Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses

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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#30
🌱
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plant
/plænt/
verb
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planted
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planted
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plants
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planting
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to put seeds or plants in the ground; to place something firmly
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She planted roses in her garden.

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sow, cultivate, grow, place
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uproot, remove, harvest, extract
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plant seeds, plant trees, plant flowers, plant crops
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#31
📋
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include
/ɪnˈkluːd/
verb
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included
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included
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includes
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including
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to have as part of a whole; to contain or comprise
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The price includes all taxes.

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contain, comprise, incorporate, encompass
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exclude, omit, remove, eliminate
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include details, include information, include everyone, include taxes
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#32
🍽️
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digest
/daɪˈdʒest/
verb
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digested
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digested
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digests
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digesting
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to break down food in the body; to think about and understand
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It takes time to digest a heavy meal.

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process, absorb, assimilate, break down
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vomit, regurgitate, expel
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digest food, digest information, digest slowly, hard to digest
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#33
🎮
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control
/kənˈtroʊl/
verb
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controlled
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controlled
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controls
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controlling
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to have power over; to manage or regulate
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She controls the company's financial decisions.

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manage, regulate, command, govern
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release, free, lose, abandon
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control yourself, control emotions, remote control, under control
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#34
🔪
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mince
/mɪns/
verb
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minced
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minced
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minces
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mincing
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to cut into very small pieces; to walk with short quick steps
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She minced the garlic for the recipe.

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chop, dice, cut finely, grind
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chunk, slice thickly
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mince garlic, mince meat, mince words, finely mince
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#35
🔄
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turn
/tɜrn/
verb
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turned
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turned
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turns
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turning
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to move around or change direction; to rotate
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Turn left at the next intersection.

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rotate, spin, twist, change
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straighten, continue
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turn around, turn off, turn on, turn left
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#36
📦
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load
/loʊd/
verb
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loaded
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loaded
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loads
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loading
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to put goods or cargo onto a vehicle; to fill something with a heavy quantity
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Workers load the truck with heavy boxes.

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fill, pack, charge, burden, heap
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unload, empty, discharge, unpack
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load truck, load dishwasher, heavy load, work load
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#37
🚶‍♀️
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Wander
/ˈwɒndər/
verb
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Wandered
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Wandered
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Wanders
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Wandering
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to walk aimlessly without a fixed destination
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She likes to wander through the old city streets.

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roam, stroll, meander, drift
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direct, guide, focus, target
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wander around, wander aimlessly, mind wander, wander off
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#38
🤝
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reunite
/ˌriːjuˈnaɪt/
verb
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reunited
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reunited
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reunites
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reuniting
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to bring together again after separation
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The family was reunited after many years.

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reconcile, rejoin, reconnect, gather
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separate, divide, split, part
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reunite family, reunite friends, reunite with loved ones, emotional reunite
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#39
🏠
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live
/lɪv/
verb
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lived
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lived
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lives
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living
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to have life; to reside in a particular place; to exist
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They live in a beautiful house by the lake.

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exist, reside, dwell, inhabit, stay
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die, perish, expire
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live together, live alone, live life, live happily
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#40
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resist
/rɪˈzɪst/
verb
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resisted
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resisted
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resists
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resisting
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to oppose or fight against; to withstand
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He could not resist the temptation.

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oppose, fight, withstand, defy
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submit, yield, surrender, give in
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resist temptation, resist pressure, resist change, strongly resist
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#41
🤬
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swear
/swer/
verb
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swore
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sworn
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swears
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swearing
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to use offensive language; to promise solemnly; to take an oath
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I swear to tell the truth.

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curse, vow, pledge, promise
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bless, praise, compliment
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swear oath, swear allegiance, swear by something, swear word
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#42
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throw
/θroʊ/
verb
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threw
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thrown
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throws
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throwing
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to send something through the air with force using your hand
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He can throw the ball very far.

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hurl, toss, cast, fling
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catch, receive
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throw ball, throw away, throw party, throw tantrum
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#43
😟
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fret
/fret/
verb
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fretted
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fretted
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frets
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fretting
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to worry or be anxious; to be troubled
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Don't fret about the exam results.

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worry, anxiety, concern, trouble
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calm, relax, peace, comfort
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fret about, don't fret, fret over details, constantly fret
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#44
🪝
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hang
/hæŋ/
verb
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hung
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hung
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hangs
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hanging
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to suspend or be suspended from above; to attach from a higher point
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I hang my coat on the hook.

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suspend, dangle, attach, drape
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support, hold up, raise, lift
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hang up, hang out, hang around, hang clothes
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#45
💪
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exert
/ɪɡˈzɜrt/
verb
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exerted
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exerted
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exerts
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exerting
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to apply or bring to bear; to use physical or mental effort
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He exerted all his strength to lift the heavy box.

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apply, use, employ, exercise
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relax, rest, withhold
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exert pressure, exert influence, exert effort, exert control
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#46
🏊
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swim
/swɪm/
verb
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swam
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swum
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swims
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swimming
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to move through water using body movements
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I love to swim in the ocean during summer.

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float, paddle, dive, stroke
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sink, drown, walk
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swim laps, swim stroke, swim fast, swim upstream
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#47
💨
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inhale
/ɪnˈheɪl/
verb
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inhaled
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inhaled
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inhales
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inhaling
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to breathe in; to draw air into the lungs
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Take a deep breath and inhale slowly.

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breathe in, inspire, draw in, suck in
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exhale, breathe out, expire, blow out
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inhale deeply, inhale slowly, inhale smoke, inhale air
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#48
🔍
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quest
/kwest/
verb
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quested
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quested
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quests
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questing
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to search for something; to seek or pursue
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The knight will quest for the legendary treasure.

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search, seek, pursue, hunt
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find, discover, abandon
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quest for truth, heroic quest, spiritual quest, quest continues
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#49
💥
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annihilate
/əˈnaɪəleɪt/
verb
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annihilated
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annihilated
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annihilates
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annihilating
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to destroy completely; to defeat utterly
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The army was able to annihilate the enemy forces.

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destroy, obliterate, eliminate, eradicate
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create, build, construct, preserve
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annihilate enemy, completely annihilate, annihilate forces, annihilate opposition
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#50
🤲
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get
/ɡet/
verb
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got
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got
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gets
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getting
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to obtain, receive, or acquire something
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I need to get some milk from the store.

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obtain, receive, acquire, fetch
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give, lose, surrender
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get ready, get better, get home, get married
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#51
🔧
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maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
verb
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maintained
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maintained
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maintains
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maintaining
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to keep something in good condition; to continue or preserve
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It's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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preserve, sustain, keep, uphold, retain
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neglect, abandon, destroy, deteriorate
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maintain order, maintain health, maintain balance, maintain quality
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#52
💬
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respond
/rɪˈspɒnd/
verb
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responded
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responded
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responds
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responding
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to give an answer or reply; to react to something
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Please respond to my email as soon as possible.

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reply, answer, react, acknowledge
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ignore, neglect, disregard
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respond quickly, respond positively, respond to email, fail to respond
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#53
🎼
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compose
/kəmˈpoʊz/
verb
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composed
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composed
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composes
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composing
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to create music or writing; to make up; to calm oneself
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She composes beautiful songs.

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create, write, formulate, calm
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destroy, disrupt, agitate
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compose music, compose letter, compose yourself, compose thoughts
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#54
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expend
/ɪkˈspend/
verb
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expended
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expended
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expends
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expending
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to use up or consume; to spend energy or resources
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He expended all his energy on the project.

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use, consume, spend, exhaust
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save, conserve, preserve, store
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expend energy, expend resources, expend effort, expend money
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#55
💨
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blow
/bloʊ/
verb
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blew
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blown
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blows
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blowing
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to move air forcefully; to expel air from mouth
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The wind blows strongly today.

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gust, puff, exhale, breathe
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inhale, suck, draw in
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blow away, blow hard, blow whistle, blow out candles
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#56
⛓️
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oppress
/əˈprɛs/
verb
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oppressed
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oppressed
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oppresses
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oppressing
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to keep someone down by harsh and unfair use of authority; to suppress
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The dictator oppressed the people for decades.

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suppress, subjugate, persecute, dominate
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liberate, free, empower, support
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oppress people, oppress minorities, cruelly oppress, systematically oppress
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#57
🏗️
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erect
/ɪˈrɛkt/
verb
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erected
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erected
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erects
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erecting
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to build or construct something; to set upright
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They erected a statue in the town square.

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build, construct, raise, establish
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demolish, destroy, tear down
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erect building, erect monument, erect statue, erect structure
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#58
⚠️
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risk
/rɪsk/
verb
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risked
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risked
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risks
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risking
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to expose to danger or loss; to take a chance
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He risked his life to save the child.

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endanger, hazard, jeopardize, venture
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protect, secure, safeguard, preserve
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risk life, take risk, high risk, risk everything
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#59
📅
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organize
/ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/
verb
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organized
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organized
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organizes
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organizing
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to arrange systematically; to plan and coordinate
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She organized a surprise party for her friend.

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arrange, plan, coordinate, structure
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disorganize, scatter, disorder, confuse
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organize event, organize files, organize thoughts, well organized
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