Common Verbs

Common Verbs. A list of the 1000 most common Verbs in the English language.

Most Common 1,000 English Verbs

Rank	Verb
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