verb with meaning

Run

to move quickly on foot

Walk

to move on foot at a normal speed

Jump

to push yourself into the air

Eat

to take food into your body

Drink

to take liquid into your mouth

Write

to form letters or words

Read

to look at and understand written words

Speak

to say words

Listen

to pay attention to sound

Watch

to look at something carefully

Open

to make something not closed

Close

to shut something

Carry

to hold and take something somewhere

Throw

to send something through the air

Catch

to stop and hold something moving

Build

to make something by putting parts together

Draw

to make a picture with a pen or pencil

Clean

to make something tidy

Wash

to clean with water

Help

to make something easier for someone

Cook

to prepare food

Drive

to control a car or other vehicle

Linking Verbs List

Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to more information about it. They do not show a strong action, but instead describe a state or condition. Связующие глаголы соединяют подлежащее предложения с дополнительной информацией о нём. Они не показывают сильное действие, а описывают состояние или условие.

Am

first person form of be

Is

third person singular form of be

Are

plural form of be

Was

past singular form of be

Were

past plural form of be

Seem

to appear in a certain way

Sound

to seem by hearing

Smell

to seem by scent

Taste

to seem by flavor

Remain

to stay the same

Stay

to continue in a state

Take

to carry or accept something

Think

to use your mind

See

to notice with your eyes

Want

to wish for something

Need

to require something

Feel

to sense or experience emotion

Leave

to go away

Put

to place something somewhere

Keep

to continue to have something

Let

to allow something

Begin

to start

Seem

to appear in a certain way

Help

to make something easier

Work

to do a task or job

Talk

to speak with someone

Call

to phone someone

Try

to make an effort

Ask

to say something to get an answer

Find

to discover something

Tell

to give information

Use

to do something with a thing

Move

to change place or position

Live

to have a home somewhere

Bring

to carry something here

Write

to form words

Pay

to give money for something

Hold

to keep something in your hand

Change

to make something different

Learn

to gain knowledge

Adopt

to take something as your own ( usually a chaild, an idea, or a way of doing something)

They adopted a child

She adopted a new habit

we adopted a different plan.

adopt = take and make it yours

Advise

to give guidance, to give someone a suggestion or recommendation

I advice you to study more.

She advised me to rest.

The doctor advised him to stop smoking.

advise = give advise

Afford

to have enough money for something (or time/ ability for something)

i can afford this phone.

She can't afford a new car.

We can't afford to waste time.

afford = have enough (money / time)

Agree

to have the same opinion

i agree with you.

She agrees with her freind.

We agree on this idea.

agree = say "yes"

Allow

to let something happen/ to let so somthing / or give permission

My parents allow me to go out.

The teacher allows us to ask question.

They don't allow smoking here.

allow = let

Answer

to reply to a question / to say or write something back

I answer the question.