Verbs

to be (permanent)

ser

to have

ter

to be (temporary)

estar

there [to be] (in the 3rd person)

haver

to be permitted to | to request someone to

poder

to be physically able to

conseguir

to try (make an effort, outcome uncertain)

tentar

have to

ter de

should | must | owe

dever

to want

querer

to do / to make

fazer

to go

ir

to come

vir

to stay / to be located

ficar

to say

dizer

to speak

falar

to give

dar

to see / to watch

ver

to hear / to listen

ouvir

to know (a fact) | to know how (specific skill)

saber

to meet or be familiar with someone or somewhere

conhecer

to pass / to spend (time)

passar

to spend (resources)

gastar

to arrive / to reach / to suffice

chegar

to leave (behind) | allow | cease

deixar

to find / to meet

encontrar

to pick someone or something up

buscar

lack / be missing or absent

faltar

to introduce / to present

apresentar

to choose / to pick

escolher

to relate / to connect

relacionar

to select or make a choice (in a formal selection process)

selecionar

O júri vai selecionar os finalistas.

(The jury will select the finalists). 

to express sorrow, sympathy or condolences

Lamentar

to walk (in general) | ride (bicycle)

Andar

to love or adore / to worship

adorar

to learn

aprender

to walk (specific path or route with purpose)

caminhar

to sing

cantar

to dance

dançar

to decide

decidir

to discuss

discutir

to argue

argumentar

to lose weight

emagrecer

to gain weight

engordar

to write

escrever

to listen with focus and attention

escutar

to take where we are going (there) / to wear article of clothing

levar

to live or reside

morar

to look

olhar

to search or investigate

pesquisar

to look for or search generally

procurar

to receive

receber

to take (picture) or remove (clothes)

tirar

to travel

viajar

to live

viver

to open

abrir

to close

fechar

to drink

beber

to wait or hope

esperar

to clean (as in removing dirt)

limpar

to grab | grip | hold | stick to

pegar

to work

trabalhar

to share

partilhar

to serve

servir

to increase

aumentar

to decrease

diminuir

to honor

honrar

to wake up

acordar

to agree

concordar

to cook

cozinhar

to mount or ride

montar

to lay or put down | go to bed

deitar

to light | turn on

acender

to follow | proceed

seguir

to provoke

provocar

to divide | break into pieces | depart

partir

to change (generally) | alter | move (as in relocate)

mudar

to happen, take place, occur

acontecer

to tidy up, arrange, organize

arrumar

to sterilize

esterilizar

to include

incluir

to decorate | memorize

decorar

to thank | be grateful

agradecer

to hate

odiar

to comply / keep (as a promise)

cumprir

to promise / make a commitment

prometer

to seem / appear

parecer

to believe (in)

acreditar

to repair | observe

reparar (general; also applies to observing, noticing, paying attention)

consertar (specific to something physical or figurative that is broken)

to be enough / suffice

bastar

to continue

continuar

to lose

perder

to give up / bail / cease from doing

desistir

to matter / to be important

importar

be appetizing or appeal to / feel like / crave

apetecer

to dress | wear clothes | put on

vestir

to play (frolic or unstructured play) | joke

brincar

to play (structured sport or game)

jogar

to send | command

mandar

to show

mostrar