verb
Letter K
- kindly [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check]
- kindly expression [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check]
- .
Letter L
- lack (to lack) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- half of all Europeans lack the money for an annual trip [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- launch (the launch + of) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – AI jobs apocalypse]
- lean (to lean + in) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- to lean in the other direction [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- leave (to leave) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- linger (to linger) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- listen (to listen) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter M
- maintain (to maintain) [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- to make up [FR: ][IYC Paper: Beelen and Jones][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]
- make up (to make up) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- the nearly $900bn in revenues make up around 7% of Europe’s exports [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- measure (to measure) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- mimic (to mimic, mimicked, mimicking) [FR: ][8.7.2026 random] #verb
- mirror (to mirror) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- monopolize (to monopolize / monopolise – check) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- China monopolises critical materials [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- .
Letter N
- namely [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- nearby [FR: ][The Time April 6, 2026]
- nearly [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – AI jobs apocalypse]
- neglect (to neglect) [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.451, to check] #verb
- none [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- none of this [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- none the less [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check]
- none the less involuntarily [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check]
- nor [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty]#check
- notion [FR: ][5.5.2026, BBC In Our Time Philosophy: Beauty][FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check]
- intimidating notion of her [FR: ][8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.450, to check]
- notorious [FR: ][8.7.2026 random]
- nourish (to nourish) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- nudge (to nudge) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- to nudge tourists into the off-season [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- .
Letter O
- occupy (to occupy) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- to override [FR: ][IYC Paper: Beelen and Jones]
- overshadow (to overshadow) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- .
Letter P
- paralyse (to paralyse) [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- to paralyse the West [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- partake (to partake) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- Not every part of Europe partakes in the bonanza [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- perform (to perform) [26.7.2026 AI Harari] #verb
- persuade (to persuade) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- portray (to portray) [FR: ][19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- possess (to possess) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- preserve (to preserve) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- museums preserve history [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- propel (to propel) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- protect (to protect) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- provide (to provide) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God] #verb
- publish (to publish) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
Letter Q
Letter R
- rebel (to rebel) [26.7.2026 AI Harari][28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- reckon (to reckon) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism] #verb
- recognize (to recognize) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- regard (to regard) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- reinforce (to reinforce) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- remain (to remain) [7.7.2026 The Economist – Hill] #verb
- remind (to remind someone) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- represent (to represent) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- require (to require) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- resolve (to resolve) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy] #verb
- restore (to restore) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy] #verb
- result (to result) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- restore (to restore) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy] #verb
- rise up (to rise up) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
Letter S
- sabotage [FR: ][9.5.2026 Youtube: Dachau]
- sacrifice (to sacrifice) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- serve (to serve) [7.7.2026 The Economist – Hill][FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- serve as an example [7.7.2026 The Economist – Hill]
- shape (to shape) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- smoke (to smoke) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- soar (to soar) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- profits soared recently [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash]
- sound (to sound) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism] #verb
- it sounds worrying [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]
- starve (to starve) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- starve the technology of computing power [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash]
- steer (to steer) [19.6.2026 The Economist – Silicon Valley needs to get God]
- stress (to stress) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- stroll (to stroll + through) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- strolling through cities [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- struggle (to struggle to do something) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- succumb (to succumb = bezwijken, zwichten, zich overgeven) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash]
- If America succumbs, it could cede the global ai frontier [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash]
- suffocate (to suffocate) [26.7.2026 AI Harari] #verb
- summon (to summon) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- survey (to survey) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check #verb
- suspend (to suspend) [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe] #verb
- to suspend disbelief [28.7.2026 The Economist – Europe]
- .
Letter T
- tend (to tend) [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check
- tend to go together [FR: ][28.5.2026 The Economist – Optimism]#check
- terrify (to terrify) [2.7.2026 The Economist – AI backlash] #verb
- transform (to transform) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- trust (to trust) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter U
- undermine (to undermine) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- fundamentally undermine [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- understand (to understand) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter V
- value (to value) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- vanguard [FR: ][The Time April 6, 2026]
- operating at the vanguard of an industry [FR: ][The Time April 6, 2026]
- vary (to vary) [FR: ][22.7.2026 Movements in art since 1945]check
- v
Letter W
- weaponise (to weaponise something) [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- Iran’s willingness to weaponise a waterway [29.5.2026 The Economist – Foreign policy]
- whip (to whip, whipped) [8.7.2026, Dostoyevsky B. Karamazov, p.452, to check] #verb
- withdraw (to withdraw) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
- wonder (to wonder) [FR: ][25.7.2026, r, to check]
Letter X
Letter Y
Letter Z