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English vocabulary — Core Verbs topic

376 words · CEFR A1–B2

Total words376
CEFR levelsA1–B2
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A roundup of 376 English vocabulary words for the Core Verbs topic across CEFR A1–B2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Core Verbs vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.

A1Core Verbs vocabulary · A1(94 words)Free

A1 pathway
answer: to say something back to a question
answerA1
/ˈænsər/

to say something back to a question

arrive: to get to a place
arriveA1
/əˈraɪv/

to get to a place

ask: to say a question to someone
askA1
/æsk/

to say a question to someone

be: used to join a subject to a word that describes it
beA1
/biː/

used to join a subject to a word that describes it

become: to begin to be something
becomeA1
/bɪˈkʌm/

to begin to be something

begin: to start
beginA1
/bɪˈgɪn/

to start

book: pages with words, held together to read
bookA1
/bʊk/

pages with words, held together to read

borrow: to take something from someone and give it back later
borrowA1
/ˈbɑːroʊ/

to take something from someone and give it back later

break: to make something come apart in pieces
breakA1
/breɪk/

to make something come apart in pieces

bring: to carry something to the place where you are going
bringA1
/brɪŋ/

to carry something to the place where you are going

buy: to get something by paying money
buyA1
/baɪ/

to get something by paying money

call: to speak to someone on the phone
callA1
/kɔːl/

to speak to someone on the phone

can: to be able to do something
canA1
/kæn/

to be able to do something

change: to make something different
changeA1
/tʃeɪndʒ/

to make something different

clean: to take the dirt off something
cleanA1
/kliːn/

to take the dirt off something

close: to shut
closeA1
/kloʊz/

to shut

come: to move to the place where the speaker is
comeA1
/kʌm/

to move to the place where the speaker is

cook: to make food ready with heat
cookA1
/kʊk/

to make food ready with heat

dance: to move your body to music
danceA1
/dæns/

to move your body to music

do: to perform an action
doA1
/duː/

to perform an action

drink: to take liquid into your mouth
drinkA1
/drɪŋk/

to take liquid into your mouth

drive: to make a car go
driveA1
/draɪv/

to make a car go

eat: to take food into your mouth
eatA1
/iːt/

to take food into your mouth

enjoy: to get pleasure from something
enjoyA1
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

to get pleasure from something

feel: to have a feeling in your body or mind
feelA1
/fiːl/

to have a feeling in your body or mind

find: to see something you were looking for
findA1
/faɪnd/

to see something you were looking for

fly: to move through the air
flyA1
/flaɪ/

to move through the air

forget: to not remember
forgetA1
/fərˈget/

to not remember

get: to receive or take something
getA1
/get/

to receive or take something

give: to let someone have something
giveA1
/gɪv/

to let someone have something

give up: to stop trying
give upA1
/gɪv ʌp/

to stop trying

go: to move from one place to another
goA1
/goʊ/

to move from one place to another

hate: to not like someone or something at all
hateA1
/heɪt/

to not like someone or something at all

have: to own something
haveA1
/hæv/

to own something

hear: to take in sound with your ears
hearA1
/hɪr/

to take in sound with your ears

help: to do something useful for someone
helpA1
/help/

to do something useful for someone

hope: to want something to happen
hopeA1
/hoʊp/

to want something to happen

know: to have information in your mind
knowA1
/noʊ/

to have information in your mind

laugh: to make a sound because something is funny
laughA1
/læf/

to make a sound because something is funny

learn: to get new knowledge or a new skill
learnA1
/lɜːrn/

to get new knowledge or a new skill

leave: to go away from a place
leaveA1
/liːv/

to go away from a place

lend: to let someone use something and get it back later
lendA1
/lend/

to let someone use something and get it back later

like: to think someone or something is nice
likeA1
/laɪk/

to think someone or something is nice

listen: to give your attention to a sound
listenA1
/ˈlɪsən/

to give your attention to a sound

live: to have your home in a place
liveA1
/lɪv/

to have your home in a place

look: to turn your eyes to something
lookA1
/lʊk/

to turn your eyes to something

look for: to try to find something
look forA1
/lʊk fɔːr/

to try to find something

lose: to not win
loseA1
/luːz/

to not win

love: to like someone or something very much
loveA1
/lʌv/

to like someone or something very much

make: to build or produce something
makeA1
/meɪk/

to build or produce something

meet: to come together with someone
meetA1
/miːt/

to come together with someone

need: to have to have something
needA1
/niːd/

to have to have something

open: to move something so that people can pass or see inside
openA1
/ˈoʊpən/

to move something so that people can pass or see inside

pay: to give money for something
payA1
/peɪ/

to give money for something

play: to do something for fun, or to take part in a game
playA1
/pleɪ/

to do something for fun, or to take part in a game

put: to move something to a place
putA1
/pʊt/

to move something to a place

read: to look at words and understand them
readA1
/riːd/

to look at words and understand them

remember: to keep something in your mind
rememberA1
/rɪˈmembər/

to keep something in your mind

run: to move fast on your feet
runA1
/rʌn/

to move fast on your feet

say: to speak words
sayA1
/seɪ/

to speak words

see: to take in something with your eyes
seeA1
/siː/

to take in something with your eyes

send: to make something go to another place
sendA1
/send/

to make something go to another place

show: to let someone see something
showA1
/ʃoʊ/

to let someone see something

sing: to make music with your voice
singA1
/sɪŋ/

to make music with your voice

sit: to rest on a chair
sitA1
/sɪt/

to rest on a chair

sleep: to rest with your eyes closed at night
sleepA1
/sliːp/

to rest with your eyes closed at night

smile: to move your mouth to show you are happy
smileA1
/smaɪl/

to move your mouth to show you are happy

speak: to use a language
speakA1
/spiːk/

to use a language

spend: to use money to buy things
spendA1
/spend/

to use money to buy things

stand: to be on your feet
standA1
/stænd/

to be on your feet

start: to begin
startA1
/stɑːrt/

to begin

stay: to not leave a place
stayA1
/steɪ/

to not leave a place

stop: to end a movement or an action
stopA1
/stɑːp/

to end a movement or an action

study: to learn about something
studyA1
/ˈstʌdi/

to learn about something

swim: to move through water with your body
swimA1
/swɪm/

to move through water with your body

take: to get something in your hand and move it
takeA1
/teɪk/

to get something in your hand and move it

talk: to speak with someone
talkA1
/tɔːk/

to speak with someone

teach: to help someone learn
teachA1
/tiːtʃ/

to help someone learn

tell: to say a story or facts to someone
tellA1
/tel/

to say a story or facts to someone

think: to use your mind
thinkA1
/θɪŋk/

to use your mind

try: to do something to see what happens
tryA1
/traɪ/

to do something to see what happens

understand: to know what something means
understandA1
/ˌʌndərˈstænd/

to know what something means

use: to do something with a thing
useA1
/juːz/

to do something with a thing

visit: to go to see a person or a place
visitA1
/ˈvɪzɪt/

to go to see a person or a place

wait: to stay until something happens
waitA1
/weɪt/

to stay until something happens

walk: to move on your feet
walkA1
/wɔːk/

to move on your feet

want: to wish to have something
wantA1
/wɑːnt/

to wish to have something

wash: to clean something with water
washA1
/wɑːʃ/

to clean something with water

watch: to look at something for a time
watchA1
/wɑːtʃ/

to look at something for a time

wear: to have clothes on your body
wearA1
/wer/

to have clothes on your body

will: used to talk about the future
willA1
/wɪl/

used to talk about the future

win: to be first in a game or a race
winA1
/wɪn/

to be first in a game or a race

work: to do a job
workA1
/wɜːrk/

to do a job

write: to put words on paper
writeA1
/raɪt/

to put words on paper

A2Core Verbs vocabulary · A2(103 words)

A2 pathway
accept: to say yes to something offered
acceptA2
/əkˈsept/

to say yes to something offered

add: to put one thing with another
addA2
/æd/

to put one thing with another

affect: to change or influence something
affectA2
/əˈfekt/

to change or influence something

agree: to have the same opinion
agreeA2
/əˈgriː/

to have the same opinion

allow: to let someone do something
allowA2
/əˈlaʊ/

to let someone do something

apologize: to say you are sorry
apologizeA2
/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/

to say you are sorry

arrange: to plan something in advance
arrangeA2
/əˈreɪndʒ/

to plan something in advance

attend: to go to a class or a meeting
attendA2
/əˈtend/

to go to a class or a meeting

avoid: to keep away from something
avoidA2
/əˈvɔɪd/

to keep away from something

believe: to think that something is true
believeA2
/bɪˈliːv/

to think that something is true

belong: to be owned by someone
belongA2
/bɪˈlɔːŋ/

to be owned by someone

belong to: to be a member of a group
belong toA2
/bɪˈlɔːŋ tuː/

to be a member of a group

build: to make a house or another structure
buildA2
/bɪld/

to make a house or another structure

carry: to hold something and take it with you
carryA2
/ˈkæri/

to hold something and take it with you

catch: to take hold of something moving
catchA2
/kætʃ/

to take hold of something moving

check: to look at something to see if it is right
checkA2
/tʃek/

to look at something to see if it is right

choose: to pick one thing and not another
chooseA2
/tʃuːz/

to pick one thing and not another

climb: to go up something using your hands and feet
climbA2
/klaɪm/

to go up something using your hands and feet

collect: to bring things together, or to keep them as a hobby
collectA2
/kəˈlekt/

to bring things together, or to keep them as a hobby

compare: to look at two things to see how they differ
compareA2
/kəmˈper/

to look at two things to see how they differ

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B1Core Verbs vocabulary · B1(93 words)

B1 pathway
achieve: to succeed in getting something you worked for
achieveB1
/əˈtʃiːv/

to succeed in getting something you worked for

adapt: to change so that you fit a new situation
adaptB1
/əˈdæpt/

to change so that you fit a new situation

adjust: to make a small change so something is right
adjustB1
/əˈdʒʌst/

to make a small change so something is right

admire: to respect someone for what they are or do
admireB1
/ədˈmaɪər/

to respect someone for what they are or do

admit: to agree that something bad is true
admitB1
/ədˈmɪt/

to agree that something bad is true

advise: to tell someone what you think they should do
adviseB1
/ədˈvaɪz/

to tell someone what you think they should do

announce: to tell people about something officially
announceB1
/əˈnaʊns/

to tell people about something officially

appear: to start to be seen
appearB1
/əˈpɪr/

to start to be seen

appreciate: to be grateful for something and see its value
appreciateB1
/əˈpriːʃieɪt/

to be grateful for something and see its value

assume: to think something is true without proof
assumeB1
/əˈsuːm/

to think something is true without proof

attempt: to try to do something difficult
attemptB1
/əˈtempt/

to try to do something difficult

attract: to make someone come or take interest
attractB1
/əˈtrækt/

to make someone come or take interest

behave: to act in a particular way
behaveB1
/bɪˈheɪv/

to act in a particular way

blame: to say someone caused something bad
blameB1
/bleɪm/

to say someone caused something bad

block: to stop something passing through
blockB1
/blɑːk/

to stop something passing through

calculate: to work out an amount using numbers
calculateB1
/ˈkælkjəleɪt/

to work out an amount using numbers

cancel: to say that a planned thing will not happen
cancelB1
/ˈkænsəl/

to say that a planned thing will not happen

cause: to make something happen
causeB1
/kɔːz/

to make something happen

claim: to say something is true without proof
claimB1
/kleɪm/

to say something is true without proof

combine: to join two things into one
combineB1
/kəmˈbaɪn/

to join two things into one

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B2Core Verbs vocabulary · B2(86 words)

B2 pathway
abandon: to leave something or someone for good
abandonB2
/əˈbændən/

to leave something or someone for good

accumulate: to gather more and more over time
accumulateB2
/əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/

to gather more and more over time

acquire: to come to have something
acquireB2
/əˈkwaɪər/

to come to have something

anticipate: to expect something and prepare for it
anticipateB2
/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

to expect something and prepare for it

assert: to state something firmly
assertB2
/əˈsɜːrt/

to state something firmly

attain: to reach a level or a goal
attainB2
/əˈteɪn/

to reach a level or a goal

blush: to go red in the face
blushB2
/blʌʃ/

to go red in the face

buzz: to make a low continuous sound
buzzB2
/bʌz/

to make a low continuous sound

chase: to run after someone to catch them
chaseB2
/tʃeɪs/

to run after someone to catch them

clarify: to make something easier to understand
clarifyB2
/ˈklerɪfaɪ/

to make something easier to understand

coincide: to happen at the same time
coincideB2
/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/

to happen at the same time

compensate: to make up for a loss
compensateB2
/ˈkɑːmpənseɪt/

to make up for a loss

comprehend: to understand fully
comprehendB2
/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend/

to understand fully

contemplate: to think about something carefully for a long time
contemplateB2
/ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/

to think about something carefully for a long time

crawl: to move on hands and knees
crawlB2
/krɔːl/

to move on hands and knees

creep: to move slowly and quietly
creepB2
/kriːp/

to move slowly and quietly

dash: to run somewhere very fast
dashB2
/dæʃ/

to run somewhere very fast

detect: to notice something not easy to see
detectB2
/dɪˈtekt/

to notice something not easy to see

deteriorate: to get steadily worse
deteriorateB2
/dɪˈtɪriəreɪt/

to get steadily worse

determine: to find out or fix exactly
determineB2
/dɪˈtɜːrmɪn/

to find out or fix exactly

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