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Meaning

A

arise

arising

arose

arisen

To come up from a lower to a higher position.

awake

awaking

awoke - awakened

awoken, awakened

To become conscious after having slept.

B

backslide

backsliding

backslid

backslidden, backslid

To regress, to slip backward or revert to a previous, worse state.

be(am, is, are)

being

was - were

been

To exist. Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.

bear

bearing

bore

born, borne

To accept, to tolerate, to endure something.

beat

beating

beat

beaten, beat

To strike or to hit repeatedly.

become

becoming

became

become

To turn into.

begin

beginning

began

begun

To start, to initiate or take the first step

bend

bending

bent

To curve something's shape, to be inclined, to change direction.

bet

betting

bet - betted

bet, betted

To stake or to pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

bid(offer amount)

bidding

bid

To offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale.

bind

binding

bound

To tie, to relate to or to connect to.

bite

biting

bit

bitten

To attack with the teeth.

bleed

bleeding

bled

To lose blood.

blow

blowing

blew

blown

To produce an air current.

break

breaking

broke

broken

To separate into pieces, to fracture or to crack.

breed

breeding

bred

To keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way.

bring

bringing

brought

To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

broadcast

broadcasting

broadcast - broadcasted

broadcast, broadcasted

To transmate a radio or television programme.

build

building

built

To form by combining materials or parts.

burn

burning

burnt - burned

burnt, burned

To be consumed by fire, or in flames. To be injured with heat or chemicals.

burst

bursting

burst

To break from internal pressure.

bust

busting

bust - busted

bust, busted

To arrest or to catch.

buy

buying

bought

To obtain something in exchange for money or goods.

C

cast

casting

cast

To choose actors, to throw something.

catch

catching

caught

To capture, to overtake, to grab, to take.

choose

choosing

chose

chosen

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

clap

clapping

clapt - clapped

clapt, clapped

To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

cling

clinging

clung

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

come

coming

came

come

To move from further away to nearer to.

cost

costing

cost

To require payment.

creep

creeping

crept

To move in a secret manner, imperceptibly.

cut

cutting

cut

To divide with a knife or scissors.

D

dare

daring

durst - dared

durst, dared

To have enough courage to do something.

daydream

daydreaming

daydreamt - daydreamed

daydreamt, daydreamed

To spend time thinking pleasant thoughts about something you would prefer to be doing.

deal

dealing

dealt

To distribute among a number of recipients, to take action.

dig

digging

dug

To form a hole by moving soil.

disprove

disproving

disproved

disproved, disproven

To reject, to refuse approval.

dive

diving

dove - dived

dived

To swim under water. To jump into water head-first.

doing

did

done

To perform, to execute.

draw

drawing

drew

drawn

To produce a picture with pencils, crayons, chalks, etc.

dream

dreaming

dreamt - dreamed

dreamt, dreamed

To see imaginary events while sleeping.

drink

drinking

drank

drunk

To consume a liquid.

drive

driving

drove

driven

To direct a vehicle.

dwell

dwelling

dwelt - dwelled

dwelt, dwelled

To live, to reside.

E

eat

eating

ate

eaten

To ingest.

F

fall

falling

fell

fallen

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

feed

feeding

fed

To give food to eat.

feel

feeling

felt

To use the sense of touch. To experience an emotion or mental state.

fight

fighting

fought

To engage in combat.

find

finding

found

To discover.

fit

fitting

fit - fitted

fit, fitted

To be suitable for.

flee

fleeing

fled

To run away, to escape, to disappear quickly.

fly

flying

flew

flown

To travel through the air.

forbid

forbidding

forbade

forbidden

To refuse to allow something, to proscribe.

forecast

forecasting

forecast

To estimate how something will be in the future, in particular the weather.

forget

forgetting

forgot

forgot, forgotten

To lose remembrance or memory.

forgive

forgiving

forgave

forgiven

To pardon, to not desire a punishment, retribution, or compensation.

forsake

forsaking

forsook

forsaken

To abandon, to give up, to leave, to renounce.

freeze

freezing

froze

frozen

To become solid due to low temperature.

frostbite

frostbiting

frostbit

frostbitten

To expose to the effect of frost.

G

get

getting

got

gotten, got

To obtain, to acquire.

give

giving

gave

given

To make a present or gift. To transfer one's possession to someone else.

going

went

gone

To move, to travel, to navigate.

grind

grinding

ground

To reduce to smaller pieces, to shape with the force of friction.

grow

growing

grew

grown

To become bigger, to sprout.

H

handfeed

handfeeding

handfed

To feed by hand, to give food.

handwrite

handwriting

handwrote

handwritten

To write something manually, by hand (and not through a keyboard)

hang

hanging

hung - hanged

hung, hanged

To be or remain suspended. To execute by suspension from the neck.

have

having

had

To possess, own, hold.

hear

hearing

heard

To perceive sounds through the ear.

hide

hiding

hid

hidden

To put in a place where it will be harder to discover, out of sight.

hit

hitting

hit

To attack. To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.

hold

holding

held

To grasp or grip. To contain or store.

hurt

hurting

hurt

To cause pain or injury.

I

inlay

inlaying

inlaid

To place pieces of material within another one to form a decorative design.

input

inputting

input - inputted

input, inputted

To put in, put on. To enter data

K

keep

keeping

kept

To hold the status of something, to watch for.

kneel

kneeling

knelt - kneeled

knelt, kneeled

To rest on one's knees.

knit

knitting

knitted - knit

knitted, knit

To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric.

know

knowing

knew

known

To have knowledge, to have information, to be informed.

L

lay

laying

laid

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

lead

leading

led

To cover, fill, or affect with lead.

lean

leaning

leant - leaned

leant, leaned

To incline, deviate, or bend (objects or opinions)

leap

leaping

leapt - leaped

leapt, leaped

To pass over by a leap or jump.

learn

learning

learnt - learned

learnt, learned

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

leave

leaving

left

To depart, to separate from.

lend

lending

lent

To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

let

letting

let

To allow, to give, grant, or assign.

lie(give false information)

lying

lied

To give false information intentionally.

lie(horizontal position)

lying

lay

lain

To rest in a horizontal position on a surface

light

lighting

lit - lighted

lit, lighted

To set fire to something. To iluminate.

lipread

lipreading

lipread

To determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move.

lose

losing

lost

To cause something to cease to be in one's possession or capability

M

make

making

made

To build, construct, or produce.

mean

meaning

meant

To have intentions.

meet

meeting

met

To make contact with someone while in proximity.

misdeal

misdealing

misdealt

To deal or distribute wrongly.

mishear

mishearing

misheard

To hear wrongly, to misunderstand.

mislead

misleading

misled

To lead in a false direction.

misread

misreading

misread

To read wrongly, normally by accident.

misspell

misspelling

misspelt - misspelled

misspelt, misspelled

To spell incorrectly.

mistake

mistaking

mistook

mistaken

To understand wrongly. To do an unintentional error.

misteach

misteaching

mistaught

To teach incorrectly.

misunderstand

misunderstanding

misunderstood

To understand incorrectly, something different.

miswrite

miswriting

miswrote

miswritten

To write incorrectly.

O

offset

offsetting

offset

To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

outdo

outdoing

outdid

outdone

To excel, to go beyond in performance.

outfight

outfighting

outfought

To fight or battle better than.

output

outputting

output - outputted

output, outputted

To produce, create, or complete.

outrun

outrunning

outran

outrun

To run faster than.

outsell

outselling

outsold

To sell at a higher price.

outsing

outsinging

outsang

outsung

To sing better, longer or louder than.

outspeak

outspeaking

outspoke

outspoken

To be superior in meaning or significance, to speak louder than someone else.

outspeed

outspeeding

outsped

To exceed in speed or velocity.

outspend

outspending

outspent

To spend more than some limit.

outstand

outstanding

outstood

To resist effectually. To stand out prominently.

outswear

outswear

outswore

outsworn

To swear (use vulgar language) more frequently or powerfully than.

overbid

overbidding

overbid

To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.

overbreed

overbreeding

overbred

To breed excessively.

overcast

overcasting

overcast

To cover with cloud, to overshadow, to darken.

overcome

overcoming

overcame

overcome

To surmount. To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.

overcut

overcutting

overcut

To cut excessively.

overdo

overdoing

overdid

overdone

To do too much, to exceed.

overdrink

overdrinking

overdrank

overdrunk

To drink to excess.

overeat

overeating

overate

overeaten

To eat too much.

overfeed

overfeeding

overfed

To feed a person or an animal too much.

overhear

overhearing

overheard

To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

overlay

overlaying

overlaid

To lie over, to cover.

overlie

overlying

overlay

overlain

To lie over or upon.

overpay

overpaying

overpaid

To pay too much.

oversee

overseeing

oversaw

overseen

To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group. To inspect, to examine.

oversell

overselling

oversold

To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.

oversleep

oversleeping

overslept

To sleep for longer than planned.

overspeak

overspeaking

overspoke

overspoken

To speak too much; to use too many words.

overspend

overspending

overspent

To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.

overtake

overtaking

overtook

overtaken

To occur unexpectedly, to take by surprise.

overthink

overthinking

overthought

To think or analyze too much.

overthrow

overthrowing

overthrew

overthrown

To throw (something) so that it goes too far.

overwrite

overwriting

overwrote

overwritten

To destroy (older data) by recording new data over it.

P

pay

paying

paid

To give money or other compensation in exchange for goods or services.

plead

pleading

pled - pleaded

pled, pleaded

To present an argument, especially in a legal case.

prebuild

prebuilding

prebuilt

To build ahead of time.

premake

premaking

premade

To make in advance.

prepay

prepaying

prepaid

To pay in advance, or beforehand.

presell

preselling

presold

To sell or to obtain commitments to buy in advance.

preset

presetting

preset

To set something in advance.

proofread

proofreading

proofread

To check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar.

prove

proving

proved

proven, proved

To demonstrate that something is true or viable, to give proof for.

put

putting

put

To place something somewhere.

Q

quit

quitting

quit - quitted

quit, quitted

To leave (a place), To resign from a job, position, etc.

R

read

reading

read

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

rebroadcast

rebroadcasting

rebroadcast - rebroadcasted

rebroadcast, rebroadcasted

To broadcast again.

rebuild

rebuilding

rebuilt

To build again.

redo

redoing

redid

redone

To do again.

redraw

redrawing

redrew

redrawn

To draw again.

regrow

regrowing

regrew

regrown

To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed.

relay(to pass on)

relaying

relayed

To pass on or transfer.

relearn

relearning

relearnt - relearned

relearnt, relearned

To learn again.

relight

relighting

relit - relighted

relit, relighted

To light or kindle anew. To change the lighting conditions.

repay

repaying

repaid

To pay back.

reread

rereading

reread

To read again.

rerun

rerunning

reran

rerun

To run again.

reset

resetting

reset

To set back to the initial state.

retake

retaking

retook

retaken

To take something again or to take it back.

rethink

rethinking

rethought

To think again about a problem.

retrofit

retrofitting

retrofit - retrofitted

retrofit, retrofitted

To add or substitute new parts that were not previously available, to modernize.

rewind

rewinding

rewound

To wind something again, or to wind it back. To go back on a audio or video.

rewrite

rewriting

rewrote

rewritten

To write again, often differently.

rid

ridding

rid

To free something from an annoyance.

ride

riding

rode

ridden

To move by sitting on an animal or in a vehicle.

rise

rising

rose

risen

To move or grow upwards.

rive

riving

rived

riven, rived

To break apart, to split.

run

running

ran

run

To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.

S

saw

sawing

sawed

sawed, sawn

To cut something with a saw.

say

saying

said

To pronounce. To tell, either verbally or in writing.

see

seeing

saw

seen

To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

seek

seeking

sought

To try to find, to look for, to search for.

sell

selling

sold

To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

send

sending

sent

To make something go from one place to another.

set

setting

set

To put down, to rest. To put in a specific condition.

sew

sewing

sewed

sewn, sewed

To use a needle to pass a thread between pieces of fabric to join them.

shake

shaking

shook

shaken

To cause something to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

shave

shaving

shaved

shaved, shaven

To make bald or to cut the hair close to the skin.

shed

shedding

shed

To part, separate or divide.

shine

shining

shone - shined

shone, shined

To emit light. To distinguish oneself.

shit

shitting

shit - shat - shitted

shit, shat, shitted

To defecate.

shoe

shoeing

shod - shoed

shod, shoed

To put shoes on one's feet.

shoot

shooting

shot

To launch a projectile. To fire a weapon.

show

showing

shew - showed

shown, showed

To display.

shrink

shrinking

shrank - shrunk

shrunk

To become smaller, to contract.

shut

shutting

shut

To close, to stop from being open.

sightread(also sight-read, sight read)

sightreading

sightread

To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

sing

singing

sang

sung

To produce musical or harmonious sounds with the voice.

sink

sinking

sank - sunk

sunk

To descend or submerge into a liquid (or similar) substance.

sit

sitting

sat

To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

skywrite

skywriting

skywrote

skywritten

To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.

sleep

sleeping

slept

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

slide

sliding

slid

To move on a low-friction surface.

sling

slinging

slung

To throw with a circular or arcing motion.

slit

slitting

slit

To cut a narrow opening.

smell

smelling

smelt - smelled

smelt, smelled

To sense a smell.

smite

smiting

smote

smote, smitting

To injure with divine power.

sneak

sneaking

snuck - sneaked

snuck, sneaked

To come or go while trying to avoid detection.

sow

sowing

sowed

sown, sowed

To spread, to propagate.

speak

speaking

spoke

spoken

To have a conversation, to communicate.

speed

speeding

sped - speeded

sped, speeded

To go fast.

spell

spelling

spelt - spelled

spelt, spelled

To read letter by letter. Also, to affect by a spell.

spend

spending

spent

To pay out some money.

spill

spilling

spilt - spilled

spilt, spilled

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess, to accidentally pour.

spin

spinning

spun

To rotate, to gyrate.

spit

spitting

spit - spat

spit, spat

To impale on a spit, to pierce with a sharp object.

split

splitting

split

To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

spoil

spoiling

spoilt - spoiled

spoilt, spoiled

To ruin, to damage.

spoon-feed(spoonfeed)

spoon-feeding

spoon-fed - spoonfed

spoon-fed, spoonfed

To help somebody to eat using a spoon.

spread

spreading

spread

To stretch out, open out.

stand

standing

stood

To support oneself on the feet.

steal

stealing

stole

stolen

To take illegally, or without the owner's permission

stick

sticking

stuck

To compose, to set, or arrange. To become or remain attached.

sting

stinging

stung

To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point

stink

stinking

stank - stunk

stunk

To have a strong bad smell.

strew

strewing

strewed

strewn, strewed

To distribute objects or pieces.

stride

striding

strode

stridden

To walk with long steps.

strike

striking

struck

struck, stricken

To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. To hit, to dart.

string

stringing

strung

To put strings on something.

strip

stripping

stript - stripped

stript, stripped

To remove or take away. To take off clothing.

strive

striving

strove - strived

striven, strived

To try to achieve a result, to make strenuous effort.

sublet

subletting

sublet

To lease or rent all or part of a property.

sunburn

sunburning

sunburnt - sunburned

sunburnt, sunburned

To burn or discolour by the sun, to tan.

swear

swearing

swore

sworn

To take an oath. To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

sweat

sweating

sweat - sweated

sweat, sweated

To excrete moisture through the skin.

sweep

sweeping

swept

To clean a surface using a broom or brush.

swell

swelling

swelled

swollen, swelled

To become bigger.

swim

swimming

swam

swum

To move through the water.

swing

swinging

swung

To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

T

take

taking

took

taken

To seize, to capture, to catch.

teach

teaching

taught

To pass on knowledge.

tear

tearing

tore

torn

To demolish, to destroy, to separate.

tell

telling

told

To say to someone.

think

thinking

thought

To plan, to consider, to judge.

throw

throwing

threw

thrown

To cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

troubleshoot

troubleshooting

troubleshot

To analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution.

U

unbend

unbending

unbent

To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight?

unbind

unbinding

unbound

To set free from a debt, contract or promise.

unbuild

unbuilding

unbuilt

To dismantle or deconstruct.

undergo

undergoing

underwent

undergone

To go or move under or beneath.

undersell

underselling

undersold

To sell something for less than its value.

understand

understanding

understood

To know something, to be familiar with a concept.

undo

undoing

undid

undone

To reverse the effects of an action.

unhold

unholding

unheld

To unhand, to release. To remove from a "hold" or "on hold" state.

unmake

unmaking

unmade

To destroy or take apart.

unsew

unsewing

unsewed

unsewn, unsewed

To take out the stitches. To rip apart. To undo something sewn.

unweave

unweaving

unwove - unweaved

unwoven, unweaved

To undo something woven.

unwind

unwinding

unwound

To separate.

uphold

upholding

upheld

To hold up, to lift on high, to elevate.

upset

upsetting

upset

To make someone angry, distressed, or unhappy.

V

vex

vexing

vext - vexed

vext, vexed

To annoy, to irritate.

W

wake

waking

woke - waked

woken, waked

To stop sleeping. To put in motion or action.

wear

wearing

wore

worn

To carry or be equipped with clothes, a piece of equipment, a decoration, etc.

weave

weaving

wove - weaved

woven, weaved

To spin a cocoon or a web.

wed

wedding

wed - wedded

wed, wedded

To perform the marriage ceremony.

weep

weeping

wept

To cry, to lament, to complain.

wet

wetting

wet - wetted

wet, wetted

To cover or impregnate with liquid.

win

winning

won

To conquer, to defeat. To achieve victory.

withdraw

withdrawing

withdrew

withdrawn

To take back. To extract. To pull back.

withstand

withstanding

withstood

To resist or endure successfully.

write

writing

wrote

written

To form letters, words or symbols to communicate.