B1 Verbs

To respect somebody for what they have done or to respect their qualities.

To agree, often unwillingly, that something is true.

To tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation.

To tell people something officially, especially about a decision, plans, etc.

To make somebody slightly angry.

To say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem.

If the police arrest somebody, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime.

If you are attracted by something, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by somebody, you like or admire them.

To cook food in an oven without extra fat or liquid; to be cooked in this way.

To decide or say officially that something is not allowed.

To lean, or make something lean, in a particular direction.

To divide into two or more parts that go in different directions.

To deal with something unpleasant or dangerous in order to achieve something.

To produce or rise in bubbles; to make a sound like water boiling.

To place a dead body in the ground.

To ask an amount of money for goods or a service.

To say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it.

To train somebody to play a sport, to do a job better, or to improve a skill.

To express an opinion about something.

To do something wrong or illegal.

To decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen.

To state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence.

To make somebody unable to think clearly or understand something.

To be made up of two or more things or people.

To use something, especially fuel, energy or time.

To communicate with somebody, for example by phone, letter or email.

To compare two things in order to show the differences between them.

Expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

To have a bad or harmful effect on something/somebody.

To make something look more attractive by putting things on it.

To take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to.

To discover the facts about something; to calculate something exactly.

To not like somebody/something.

To give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity.

To feel uncertain about something; to feel that something is not true, will probably not happen, etc.

To give somebody support, courage or hope.

To interest somebody or make somebody laugh in order to please them.

To be the same in size, quantity, value, etc. as something else.

To get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave.

To consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully.

To give something to somebody and at the same time receive the same type of thing from them.

To become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number or importance.

To burst (= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage.

To sell and send goods to another country.

To want something or want to do something.

To close or join together the two parts of something; to become closed or joined together.

Feel or show approval or preference for.

If a place floods or something floods it, it becomes filled or covered with water.

To move steadily and continuously in one direction.

To make somebody do something that they do not want to do.

To put or make a frame or border around something.

To make somebody suddenly feel afraid.

To come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group.

To get a degree, especially your first degree, from a university or college.

To protect property, places or people from attack or danger.

To attach something, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose.

To emphasize something, especially so that people give it more attention.

To give somebody a job.

To go after wild animals in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money.

To pay no attention to something.

To have an effect on somebody/something.

To bring a product, a service, an idea, etc. into one country from another.

To show that something is true or exists.

To have an effect on the way that somebody behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow.

To buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit.

To carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened.

To form an opinion about somebody/something, based on the information you have.

To hit somebody/something with your foot.

To touch somebody with your lips as a sign of love or sexual desire or when saying hello or goodbye.

To fix a label on something or write information on something.

To have none or not enough of something.

To stop something from increasing beyond a particular amount or level.

To find the exact position of somebody/something.

To find the size, quantity, etc. of something in standard units.

If two or more substances or things mix or you mix them, they combine, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated.

To kill somebody deliberately and illegally.

To fasten something to a wall, floor or other surface using nails.

To notice or pay careful attention to something.

To take part in or become involved in an activity.

To make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it.

To attach something onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc.

To put something in a particular place, especially when you do it carefully or deliberately.

To stretch out your finger or something held in your hand towards somebody/something in order to show somebody where a person or thing is.

To harm or kill a person or an animal by giving them poison.

To make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream, especially by holding the container at an angle.

To push part of a device, etc. in order to make it work.

To behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true.

To help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price.

To say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly.

To make somebody suffer because they have broken the law or done something wrong.

To reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing exams.

To leave your job, school, etc.

To repeat the exact words that another person has said or written.

Show or make a connection between two or more things.

To let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move.

To continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition.

To help somebody remember something, especially something important that they must do.

To regularly pay money to somebody so that you can use something that they own, such as a house, a room, some land, etc.

To be a member of a group of people and act or speak for them at an event, a meeting, etc.

To need something; to depend on somebody/something.

To have a very good opinion of somebody/something; to admire somebody/something.

To change your opinions or plans, for example because of something you have learned.

To put something valuable or important in a dangerous situation, in which it could be lost or damaged.

To turn over and over and move in a particular direction; to make a round object do this.

To make a boat move through water using oars.

To control and have authority over a country, a group of people, etc.

To look quickly but not very carefully at a document, etc.

To prepare or arrange something so that it is ready for use or in position.

To make a movement or sound to give somebody a message, an order, etc.

To go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance.

To cut something into slices.

Involving speaking rather than writing; expressed in speech rather than in writing.

To affect or make something affect, be known by, or be used by more and more people.

To fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way.

To put something somewhere and keep it there to use later.

To be badly affected by a disease, pain, sad feelings, a lack of something, etc.

To give a summary of something.

To provide somebody/something with something that they need or want, especially in large quantities.

To continue to live or exist.

To change or make something change from one thing to another.

To record sound or pictures onto a tape, or to fasten or seal something using tape.

To put a tax on somebody/something; to make somebody pay tax.

To be likely to do something or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens.

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

To buy and sell things.

To express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language.

To take something/somebody from one place to another in a vehicle.

To make somebody believe something which is not true, especially in order to cheat them.

To write something using a computer keyboard or typewriter.

To make something more modern by adding new parts, etc.

To make somebody/yourself feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed.

To offer to do something without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it.

To show formally by marking a paper, raising your hand, using a voting machine, etc. which person you want to win an election, or which plan or idea you support.

To tell somebody about something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant that is likely to happen, so that they can avoid it.

To have a particular weight.

Used to say what someone is going to do, or to make a promise, offer, or request about the future.

To think about something and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc.