Most Common English Verbs

Common English Verbs. A list of the most common verbs in the English language.

RankWord
1 be
2 have
3 do
4 say
5 get
6 make
7 go
8 see
9 know
10 take
11 think
12 come
13 give
14 look
15 use
16 find
17 want
18 tell
19 put
20 mean
21 become
22 leave
23 work
24 need
25 feel
26 seem
27 ask
28 show
29 try
30 call
31 keep
32 provide
33 hold
34 turn
35 follow
36 begin
37 bring
38 like
39 going
40 help
41 start
42 run
43 write
44 set
45 move
46 play
47 pay
48 hear
49 include
50 believe
51 allow
52 meet
53 lead
54 live
55 stand
56 happen
57 carry
58 talk
59 appear
60 produce
61 sit
62 offer
63 consider
64 expect
65 suggest
66 let
67 read
68 require
69 continue
70 lose
71 add
72 change
73 fall
74 remain
75 remember
76 buy
77 speak
78 stop
79 send
80 receive
81 decide
82 win
83 understand
84 describe
85 develop
86 agree
87 open
88 reach
89 build
90 involve
91 spend
92 return
93 draw
94 die
95 hope
96 create
97 walk
98 sell
99 wait
100 cause
101 pass
102 lie
103 accept
104 watch
105 raise
106 base
107 apply
108 break
109 explain
110 learn
111 increase
112 cover
113 grow
114 claim
115 report
116 support
117 cut
118 form
119 stay
120 contain
121 reduce
122 establish
123 join
124 wish
125 achieve
126 seek
127 choose
128 deal
129 face
130 fail
131 serve
132 end
133 kill
134 occur
135 drive
136 represent
137 rise
138 discuss
139 love
140 pick
141 place
142 argue
143 prove
144 wear
145 catch
146 enjoy
147 eat
148 introduce
149 enter
150 present
151 arrive
152 ensure
153 point
154 plan
155 pull
156 refer
157 act
158 relate
159 affect
160 close
161 identify
162 manage
163 thank
164 compare
165 announce
166 obtain
167 note
168 forget
169 indicate
170 wonder
171 maintain
172 publish
173 suffer
174 avoid
175 express
176 suppose
177 finish
178 determine
179 design
180 listen
181 save
182 tend
183 treat
184 control
185 share
186 remove
187 throw
188 visit
189 exist
190 encourage
191 force
192 reflect
193 admit
194 assume
195 smile
196 prepare
197 replace
198 fill
199 improve
200 mention
201 fight
202 intend
203 miss
204 discover
205 drop
206 hit
207 push
208 prevent
209 refuse
210 regard
211 lay
212 reveal
213 teach
214 answer
215 operate
216 state
217 depend
218 enable
219 record
220 check
221 complete
222 cost
223 sound
224 laugh
225 realise
226 extend
227 arise
228 notice
229 define
230 examine
231 fit
232 study
233 bear
234 hang
235 recognise
236 shake
237 sign
238 attend
239 fly
240 gain
241 perform
242 result
243 travel
244 adopt
245 confirm
246 protect
247 demand
248 stare
249 imagine
250 attempt
251 beat
252 born
253 associate
254 care
255 marry
256 collect
257 voice
258 employ
259 issue
260 release
261 emerge
262 mind
263 aim
264 deny
265 mark
266 shoot
267 appoint
268 order
269 supply
270 drink
271 observe
272 reply
273 ignore
274 link
275 propose
276 ring
277 settle
278 strike
279 press
280 respond
281 arrange
282 survive
283 concentrate
284 lift
285 approach
286 cross
287 test
288 charge
289 experience
290 touch
291 acquire
292 commit
293 demonstrate
294 grant
295 prefer
296 repeat
297 sleep
298 threaten
299 feed
300 insist
301 launch
302 limit
303 promote
304 deliver
305 measure
306 own
307 retain
308 assess
309 attract
310 belong
311 consist
312 contribute
313 hide
314 promise
315 reject
316 cry
317 impose
318 invite
319 sing
320 vary
321 warn
322 address
323 declare
324 destroy
325 worry
326 divide
327 head
328 name
329 stick
330 nod
331 recognize
332 train
333 attack
334 clear
335 combine
336 handle
337 influence
338 realize
339 recommend
340 shout
341 spread
342 undertake
343 account
344 select
345 climb
346 contact
347 recall
348 secure
349 step
350 transfer
351 welcome
352 conclude
353 disappear
354 display
355 dress
356 illustrate
357 imply
358 organise
359 direct
360 escape
361 generate
362 investigate
363 remind
364 advise
365 afford
366 earn
367 hand
368 inform
369 rely
370 succeed
371 approve
372 burn
373 fear
374 vote
375 conduct
376 cope
377 derive
378 elect
379 gather
380 jump
381 last
382 match
383 matter
384 persuade
385 ride
386 shut
387 blow
388 estimate
389 recover
390 score
391 slip
392 count
393 hate
394 attach
395 exercise
396 house
397 lean
398 roll
399 wash
400 accompany
401 accuse
402 bind
403 explore
404 judge
405 rest
406 steal
407 comment
408 exclude
409 focus
410 hurt
411 stretch
412 withdraw
413 back
414 fix
415 justify
416 knock
417 pursue
418 switch
419 appreciate
420 benefit
421 lack
422 list
423 occupy
424 permit
425 surround
426 abandon
427 blame
428 complain
429 connect
430 construct
431 dominate
432 engage
433 paint
434 quote
435 view
436 acknowledge
437 dismiss
438 incorporate
439 interpret
440 proceed
441 search
442 separate
443 stress
444 alter
445 analyse
446 arrest
447 bother
448 defend
449 expand
450 implement
451 possess
452 review
453 suit
454 tie
455 assist
456 calculate
457 glance
458 mix
459 question
460 resolve
461 rule
462 suspect
463 wake
464 appeal
465 challenge
466 clean
467 damage
468 guess
469 reckon
470 restore
471 restrict
472 specify
473 constitute
474 convert
475 distinguish
476 submit
477 trust
478 urge
479 feature
480 land
481 locate
482 predict
483 preserve
484 solve
485 sort
486 struggle
487 cast
488 cook
489 dance
490 invest
491 lock
492 owe
493 pour
494 shift
495 kick
496 kiss
497 light
498 purchase
499 race
500 retire
501 bend
502 breathe
503 celebrate
504 date
505 fire
506 monitor
507 print
508 register
509 resist
510 behave
511 comprise
512 decline
513 detect
514 finance
515 organize
516 overcome
517 range
518 swing
519 differ
520 drag
521 guarantee
522 oppose
523 pack
524 pause
525 relax
526 resign
527 rush
528 store
529 waste
530 compete
531 expose
532 found
533 install
534 mount
535 negotiate
536 sink
537 split
538 whisper
539 assure
540 award
541 borrow
542 bury
543 capture
544 deserve
545 distribute
546 doubt
547 enhance
548 phone
549 sweep
550 tackle
551 advance
552 cease
553 concern
554 emphasise
555 exceed
556 qualify
557 slide
558 strengthen
559 transform
560 favour
561 grab
562 lend
563 participate
564 perceive
565 pose
566 practise
567 satisfy
568 scream
569 smoke
570 sustain
571 tear
572 adapt
573 adjust
574 ban
575 consult
576 dig
577 dry
578 highlight
579 outline
580 reinforce
581 shrug
582 snap
583 absorb
584 amount
585 block
586 confine
587 delay
588 encounter
589 entitle
590 plant
591 pretend
592 request
593 rid
594 sail
595 trace
596 trade
597 wave
598 cite
599 dream
600 flow
601 fulfil
602 lower
603 process
604 react
605 seize
606 allocate
607 burst
608 communicate
609 defeat
610 double
611 exploit
612 fund
613 govern
614 hurry
615 injure
616 pray
617 protest
618 sigh
619 smell
620 stir
621 swim
622 undergo
623 wander
624 anticipate
625 collapse
626 compose
627 confront
628 ease
629 eliminate
630 evaluate
631 grin
632 interview
633 remark
634 suspend
635 weigh
636 wipe
637 wrap
638 attribute
639 balance
640 bet
641 bound
642 cancel
643 condemn
644 convince
645 correspond
646 dare
647 devise
648 free
649 gaze
650 guide
651 inspire
652 modify
653 murder
654 prompt
655 reverse
656 rub
657 slow
658 spot
659 swear
660 telephone
661 wind
662 admire
663 bite
664 crash
665 disturb
666 greet
667 hesitate
668 induce
669 integrate
670 knit
671 line
672 load
673 murmur
674 render
675 shine
676 swallow
677 tap
678 translate
679 yield
680 accommodate
681 age
682 assert
683 await
684 book
685 brush
686 chase
687 comply
688 copy
689 criticise
690 devote
691 evolve
692 flee
693 forgive
694 initiate
695 interrupt
696 leap
697 mutter
698 overlook
699 risk
700 shape
701 spell
702 squeeze
703 trap
704 undermine
705 witness
706 beg
707 drift
708 echo
709 emphasize
710 enforce
711 exchange
712 fade
713 float
714 freeze
715 hire
716 in
717 object
718 pop
719 provoke
720 recruit
721 research
722 sense
723 situate
724 stimulate
725 abolish
726 administer
727 allege
728 command
729 consume
730 convey
731 correct
732 educate
733 equip
734 execute
735 fetch
736 frown
737 invent
738 march
739 park
740 progress
741 reserve
742 respect
743 twist
744 unite
745 value
746 assign
747 cater
748 concede
749 conceive
750 disclose
751 envisage
752 exhibit
753 export
754 extract
755 fancy
756 inherit
757 insert
758 instruct
759 interfere
760 isolate
761 opt
762 peer
763 persist
764 plead
765 price
766 regret
767 regulate
768 repair
769 resemble
770 resume
771 speed
772 spin
773 spring
774 update
775 advocate
776 assemble
777 boost
778 breed
779 cling
780 commission
781 conceal
782 contemplate
783 criticize
784 decorate
785 descend
786 drain
787 edit
788 embrace
789 excuse
790 explode
791 facilitate
792 flash
793 fold
794 function
795 grasp
796 incur
797 intervene
798 label
799 please
800 rescue
801 strip
802 tip
803 upset
804 advertise
805 aid
806 centre
807 classify
808 coincide
809 confess
810 contract
811 crack
812 creep
813 decrease
814 deem
815 dispose
816 dissolve
817 dump
818 endorse
819 formulate
820 import
821 impress
822 market
823 reproduce
824 scatter
825 schedule
826 ship
827 shop
828 spare
829 sponsor
830 stage
831 suck
832 sue
833 tempt
834 vanish
835 access
836 commence
837 contrast
838 depict
839 discharge
840 draft
841 enclose
842 enquire
843 erect
844 file
845 halt
846 hunt
847 inspect
848 omit
849 originate
850 praise
851 precede
852 relieve
853 reward
854 round
855 seal
856 signal
857 smash
858 spoil
859 subject
860 target
861 taste
862 tighten
863 top
864 tremble
865 tuck
866 warm
867 activate
868 amend
869 arouse
870 bang
871 bid
872 bow
873 campaign
874 characterise
875 circulate
876 clarify
877 compensate
878 compile
879 cool
880 couple
881 depart
882 deprive
883 desire
884 diminish
885 drown
886 embark
887 entail
888 entertain
889 figure
890 fling
891 guard
892 manufacture
893 melt
894 neglect
895 plunge
896 project
897 rain
898 reassure
899 rent
900 revive
901 sentence
902 shed
903 slam
904 spill
905 stem
906 sum
907 summon
908 supplement
909 suppress
910 surprise
911 tax
912 thrust
913 tour
914 transmit
915 transport
916 weaken
917 widen
918 bounce
919 calm
920 characterize
921 chat
922 clutch
923 confer
924 conform
925 confuse
926 convict
927 counter
928 debate
929 dedicate
930 dictate
931 disagree
932 effect
933 flood
934 forbid
935 grip
936 heat
937 long
938 manipulate
939 merge
940 part
941 pin
942 position
943 prescribe
944 proclaim
945 punish
946 rebuild
947 regain
948 sack
949 strain
950 stroke
951 substitute
952 supervise
953 term
954 time
955 toss
956 underline
957 abuse
958 accumulate
959 alert
960 arm
961 attain
962 boast
963 boil
964 carve
965 cheer
966 colour
967 compel
968 crawl
969 crush
970 curl
971 deposit
972 differentiate
973 dip
974 dislike
975 divert
976 embody
977 exert
978 exhaust
979 fine
980 frighten
981 fuck
982 gasp
983 honour
984 inhibit
985 motivate
986 multiply
987 narrow
988 obey
989 penetrate
990 picture
991 presume
992 prevail
993 pronounce
994 rate
995 renew
996 revise
997 rip
998 scan
999 scratch
1000 shiver


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