Common Verbs

ser: to be (permanent)

ter: to have

estar: to be (temporary)

haver (na 3ª pessoa): there to be (in the 3rd person)

poder: to be able to / can

conseguir: to be able to

tentar: to try

dever / ter de: to have to / must

querer: to want

fazer: to do / to make

ir: to go

vir: to come

ficar: to stay / to be located

dizer: to say

falar: to speak

dar: to give

receber: to receive

ver: to see / to watch

olhar: to look

ouvir: to hear / to listen

saber: to know (something)

conhecer: to know (someone)

passar: to pass / to spend (time)

gastar: to spend (resources)

chegar: to arrive / to reach / to suffice

partir: to leave / to depart / to break

deixar: to leave / to let

procurar: to search / to look for

encontrar: to find / to meet

levar: to take / to carry

trazer: to bring / to carry

começar: to start / to begin

acabar: to finish / to end

parecer: to seem

tornar-se: to become

sair: to exit

entrar: to enter

voltar: to return / to go back

achar: to find / to think (that)

existir: to exist

sentir: to feel / to sense

chamar: to call

considerar: to consider / to regard

pôr: to put / to place / to set

tirar: to take out / to remove

criar: to create / to raise (someone)

nascer: to be born

viver: to live

morrer: to die

matar: to kill

tomar: to take

ganhar: to win / to gain

perder: to lose

andar: to walk

correr: to run

nadar: to swim

voar: to fly

pedir: to ask (for something)

perguntar: to ask (something)

responder: to answer / to reply / to respond

contar: to count / to tell (something)

afirmar: to say / to state / to affirm

acontecer: to happen

tratar: to treat / to handle

esperar: to wait

gostar: to like

adorar: to really like

amar: to love

odiar: to hate

usar: to use

realizar: to carry out / to direct (a film)

abrir: to open

fechar: to close

permitir: to allow / to enable

proibir: to prohibit / to forbid

ocorrer: to happen / to occur

mostrar: to show

esconder: to hide

pensar: to think

lembrar-se: to remember / to remind

esquecer-se: to forget

formar: to form / to make

incluir: to include

aparecer: to appear / to show up

desaparecer: to disappear

cair: to fall

levantar-se: to get up

sentar-se: to sit down

trabalhar: to work

ler: to read

escrever: to write

estudar: to study

perceber: to understand

aprender: to learn

ensinar: to teach

explicar: to explain

descobrir: to discover / to find out

desenvolver: to develop

produzir: to produce

parar: to stop

continuar: to continue / to carry on

precisar: to need

aumentar: to increase

diminuir: to decrease

manter: to maintain

defender: to defend

atacar: to attack

bater: to hit / to knock / to beat

acreditar: to believe

duvidar: to doubt

ajudar: to help

sorrir: to smile

rir-se: to laugh

chorar: to cry

comer: to eat

beber: to drink

aproveitar: to enjoy / to take advantage of

pagar: to pay

viajar: to travel

subir: to go up / to climb

descer: to go down

dormir: to sleep

acordar: to wake up

vender: to sell

comprar: to buy

aceitar: to accept

resultar: to result / to work

reconhecer: to recognize / to acknowledge

marcar: to mark / to score

apanhar: to catch

soltar: to release

crescer: to grow

publicar: to publish

aperceber-se: to realize

revelar: to reveal / to disclose

prever: to foresee

ocupar: to occupy / to take up

oferecer: to offer

tocar: to touch / to play (music)

envolver: to involve

fugir: to escape / to flee

indicar: to indicate

valer: to be worth

terminar: to end / to finish

jogar: to play

construir: to build / to construct

destruir: to destroy

definir: to define

escolher: to choose

causar: to cause

evitar: to avoid

determinar: to determine

anunciar: to announce

exigir: to demand

transformar: to transform

vencer: to win / to beat

faltar: to miss / to lack

entregar: to deliver / to hand in

casar: to marry

pegar: to take / to grab

apontar: to point / to aim

virar: to turn / to flip

concluir: to conclude

significar: to mean / to signify

depender: to depend

repetir: to repeat

abandonar: to abandon

obrigar: to force

preparar: to prepare

aplicar: to apply

pertencer: to belong

funcionar: to work

retirar: to remove

verificar: to verify

acrescentar: to add

desejar: to wish / to desire

imaginar: to imagine / to picture

discutir: to argue / to discuss

preferir: to prefer