AP Spanish Helpful Verbs!

Acabar de + infinitive

To just finishing doing something

acercarse a

to approach, to get close to

acudir a

To resort to

adquirir

to acquire, to buy, to purchase

agotar

to deplete, to use up

aminorar

To slow down, to reduce

apagar

To turn off

apoyar

to support, to back

asegurar

to assure, to ensure, to guarantee

aspirar a algo

to aspire to something

asustarse

to become scared

atravesar (ie)

to cross, to go through, to run through

azotar

to whip, to beat, to scourge, to flog

atraer

to attract, to allure, to charm

bajar de peso

to lose weight

caerse

to fall, to fall down, to tumble

carecer de

to lack

cargar

To charge

castigar

to punish

cifrar

to calculate, to estimate

compartir

to share

conducir

to drive

crecer

to increase, grow

dejar de + infinitive

to stop doing something

depender de

To depend on, to rely on

derramar

to spill

descargar

to download

despedirse de

to say goodbye to

disfrutar de

to enjoy

disminuir

to diminish, to decrease

durar

to last

elegir

to choose, to elect

empoderar

to empower

enfatizar

to emphasize

entregar

to turn in

envejecerse

to get old

equivocarse

to be mistaken, to make a mistake

escoger

to choose, to select

estar equivocado, equivocada

To be wrong

estar pendiente de

to be waiting for

evitar

to avoid

extinguir

to extinguish, to eliminate

fallecer

to die, to pass away

faltar

to lack

grabar

to record, to tape

implicar

to imply, to involve

imponerse

to impose itself/oneself

ingresar

to enter, to deposit funds

innovar

To innovate, to make something new

invertir (ie,i)

to invert, to invest

investigar

to research; to investigate

llevar

to bring, to carry, to wear

lograr

to attain, to achieve

mandar

to send, order, to command

manejar

to drive, to manage

marchitarse

to wither, to shrivel, to fade

marginar

to marginalize

matar

to kill

medir

to measure

mejorar

to improve, to make better

mitigar

to mitigate, to alleviate

mudarse

to move house

olvidarse de

to forget about

oponerse a

to oppose; to object to

parecer

to appear, to seem

pelearse

to fight

plantear

to bring up, raise (a topic)

prescindir

to do without

promover

to promote

quebrarse

to break

quejarse de

to complain about

realizar

to perform, to accomplish

recaudar fondos

to raise funds, to fundraise

rechazar

to reject

reclutar

to recruit, draft, to enlist

recorrer

to travel, to cover, to roam

redactar

to edit, to compose

reemplazar

to replace

renovar (ue)

to renew, to renovate

retrasar

to postpone, to delay

Marcharse

he/she leaves

sobrevivir

to survive, to overcome, to outlast

solicitar

to request, to apply for

suceder

to happen, to occur, to take place

Suele (from the verb soler)

Usually (For example: Suele llegar tarde.)

superar a

to overcome, to pass, to exceed

tender (ie) a

to tend to

trasladarse

to move house, to relocate

unirse a

to join/to unite (oneself/themselves)

valer

to be worth, to cost

vender

to sell, to vend

volver (ue)

to return, to come back, do again