330 Most Common Verbs

331 most common English verbs

These are the top 331 verbs from the 3500 most common words in native English, according to the Macmillan Essential Dictionary

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accept	care	could	enjoy	happen	lead	open	reduce	settle	teach
account	carry	count	examine	hate	learn	order	refer	shake	tell
achieve	catch	cover	exist	have	leave	ought	reflect	shall	tend
act	cause	create	expect	head	lend	own	refuse	share	test
add	change	cross	experience	hear	let	pass	regard	shoot	thank
admit	charge	cry	explain	help	lie	pay	relate	should	think
affect	check	cut	express	hide	like	perform	release	shout	throw
afford	choose	damage	extend	hit	limit	pick	remain	show	touch
agree	claim	dance	face	hold	link	place	remember	shut	train
aim	clean	deal	fail	hope	listen	plan	remove	sing	travel
allow	clear	decide	fall	hurt	live	play	repeat	sit	treat
answer	climb	deliver	fasten	identify	look	point	replace	sleep	try
appear	close	demand	feed	imagine	lose	prefer	reply	smile	turn
apply	collect	deny	feel	improve	love	prepare	report	sort	understand
argue	come	depend	fight	include	make	present	represent	sound	use
arrange	commit	describe	fill	increase	manage	press	require	speak	used to
arrive	compare	design	find	indicate	mark	prevent	rest	stand	visit
ask	complain	destroy	finish	influence	matter	produce	result	start	vote
attack	complete	develop	fit	inform	may	promise	return	state	wait
avoid	concern	die	fly	intend	mean	protect	reveal	stay	walk
base	confirm	disappear	fold	introduce	measure	prove	ring	stick	want
be	connect	discover	follow	invite	meet	provide	rise	stop	warn
beat	consider	discuss	force	involve	mention	publish	roll	study	wash
become	consist	divide	forget	join	might	pull	run	succeed	watch
begin	contact	do	forgive	jump	mind	push	save	suffer	wear
believe	contain	draw	form	keep	miss	put	say	suggest	will
belong	continue	dress	found	kick	move	raise	see	suit	win
break	contribute	drink	gain	kill	must	reach	seem	supply	wish
build	control	drive	get	knock	need	read	sell	support	wonder
burn	cook	drop	give	know	notice	realize	send	suppose	work
buy	copy	eat	go	last	obtain	receive	separate	survive	worry
call	correct	enable	grow	laugh	occur	recognize	serve	take	would
can	cost	encourage	handle	lay	offer	record	set	talk	write
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updated 11/10/05