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Meaning

A

abide

abiding

abided - abode

abided

To endure without yielding, to bear patiently, to tolerate.

alight

alighting

alighted - alit

alighted, alit

To get off or exit a vehicle or animal, to descend, to dismount.

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

backbite

backbiting

backbit

backbitten

To speak badly of an absent individual or when out of earshot.

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.

befall

befalling

befell

befallen

To fall upon, to fall all over, to happen to.

beget

begetting

begat - begot

begotten

To father; to sire, to produce.

begin

beginning

began

begun

To start, to initiate or take the first step

behold

beholding

beheld

To see or to look at

bend

bending

bent

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

bereave

bereaving

bereft - bereaved

bereft, bereaved

To take away someone or something that is important or close.

beseech

beseeching

besought - beseeched

besought, beseeched

To request, to beg for, to implore.

beset

besetting

beset

To surround, to attack from all sides.

bestrew

bestrewing

bestrew

bestrewn, bestrewed

To throw, to drop here.

bet

betting

bet - betted

bet, betted

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

betake

betaking

betook

betaken

To take over (to), to take across (to).

bethink

bethinking

bethought

To think about, to recollect.

bid(offer amount)

bidding

bid

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

bid(farewell)

bidding

bid - bade

bidden

To give a greeting to someone, or to ask someone to do something.

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.

browbeat

browbeating

browbeat

browbeaten, browbeat

To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

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.

chide

chiding

chid - chided

chidden, chided

To reproach angrily.

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.

clothe

clothing

clothed - clad

clothed, clad

To adorn or cover with clothing.

colorbreed

colorbreeding

colorbred

to breed selectively for the development of particular colors

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.

crossbreed

crossbreeding

crossbred

To produce an organism by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species.

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.

dight

dighting

dight - dighted

dight, dighted

To dress, to adorn.

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.

enwind

enwinding

enwound

To wind about, to encircle, to enfold.

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.

fling

flinging

flung

To throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force.

fly

flying

flew

flown

To travel through the air.

forbear

forbearing

forbore

forborne

To keep away, to avoid, to delay.

forbid

forbidding

forbade

forbidden

To refuse to allow something, to proscribe.

fordo

fordoing

fordid

fordone

To kill, to destroy.

forecast

forecasting

forecast

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

forego(also forgo)

foregoing

forewent

foregone

To precede, to go before.

foreknow

foreknowing

foreknew

foreknown

To have knowledge of beforehand.

forerun

forerunning

foreran

forerun

To run in front, to precede.

foresee

foreseeing

foresaw

foreseen

To be able to see beforehand, to anticipate, to predict.

foreshow

foreshowing

foreshowed

foreshown, foreshowed

To show in advance.

forespeak

forespeaking

forespoke

forespoken

To foretell, to predict.

foretell

foretelling

foretold

To predict, to tell future events, to prophesy.

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.

forswear

forswearing

forswore

forsworn

To renounce or deny something. To break an oath.

fraught

fraughting

fraught

To load or to charge a ship, cargo, etc.

freeze

freezing

froze

frozen

To become solid due to low temperature.

frostbite

frostbiting

frostbit

frostbitten

To expose to the effect of frost.

G

gainsay

gainsaying

gainsaid

To say something in contradiction to.

get

getting

got

gotten, got

To obtain, to acquire.

gild

gilding

gilt - gilded

gilt, gilded

To cover with a thin layer of gold.

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

hagride

hagriding

hagrode

hagridden

To harass or torment with dread or nightmares.

halterbreak

halterbreaking

halterbroke

halterbroken

To get an animal used to wearing and being handled in a halter.

hamstring

hamstringing

hamstrung

To cripple, to incapacitate, to disable.

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.

heave

heaving

hove - heaved

hove, heaved

To lift with difficulty; to raise (something heavy) with some effort

hew

hewing

hewed

hewn, hewed

To shape, to form.

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

inbreed

inbreeding

inbred

To breed or reproduce with those that are related or sharing common traits or qualities.

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

inset

insetting

inset

To set in, to implant. To insert something.

interbreed

interbreeding

interbred

To breed or reproduce within an isolated or a heterogenous community, to form hybrids.

intercut

intercutting

intercut

To intersect.

interlay

interlaying

interlaid

To insert or add layers of a different material.

interset

intersetting

interset

To set between or among.

interweave

interweaving

interwove - interweaved

interwoven, interweaved

To combine through weaving.

interwind

interwinding

interwound

To wind around; to intertwine.

inweave

inweaving

inwove - inweaved

inwoven, inweaved

To weave in or together.

J

jerry-build

jerry-building

jerry-built

To build cheaply, with poor quality.

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

lade

lading

laded

laden, laded

To use a ladle or dipper to remove something.

landslide

landsliding

landslid

To win an election by an overwhelming majority.

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.

misbecome

misbecoming

misbecame

misbecome

To be unsuitable for; not to befit.

miscast

miscasting

miscast

To cast or reckon incorrectly.

miscut

miscutting

miscut

To cut incorrectly.

misdeal

misdealing

misdealt

To deal or distribute wrongly.

misdo

misdoing

misdid

misdone

To do incorrectly or improperly.

mishear

mishearing

misheard

To hear wrongly, to misunderstand.

mishit

mishitting

mishit

To incorrectly or badly hit.

mislay

mislaying

mislaid

To leave or lay something in the wrong place.

mislead

misleading

misled

To lead in a false direction.

mislearn

mislearning

mislearnt - mislearned

mislearnt, mislearned

To learn wrongly.

misread

misreading

misread

To read wrongly, normally by accident.

missay

missaying

missaid

To say something erroneous; to speak wrongly.

missend

missending

missent

To send incorrectly or to the wrong destination.

misset

missetting

misset

To set, adjust or calibrate incorrectly.

misspeak

misspeaking

misspoke

misspoken

To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.

misspell

misspelling

misspelt - misspelled

misspelt, misspelled

To spell incorrectly.

misspend

misspending

misspent

To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely.

misswear

misswearing

misswore

missworn

To swear falsely.

mistake

mistaking

mistook

mistaken

To understand wrongly. To do an unintentional error.

misteach

misteaching

mistaught

To teach incorrectly.

mistell

mistelling

mistold

To tell inaccurately, with errors or mistakes.

misthink

misthinking

misthought

To think wrongly or badly.

misunderstand

misunderstanding

misunderstood

To understand incorrectly, something different.

miswear

miswearing

miswore

misworn

To wear badly or wrongly.

miswed

miswedding

miswed - miswedded

miswed, miswedded

To wed improperly.

miswrite

miswriting

miswrote

miswritten

To write incorrectly.

mow

mowing

mowed

mown, mowed

To cut down grass or crops.

O

offset

offsetting

offset

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

outbid

outbidding

outbid

To bid more than somebody else.

outbreed

outbreeding

outbred

To breed from parents not closely related.

outdo

outdoing

outdid

outdone

To excel, to go beyond in performance.

outdraw

outdrawing

outdrew

outdrawn

To draw better than, to surpass in creating drawn artworks.

outdrink

outdrinking

outdrank

outdrunk

To drink more than.

outdrive

outdriving

outdrove

outdriven

To drive a vehicle farther or better than.

outfight

outfighting

outfought

To fight or battle better than.

outfly

outflying

outflew

outflown

To fly better, faster, or further than.

outgrow

outgrowing

outgrew

outgrown

To become too big in size or too mature in age.

outlay

outlaying

outlaid

To lay or spread out, expose, display.

outleap

outleaping

outleapt - outleaped

outleapt, outleaped

To leap beyond or farther than.

outlie

outlying

outlied

To lie outside, or at the extremes or periphery.

output

outputting

output - outputted

output, outputted

To produce, create, or complete.

outride

outriding

outrode

outridden

To surpass in riding.

outrun

outrunning

outran

outrun

To run faster than.

outsee

outseeing

outsaw

outseen

To see beyond, to surpass in foresight.

outsell

outselling

outsold

To sell at a higher price.

outshine

outshining

outshone - outshined

outshone, outshined

To shine brighter than something else.

outshoot

outshooting

outshot

To fire a gun more accurately.

outsing

outsinging

outsang

outsung

To sing better, longer or louder than.

outsit

outsitting

outsat

To remain sitting, or in session, longer than expected, beyond the time.

outsleep

outsleeping

outslept

To sleep longer than or beyond.

outsmell

outsmelling

outsmelt - outsmelled

outsmelt, outsmelled

To smell more acutely 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.

outspin

outspinning

outspun

To spin out, to finish.

outspring

outspringing

outsprang - outsprung

outsprung

To spring out.

outstand

outstanding

outstood

To resist effectually. To stand out prominently.

outswear

outswear

outswore

outsworn

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

outswim

outswimming

outswam

outswum

To swim faster than.

outtell

outtelling

outtold

To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning.

outthink

outthinking

outthought

To best an opponent by thinking.

outthrow

outthrowing

outthrew

outthrown

To excel in throwing.

outwear

outwearing

outwore

outworn

To survive or outlive longer.

outwind

outwinding

outwound

To extricate by winding.

outwrite

outwriting

outwrote

outwritten

To write more or better than someone else.

overbear

overbearing

overbore

overborne, overborn

To push through by physical weight or strength.

overbid

overbidding

overbid

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

overbreed

overbreeding

overbred

To breed excessively.

overbuild

overbuilding

overbuilt

To build over or on top of another structure. To build with excessive size or elaboration.

overbuy

overbuying

overbought

To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford.

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.

overdraw

overdrawing

overdrew

overdrawn

To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit.

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.

overhang

overhanging

overhung

To hang something, such as an ornament, over.

overhear

overhearing

overheard

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

overlay

overlaying

overlaid

To lie over, to cover.

overleap

overleaping

overleapt - overleaped

overleapt, overleaped

To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.

overlie

overlying

overlay

overlain

To lie over or upon.

overpay

overpaying

overpaid

To pay too much.

override

overriding

overrode

overridden

To ride across or beyond something.

overrun

overrunning

overran

overrun

To run past, to run beyond.

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.

overset

oversetting

overset

To set over something, to cover.

oversew

oversewing

oversewed

oversewn, oversewed

To sew together the edges of two pieces of fabric

overshoot

overshooting

overshot

To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.

oversleep

oversleeping

overslept

To sleep for longer than planned.

oversow

oversowing

oversowed

oversown, oversowed

To sow (seed) where something has already been sown.

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.

overspill

overspilling

overspilt - overspilled

overspilt, overspilled

To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.

overspin

overspinning

overspun

To spin too much or too far.

overspread

overspreading

overspread

To spread over or across (something).

overspring

overspringing

oversprang - oversprung

oversprung

To overtop, to overclimb, to rise above.

overstand

overstanding

overstood

To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.

overstrew

overstrewing

overstrewed

overstrewn, overstrewed

To strew or scatter over.

overstride

overstriding

overstrode

overstridden

To excel or surpass.

overstrike

overstriking

overstruck

To cover up (a design, mark, etc.) by stamping another on top of it. To superimpose a mark or logo.

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.

overwear

overwearing

overwore

overworn

To wear out, to exhaust.

overwind

overwinding

overwound

To twist itself more tightly.

overwrite

overwriting

overwrote

overwritten

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

P

partake

partaking

partook

partaken

To take part in an activity; to participate.

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.

preshrink

preshrinking

preshrank

preshrunk

To shrink in advance, before a sale, in order to ensure a better fit.

presplit

presplitting

presplit

To shape the outcome of an explosive blast by forming cracks 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

quick-freeze

quick-freezing

quick-froze

quick-frozen

To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point.

quit

quitting

quit - quitted

quit, quitted

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

R

re-lay(lay again)

re-laying

relaid

To lay again. Also written relay.

read

reading

read

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

reawake

reawaking

reawoke

reawaken

To wake up again.

rebid

rebidding

rebid

To bid again on something.

rebind

rebinding

rebound

To bind again.

rebroadcast

rebroadcasting

rebroadcast - rebroadcasted

rebroadcast, rebroadcasted

To broadcast again.

rebuild

rebuilding

rebuilt

To build again.

recast

recasting

recast

To cast or throw again.

recut

recutting

recut

To cut again.

redeal

redealing

redealt

To deal playing cards again.

redo

redoing

redid

redone

To do again.

redraw

redrawing

redrew

redrawn

To draw again.

reeve

reeving

rove - reeved

rove, reeved

To pass a rope through a hole or opening

refit

refitting

refit - refitted

refit, refitted

The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored. To prepare for use again.

regrind

regrinding

reground

To grind again.

regrow

regrowing

regrew

regrown

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

rehang

rehanging

rehung

To hang again.

rehear

rehearing

reheard

To hear again.

reknit

reknitting

reknit - reknitted

reknit, reknitted

To knit again.

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.

rend

rending

rent - rended

rent, rended

To part or tear off forcibly, to take away by force.

repay

repaying

repaid

To pay back.

reread

rereading

reread

To read again.

rerun

rerunning

reran

rerun

To run again.

resell

reselling

resold

To sell again.

resend

resending

resent

To send again.

reset

resetting

reset

To set back to the initial state.

resew

resewing

resewed

resewn, resewed

To sew again. Also written re-sew.

retake

retaking

retook

retaken

To take something again or to take it back.

reteach

reteaching

retaught

To teach again

retear

retearing

retore

retorn

To tear again.

retell

retelling

retold

To tell again, often differently. To paraphrase.

rethink

rethinking

rethought

To think again about a problem.

retread

retreading

retread

To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheap, and possibly dangerous, product.

retrofit

retrofitting

retrofit - retrofitted

retrofit, retrofitted

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

rewake

rewaking

rewoke - rewaked

rewaken, rewaked

To wake again.

rewear

rewearing

rewore

reworn

To wear again.

reweave

reweaving

rewove - reweaved

rewoven, reweaved

To weave again, to weave back.

rewed

rewedding

rewed - rewedded

rewed, rewedded

To wed again.

rewet

rewetting

rewet - rewetted

rewet, rewetted

To wet again.

rewin

rewinning

rewon

To win again or anew.

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.

ring

ringing

rang

rung

To enclose or surround.

rise

rising

rose

risen

To move or grow upwards.

rive

riving

rived

riven, rived

To break apart, to split.

roughcast

roughcasting

roughcast

To shape crudely, to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish.

run

running

ran

run

To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.

S

sand-cast

sand-casting

sand-cast

To make a casting by pouring metal in a sand mold.

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.

self-feed

self-feeding

self-fed

To provide rations to animals in bulk so as to permit feeding as wanted.

self-sow

self-sowing

self-sowed

self-sown, self-sowed

To reproduce or spread by natural dispersion of seed.

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.

shear

shearing

sheared

sheared, shorn

To cut, usually with shears.

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.

shrive

shriving

shrove - shrived

shriven

To hear or receive a confession.

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.

slay

slaying

slew - slayed

slain, slayed

To outlast, to survive longer.

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.

slink

slinking

slunk - slinked

slunk, slinked

To sneak about furtively.

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.

spring

springing

sprang - sprung

sprung

To burst forth, to erupt.

stall-feed(stallfeed)

stall-feeding

stall-fed - stallfed

stall-fed, stallfed

To raise and feed an animal in a stall.

stand

standing

stood

To support oneself on the feet.

stave

staving

stove - staved

stove, staved

To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.

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.

telecast

telecasting

telecast

To broadcast by television.

tell

telling

told

To say to someone.

test-drive

test-driving

test-drove

test-driven

To drive a vehicle in order to evaluate it before a potential purchase.

test-fly

test-flying

test-flew

test-flown

To fly an aircraft in order to evaluate its performance.

think

thinking

thought

To plan, to consider, to judge.

thrive

thriving

throve - thrived

thriven, thrived

To grow or increase stature. To increase in wealth or success.

throw

throwing

threw

thrown

To cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

thrust

thrusting

thrust

To force something upon someone.

tread

treading

trod

trodden, trod

To step or walk upon.

troubleshoot

troubleshooting

troubleshot

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

typecast

typecasting

typecast

To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.

typeset

typesetting

typeset

To set or compose written material into type.

typewrite

typewriting

typewrote

typewritten

To type using a typewriter.

U

unbear

unbearing

unbore

unborn, unborne

To remove or loose the bearing rein of a horse

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.

unclothe

unclothing

unclad - unclothed

unclad, unclothed

To strip of clothes or covering, to make naked.

underbid

underbidding

underbid

To bid lower than another.

underbuy

underbuying

underbought

To buy at less than the price of another.

undercut

undercutting

undercut

To sell something at a lower price or to work for lower wages than a competitor.

underfeed

underfeeding

underfed

To feed inadequately or insufficiently.

undergo

undergoing

underwent

undergone

To go or move under or beneath.

underlay

underlaying

underlaid

To lay under something else, to put under.

underlet

underletting

underlet

To let below the value.

underlie

underlying

underlay

underlain

To lie in a position directly beneath.

underrun

underrunning

underran

underrun

To run or pass under.

undersell

underselling

undersold

To sell something for less than its value.

undershoot

undershooting

undershot

To shoot not far enough or not well enough.

underspend

underspending

underspent

To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.

understand

understanding

understood

To know something, to be familiar with a concept.

undertake

undertook

undertaken

To commit oneself.

underthrust

underthrusting

underthrust

To thrust under another.

underwrite

underwriting

underwrote

underwritten

To write below or under, subscribe.

undo

undoing

undid

undone

To reverse the effects of an action.

undraw

undrawing

undrew

undrawn

To clear or erase part of a drawing.

unfreeze

unfreezing

unfroze

unfrozen

To defrost something.

unhang

unhanging

unhung

To take down something.

unhide

unhiding

unhid

unhidden

To reveal.

unhold

unholding

unheld

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

unknit

unknitting

unknit - unknitted

unknit, unknitted

To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.

unlade

unlading

unladed

unladen, unladed

To unload. To discharge a cargo.

unlay

unlaying

unlaid

To untwist. To separate from a rope.

unlearn

unlearning

unlearnt - unlearned

unlearnt, unlearned

To break an habit. To discard a knowledge.

unmake

unmaking

unmade

To destroy or take apart.

unreeve

unreeving

unrove - unreeved

unrove, unreeved

To withdraw or to take out.

unsay

unsaying

unsaid

To withdraw, to retract.

unsew

unsewing

unsewed

unsewn, unsewed

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

unsling

unslinging

unslung

To take something from a hanging or slung position.

unspin

unspinning

unspun

To untwist.

unstick

unsticking

unstuck

To free from the condition of being stuck.

unstring

unstringing

unstrung

To remove the string. To untie.

unswear

unswearing

unswore

unsworn

To recall a previously sworn oath.

unteach

unteaching

untaught

To make someone forget something they have been taught.

unthink

unthinking

unthought

To undo the process of thinking.

unweave

unweaving

unwove - unweaved

unwoven, unweaved

To undo something woven.

unwind

unwinding

unwound

To separate.

unwrite

unwriting

unwrote

unwritten

To erase. To nullify.

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.

waylay

waylaying

waylaid

To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

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.

wind

winding

wound

To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. To expose to the wind.

withdraw

withdrawing

withdrew

withdrawn

To take back. To extract. To pull back.

withhold

withholding

withheld

To keep rather than giving it back to its owner.

withstand

withstanding

withstood

To resist or endure successfully.

wring

wringing

wrung

To squeeze or twist something tightly so that liquid is forced out.

write

writing

wrote

written

To form letters, words or symbols to communicate.