Lesson 19: Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#537 👨‍🏫 ••••••	instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ verb ••••••	instructed ••••••	instructed ••••••	instructs ••••••	instructing ••••••	to teach; to give directions ••••••	The teacher instructed the students carefully. ••••••	teach, educate, guide, direct ••••••	confuse, mislead, neglect, ignore ••••••	carefully instruct, instruct students, instruct properly, instruct clearly ••••••
#538 💗 ••••••	beat /biːt/ verb ••••••	beat ••••••	beaten ••••••	beats ••••••	beating ••••••	to hit repeatedly; to defeat; to pulse rhythmically ••••••	My heart beats faster when I exercise. ••••••	hit, strike, defeat, pulse ••••••	lose, calm, soothe ••••••	beat fast, beat rhythmically, beat repeatedly, beat drums ••••••
#539 👂 ••••••	hear /hɪər/ verb ••••••	heard ••••••	heard ••••••	hears ••••••	hearing ••••••	to perceive sound; to listen to ••••••	I can hear the birds singing. ••••••	listen, perceive, detect, catch ••••••	ignore, miss, overlook ••••••	hear clearly, hear voices, hear music, hear sounds ••••••
#540 📢 ••••••	inform /ɪnˈfɔ:m/ verb ••••••	informed ••••••	informed ••••••	informs ••••••	informing ••••••	to tell someone about something; to give information ••••••	Please inform me when you arrive at the airport. ••••••	notify, tell, advise, communicate, update ••••••	conceal, hide, withhold, suppress ••••••	inform immediately, inform authorities, inform properly, keep informed ••••••
#541 🙏 ••••••	worship /ˈwɜːrʃɪp/ verb ••••••	worshipped ••••••	worshipped ••••••	worships ••••••	worshipping ••••••	to show reverence and adoration for a deity; to honor with religious rites ••••••	They worship at the temple every Sunday. ••••••	revere, adore, venerate, praise ••••••	blaspheme, desecrate, dishonor, profane ••••••	worship regularly, worship God, worship together, worship freely ••••••
#542 ✓ ••••••	approve /əˈpruːv/ verb ••••••	approved ••••••	approved ••••••	approves ••••••	approving ••••••	to officially agree to or accept something; to give permission ••••••	The committee will approve the new policy tomorrow. ••••••	accept, endorse, sanction, authorize ••••••	reject, disapprove, deny, refuse ••••••	approve quickly, approve unanimously, officially approve, approve application ••••••
#543 🎁 ••••••	grant /ɡrænt/ verb ••••••	granted ••••••	granted ••••••	grants ••••••	granting ••••••	to give or allow someone to have; to admit or agree ••••••	The university granted him a scholarship. ••••••	give, provide, award, bestow ••••••	deny, refuse, withhold, reject ••••••	grant permission, grant access, grant request, grant scholarship ••••••
#544 💰 ••••••	invest /ɪnˈvest/ verb ••••••	invested ••••••	invested ••••••	invests ••••••	investing ••••••	to put money, time, or energy into something to make a profit or achieve a result ••••••	He decided to invest his savings in the stock market. ••••••	put money into, fund, finance, contribute, spend ••••••	withdraw, divest, spend recklessly, waste ••••••	invest wisely, invest money, invest heavily, invest time ••••••
#545 💬 ••••••	reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ verb ••••••	replied ••••••	replied ••••••	replies ••••••	replying ••••••	to respond to a question or statement ••••••	She will reply to your email as soon as possible. ••••••	respond, answer, react, acknowledge ••••••	ignore, question, ask, inquire ••••••	reply quickly, reply promptly, reply politely, reply immediately ••••••
#546 👣 ••••••	tread /triːd/ verb ••••••	trod ••••••	trod ••••••	treads ••••••	treading ••••••	to step or walk on something; to crush with feet ••••••	Don't tread on the flowers. ••••••	step, walk, trample, stomp ••••••	avoid, lift, hover ••••••	tread carefully, tread lightly, tread softly, tread water ••••••
#547 💪 ••••••	insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ verb ••••••	insisted ••••••	insisted ••••••	insists ••••••	insisting ••••••	to demand firmly; to state persistently ••••••	He insisted on paying the bill. ••••••	demand, require, maintain, assert ••••••	yield, surrender, give up, abandon ••••••	insist strongly, insist firmly, insist repeatedly, insist on ••••••
#548 🗣️ ••••••	mention /ˈmenʃən/ verb ••••••	mentioned ••••••	mentioned ••••••	mentions ••••••	mentioning ••••••	to refer to something briefly; to speak about or name ••••••	She forgot to mention the meeting time. ••••••	refer to, state, cite, note, bring up ••••••	omit, ignore, overlook, skip ••••••	mention briefly, mention earlier, mention specifically, worth mentioning ••••••
#549 🧵 ••••••	weave /wiːv/ verb ••••••	wove ••••••	woven ••••••	weaves ••••••	weaving ••••••	to make cloth by interlacing threads; to move in and out ••••••	She learned to weave beautiful carpets. ••••••	interlace, braid, plait, intertwine ••••••	unravel, separate, disentangle ••••••	weave carefully, weave together, weave fabric, weave baskets ••••••
#550 🎉 ••••••	felicitate /fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt/ verb ••••••	felicitated ••••••	felicitated ••••••	felicitates ••••••	felicitating ••••••	to congratulate; to express good wishes ••••••	We felicitated the graduating students at the ceremony. ••••••	congratulate, praise, commend, honor ••••••	criticize, condemn, disapprove ••••••	felicitate warmly, felicitate publicly, felicitate achievement, felicitate winners ••••••
#551 😄 ••••••	kid /kɪd/ verb ••••••	kidded ••••••	kidded ••••••	kids ••••••	kidding ••••••	to joke or tease; to speak in a playful manner ••••••	I'm just kidding with you. ••••••	joke, tease, jest, fool ••••••	serious, sincere, honest ••••••	just kidding, kid around, stop kidding, no kidding ••••••
#552 🤸 ••••••	stretch /stretʃ/ verb ••••••	stretched ••••••	stretched ••••••	stretches ••••••	stretching ••••••	to extend or expand; to make or become longer or wider ••••••	Athletes stretch their muscles before exercising. ••••••	extend, expand, lengthen, reach ••••••	contract, shrink, compress, shorten ••••••	stretch muscles, stretch out, stretch further, stretch limits ••••••
#553 👆 ••••••	press /pres/ verb ••••••	pressed ••••••	pressed ••••••	presses ••••••	pressing ••••••	to push firmly against something; to apply pressure ••••••	Press the button to start the machine. ••••••	push, squeeze, compress, force ••••••	pull, release, loosen ••••••	press button, press firmly, press down, press gently ••••••
#554 🗣️ ••••••	speak /spik/ verb ••••••	spoke ••••••	spoken ••••••	speaks ••••••	speaking ••••••	to say words; to communicate verbally ••••••	She can speak three languages fluently. ••••••	talk, communicate, express, articulate ••••••	listen, stay silent, be quiet ••••••	speak clearly, speak fluently, speak loudly, speak publicly ••••••
#555 ⚖️ ••••••	acquit /əˈkwɪt/ verb ••••••	acquitted ••••••	acquitted ••••••	acquits ••••••	acquitting ••••••	to declare someone not guilty of a criminal charge; to conduct oneself in a specified way ••••••	The jury decided to acquit the defendant of all charges. ••••••	clear, exonerate, absolve, discharge ••••••	convict, condemn, blame, indict ••••••	acquit completely, acquit charges, acquit defendant, jury acquits ••••••
#556 🛑 ••••••	stop /stɒp/ verb ••••••	stopped ••••••	stopped ••••••	stops ••••••	stopping ••••••	to cease moving or operating; to halt; to prevent ••••••	Please stop talking during the movie. ••••••	halt, cease, end, pause ••••••	start, begin, continue, proceed ••••••	stop immediately, stop suddenly, stop working, stop talking ••••••
#557 📤 ••••••	send /send/ verb ••••••	sent ••••••	sent ••••••	sends ••••••	sending ••••••	to cause something to go or be taken to a particular destination; to transmit ••••••	I will send you an email with the details. ••••••	dispatch, transmit, deliver, forward ••••••	receive, get, accept, keep ••••••	send message, send email, send quickly, send immediately ••••••
#558 ☀️ ••••••	Warm /wɔːrm/ verb ••••••	Warmed ••••••	Warmed ••••••	Warms ••••••	Warming ••••••	to make or become warm; to heat something gently ••••••	The sun warms the earth during the day. ••••••	heat, comfort, soothe, embrace ••••••	cool, chill, freeze, cold ••••••	warm up, warm gently, warm quickly, keep warm ••••••
#559 🔄 ••••••	displace /dɪsˈpleɪs/ verb ••••••	displaced ••••••	displaced ••••••	displaces ••••••	displacing ••••••	to force someone or something out of their usual or original position; to replace or substitute ••••••	The new technology will displace many traditional manufacturing jobs. ••••••	replace, substitute, relocate, remove ••••••	place, position, restore, settle ••••••	displace people, displace completely, forcibly displace, displace workers ••••••
#560 📢 ••••••	spread /spred/ verb ••••••	spread ••••••	spread ••••••	spreads ••••••	spreading ••••••	to extend over a larger area; to distribute; to apply ••••••	The news spread quickly through the town. ••••••	extend, distribute, scatter, circulate ••••••	collect, gather, concentrate, contain ••••••	spread quickly, spread widely, spread evenly, spread news ••••••
#561 📦 ••••••	contain /kənˈteɪn/ verb ••••••	contained ••••••	contained ••••••	contains ••••••	containing ••••••	to hold or include something within ••••••	This box contains all my old photos. ••••••	hold, include, comprise, encompass ••••••	exclude, omit, lack ••••••	contain information, contain ingredients, safely contain, contain within ••••••
#562 💀 ••••••	kill /kɪl/ verb ••••••	killed ••••••	killed ••••••	kills ••••••	killing ••••••	to cause the death of; to end life ••••••	The hunter killed the deer. ••••••	slay, murder, eliminate, destroy ••••••	save, rescue, revive, heal ••••••	kill instantly, kill time, kill bacteria, kill softly ••••••
#563 🔧 ••••••	deform /dɪˈfɔːrm/ verb ••••••	deformed ••••••	deformed ••••••	deforms ••••••	deforming ••••••	to change the shape or form of something, especially in a way that makes it ugly or damaged; to distort ••••••	The intense heat began to deform the plastic container. ••••••	distort, disfigure, warp, misshape ••••••	restore, reform, beautify, straighten ••••••	deform completely, deform shape, badly deform, deform metal ••••••
#564 ✅ ••••••	acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ verb ••••••	acknowledged ••••••	acknowledged ••••••	acknowledges ••••••	acknowledging ••••••	to accept or admit the existence or truth of something; to recognize ••••••	She acknowledged her mistake and apologized. ••••••	admit, recognize, accept, confess ••••••	deny, ignore, reject, dispute ••••••	acknowledge openly, acknowledge mistake, acknowledge receipt, acknowledge contribution ••••••
#565 😤 ••••••	frustrate /ˈfrʌsˌtreɪt/ verb ••••••	frustrated ••••••	frustrated ••••••	frustrates ••••••	frustrating ••••••	to prevent from accomplishing; to make someone feel annoyed ••••••	The traffic jam frustrated all the commuters. ••••••	annoy, thwart, hinder, disappoint ••••••	satisfy, please, help, assist ••••••	frustrate attempts, frustrate completely, easily frustrate, frustrate plans ••••••
#566 🗣️ ••••••	express /ɪkˈspres/ verb ••••••	expressed ••••••	expressed ••••••	expresses ••••••	expressing ••••••	to show or make known a feeling, thought, or opinion ••••••	She expressed her gratitude for the help she received. ••••••	convey, communicate, articulate, state ••••••	suppress, conceal, hide, withhold ••••••	express clearly, express feelings, express gratitude, express concern ••••••

Lesson 19: Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses

Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses

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