VERBS: Common meanings Expanded

bailar

to dance

buscar

to look for, to seek

caminar

to walk

cantar

to sing

cenar

to have dinner

comprar

to buy

contestar

to answer

conversar

to converse, to chat

desayunar

to have breakfast

descansar

to rest

desear

to desire, to wish

dibujar

to draw

enseñar

to teach /// to show

escuchar

to listen to

esperar

to wait for /// to hope for

estudiar

to study

explicar

to explain

hablar

to talk, to speak

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to carry

mirar

to look at, to watch

necesitar

to need

practicar

to practice

preguntar

to ask a question

preparar

to prepare

regresar

to return

terminar

to end, to finish, to terminate

tomar

to take, to drink

trabajar

to work

viajar

to travel

empatar

to tie a score

ir

to go

empezar

to begin

cerrar

to close

comenzar

to commence

entender

to understand

pensar

to think

perder

to lose

preferir

to prefer

querer

to want

almorzar

to have lunch

contar

to count /// to tell

dormir

to sleep

encontrar

to find

mostrar

to show

poder

to be able to, can

recordar

to remember

volver

to go back, to return

hacer

to do, make

poner

to put

suponer

to suppose, to assume

salir

to leave, to exit

traer

to bring

ver

to see

oír

to hear

pedir

to request /// to order (at a restaurant)

repetir

to repeat

competir

to compete

decir

to say

seguir

to follow, to continue, to keep on doing sth'

conseguir

to obtain

jugar

to play

aprender

to learn

beber

to drink

comer

to eat

comprender

to understand

correr

to run

creer

to believe

deber

should, must, ought to

leer

to read

abrir

to open

asistir

to attend /// assist

compartir

to share

decidir

to decide

describir

to describe

escribir

to write

recibir

to receive

vivir

to live

tener ... años

to be ... years old

tener calor

to be hot

tener frío

to be cold

tener cuidado

to be careful

tener hambre

to be hungry

tener sed

to be thirsty

tener miedo de

to be afraid of

tener prisa

to be in a hurry

tener razón

to be right

no tener razón

to be wrong

tener sueño

to be sleepy

tener suerte

to be lucky

tener ganas de

to feel like

tener que + inf.

to have to do sth'

venir

to come

acordarse (de) (o>ue)

to remember

acostar(se) (o>ue)

to go to bed

afeitar(se)

to shave

bañar(se)

to bathe

cepillar(se)

to brush

despedirse (de) (e>i)

to say goodbye (to)

despertar(se) (e>ie)

to wake up