Spanish Verbs

acercarse a

to approach, come near, get close to

acordarse de

to remember, to remember to

acostarse

to go to bed, lay down

adquirir

to acquire, get, obtain

advertir

to warn

afectar

to affect, sadden

afirmar

to affirm, confirm, state

agradecer

to thank

ahogarse

to drown

alcanzar

to reach, attain

amenazar

to threaten

añadir

to add, to increase, put in

analizar

to analyze

andar

to walk

apagar

to turn off

aparecer

to appear (physically), show up

apoderarse de

to seize, get control of, take over

apoyar

to support (physically and emotionally)

aprender

to learn

aprovecharse de

to take advantage of

arreglar

to fix, arrange, straining up, neaten

asegurar

to assure, insure

aumentar

to increase, grow

avanzar

to advance, move forward

averiguar

to find out

ayudar a

to help

buscar

to look for

caber

to fit

caerse

to fall down

castigar

to punish

cerrar

to close, shut

colgar

to hang, hang up

cometer

to commit

comunicar

to communicate

concluir

to conclude, finish

conducir

to drive, conduct, lead

conseguir

to get, obtain

conservar

to conserve, preserve

contar

to count, tell a story

contestar

to answer

convencer

to convince, persuade

corregir

to correct, admonish

costar

to cost, be hard

crecer

to grow

cruzar

to cross

cuidar a

to take care of, look after

dar

to give

darse cuenta de

to realize, recognize, notice that

decir

to say, tell

dedicar

to dedicate

deducir

to deduce

defender

to defend

depender de

to depend, rely on

desaparecer

to disappear

desarollar

to develop, unroll

descender

to descend, go down

desconocer

to be unaware of, not know

describir

to describe

deshacer

to undo, destroy, take apart

desobedecer

to disobey

despedir

to fire

despedirse de

to say goodbye to

despertarse

to wake up

destacar

to stand out, emphasize, highlight (d)

detener

to stop, detain, arrest

devolver

to return an item

dirigir

to direct, lead

discutir

to discuss, argue

disponer de

to have available

disputar

to dispute

distinguir

to distinguish

distribuir

to distribute, pass out

divertirse

to have fun

dormir

to sleep

educar

to educate

elegir

to choose, elect

empezar a

to start doing something

encargar

to put in charge

encargarse de

to take charge

encender

to turn on

encerrar

to lock up

encontrar

to find

encontrarse con

to meet up

enfatizar

to emphasize, stress, highlight (e)

entender

to understand

enterarse de

to find out about

entrar en

to enter

entregar

to deliver, turn in

entusiasmar

to be excited about something

enviar

to send

equivocarse

to make a mistake

escoger

to choose

establecer

to establish

estar

to be (location)

exigir

to require, demand

explicar

to explain

expresar

to express

fiarse de

to trust someone

figurarse

to imagine

fingir

to fake, pretend