Verbs Flashcards by Rosie Tompkins

To knock down, to overthrow, to throw down

Abatir

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To burn, set on fire

Abrasar

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To embrace, to hug, to clamp

Abrazar

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To open

Abrir

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To absolve, acquit

Absolver

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To abstain

Abstenerse

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To annoy, bore, vex

Aburrir

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To get bored, grow tired, weary

Aburrirse

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To finish, to end, to complete

Acabar

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To accelerate, to spread, to hasten, to hurry

Acelerar

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To accept

Aceptar

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To bring near, to place near

Acercar

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To approach, to draw near

Acercarse

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To hit the mark, hit upon, do sth right, to succeed in, guess right

Acertar

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To acclaim, to applaud, to hail, to shout

Aclamar

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To explain, clarify, make clear, rinse, clear

Aclarar

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To accompany, escort, go with, keep company

Acompañar

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To advise, counsel

Aconsejar

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To agree

Acordar

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To remember, agree

Acordarse

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To go to bed, lie down

Acostarse

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To be accustomed, in the habit of

Acostumbrar

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To knife, cut, slash, cut open

Acuchillar

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To attend, be present frequently, to respond (to a call), come to the rescue

Acudir

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To accuse

Acusar

To advance, keep on, progress, go ahead

Adelantar

To go forward, go ahead, move ahead, take the lead

Adelantarse

To divine, foretell, guess, solve

Adivinar

To admire

Admirar

To admit, to grant, permit

Admitir

To adopt

Adoptar

To adore, worship

Adorar

To acquire, get, obtain

Adquirir

To advise, to give notice, to give warning, take notice of, to warn

Advertir

To shave oneself

Afeitarse

To grasp, obtain, seize, catch, clutch, come upon

Agarrar

To agitate, wave, shake up, stir

Agitar

To exhaust, use up

Agotar

To please, be pleasing

Agradar

To thank, be thankful for

Agradecer

To enlarge, grow larger, increase, exaggerate

Agrandar

To aggravate, make worse

Agravar

To add, to collect, to get her, aggregate, collate

Agregar

To group

Agrupar

To expect, to wait for

Aguardar

To economise, save

Ahorrar

To reach, overtake

Alcanzar

To be glad, rejoice, be happy

Alegrarse

To have lunch

Almorzar

To hire, to rent

Alquilar

To illuminate, light, enlighten

Alumbrar

To get high, tipsy, become lively

Alumbrarse

To heave, lift, pick up, raise prices

Alzar

To love

Amar

To add

Añadir

To walk

Andar

To announce, foretell, proclaim

Anunciar

To put out, extinguish, turn off

Apagar

To appear, show up

Aparecer

To applaud

Aplaudir

To take power, possession

Apoderarse

To appreciate, appraise, esteem

Apreciar

To learn

Aprender

To hasten, to hurry, to rush

Apresurarse

To approve, pass a test

Aprobar

To take advantage, avail oneself

Aprovecharse

To fret, grieve, worry

Apurarse

To root up, pull up/out, tear off/away, to snatch, to start (a motor), to boot up (a computer)

Arrancar

To fix, arrange, adjust, regulate, settle, repair

Arreglar

To fling, hurl, throw

Arrojar

To articulate, pronounce distinctly

Articular

To assure, affirm, assert, insure

Asegurar

To seize, grasp

Asir

To attend, assist, be present

Asistir

To be frightened, scared

Asustarme

To attack

Atacar

To rely on, depend on

Atenerse a

To attract, allure, charm

Atraer

To cross, go through

Atravesar

To dare, venture

Atreverse

To advance

Avanzar

To shame

Avergonzar

To find out, inquire, investigate

Averiguar

To help, aid, assist

Ayudar

To dance

Bailar

To lower, let down, come down, go down, descend

Bajar

To stammer, hesitate (in speech)

Balbucear

To bathe oneself

Bañarse

To sweep, whisk

Barrer

To baptise, christen

Bautizar

To drink

Beber

To bless, consecrate

Bendecir

To erase, cross out

Borrar

To yawn, gape

Bostezar

To fling, cast away, throw (away), launch

Botar

To bronze, tan

Broncear

To boil, bustle, hustle, stir

Bullir

To make fun of, poke fun at, ridicule

Burlarse

To look for, to seek

Buscar

To be contained, fit into

Caber

To fall

Caer

To fall , to fall down, to tumble

Caerse

To heat (up), to warm (up)

Calentar

To be silent, to keep quiet

Callarse

To put on shoes

Calzar

To change, exchange

Cambiar

To walk, move along

Caminar

To become tired, weary, to get tired

Cansarse

To sing

Cantar

To characterise

Caracterizar

To load, to burden, to charge

Cargar

To get married, to marry

Casarse

To celebrate, to praise

Celebrar

To have supper, to eat supper, to dine, have dinner

Cenar

To brush

Cepillar

To close, shut off, turn off

Cerrar

To certify, attest

Certificar

To chat, prattle

Charlar

To mumble, mutter

Chistar

To suck

Chupar

To make an appointment, date, to cite, quite, summon

Citar

To cook

Cocinar

To seize, to take, to grasp, to trap, to catch, to get (understand)

Coger

To collect

Colegir

To hang up

Colgar

To put, place

Colocar

To begin, start, commence

Comenzar

To eat

Comer

To compose

Componer

To buy, purchase

Comprar

To understand

Comprender

To lead, drive, conduct

Conducir

To confess

Confesar

To know, be acquainted with

Conocer

To attain, get, obtain

Conseguir

To constitute, make up

Constituir

To construct, to build

Construir

To count, relate, tell

Contar

To contain, hold, restrain

Contener

To answer, reply to

Contestar

To continue

Continuar

To contribute, pay taxes

Contribuir

To convince

Convencer

To agree, to convene, to be fitting

Convenir

To convert

Convertir

To call together, convene, convoke, summon

Convocar

To correct

Corregir

To run, race, flow

Correr

To cut, cut off, cut out

Cortar

To create

Crear

To grow

Crecer

To believe

Creer

To breed, raise, bring up

Criar

To cross

Cruzar

To cover

Cubrir

To take care of oneself

Cuidarse

To fulfil, to keep (a promise), to reach ones birthday (use with años)

Cumplir

To give

Dar

To owe, must, ought

Deber

To decide

Decidir

To say, tell

Decir

To declare

Declarar

To devote oneself

Dedicarse

To defend

Defender

To let, permit, allow, leave

Dejar

To be delinquent, violate the law

Delinquir

To demonstrate, prove

Demostrar

To denounce

Denunciar

To depend

Depender

To knock down, to overthrow, tear down, throw down

Derribar

To have breakfast

Desayunar

To rest

Descansar

To describe, delineate

Describir

To discover, to reveal, uncover, unveil

Descubrir

To desire, wish, want

Desear

To play a part, act, discharge, perform (a duty), take out of pawn

Desempañar

To undo, to destroy, take apart

Deshacer

To say goodbye, take leave

Despedir

To detach, unglue, unstick, take off (aeroplane)

Despegar

To stretch

Desperezarse

To wake up

Despertarse

To destroy

Destruir

To undress

Desvestirse

To stop (someone from doing sth), to detain

Detener

To stop oneself

Detenerse

To return (an object), to refund, give back

Devolver

To design, to draw, sketch

Dibujar

To direct

Dirigir

To apologise, excuse oneself

Disculparse

To discuss, debate

Discutir

To enjoy, enjoy oneself

Disfrutar

To excuse, dispense, distribute, exempt

Dispensar

To distinguish

Distinguir

To have a good time, enjoy oneself, amuse oneself

Divertirse

To get divorced

Divorciarse

To ache, pain, hurt, cause grief, cause regret

Doler

To sleep

Dormir

To take a shower

Ducharse

To doubt

Dudar

To cast, fling, hurl, pitch, throw

Echar

To execute, carry out, perform

Ejecutar

To exercise, practice (a profession)

Ejercer

To elect, select, choose

Elegir

To soak in, soak up, suck in, imbibe

Embeber

To begin, start

Empezar

To employ, use

Emplear

To incite, inflame, kindle, light

Encender

To enclose, lock up, confine

Encerrar

To meet, encounter, find

Encontrar

To become angry, annoyed, irritated

Enfadarse

To get sick

Enfermarse

To get angry, cross

Enojarse

To teach, to show, point out

Enseñar

To understand

Entender

To enter, go in

Entrar

To deliver, hand over, give

Entregar

To enunciate, state

Enunciar

To send

Enviar

To wrap up

Envolver

To be mistaken, make a mistake

Equivocarse

To raise, stand up straight

Erguir

To err, wander, roam, miss

Errar

To choose, select, pick

Escoger

To write

Escribir

To listen (to)

Escuchar

To scatter, spread

Esparcir

To expect, hope, wait for

Esperar

To ski

Esquiar

To establish, set up

Establecer

To estimate, esteem, respect, value

Estimar

To study

Estudiar

To demand, urge, require

Exigir

To explain

Explicar

To express

Expresar

To fabricate, manufacture

Fabricar

To be lacking, to lack, miss, need

Faltar

To congratulate

Felicitar

To feast, entertain, celebrate

Festejar

To confide, to trust

Fiar

To take notice, pay attention, settle

Fijarse

To feign, pretend

Fingir

To sign

Firmar

To form, shape

Formar

To wash dishes, scrub

Fregar

To fry

Freír

To smoke

Fumar

To function, run (machine)

Funcionar

To earn, gain, win

Ganar

To spend, wear out, waste

Gastar

To grieve, groan, moan, howl

Gemir

To govern, rule

Gobernar

To enjoy

Gozar

To shout, to scream, shriek, cry out

Gritar

To grumble, grunt, growl

Gruñir

To lead, guide

Guiar

To inhabit, dwell, to live, reside

Habitar

To do, make

Hacer

To find, discover, locate

Hallar

To inherit

Heredar

To harm, hurt, wound

Herir

To escape, flee, run away

Huir

To be ignorant of, not know

Ignorar

To hinder, impede, prevent

Impedir

To imprint, impress, print, fix in the mind

Imprimir

To include, enclose

Incluir

To indicate, to point out

Indicar

To induce, influence, persuade, lead

Inducir

To influence, have influence on

Influir

To inform oneself, find out

Informarse

To immigrate

Inmigrar

To inscribe, record, register

Inscribir

To enroll, register, sign up

Inscribirse

To insist, persist, stress

Insistir

To be interested in

Interesarse

To introduce

Introducir

To invite

Invitar

To go away

Irse

To play (a sport or game)

Jugar

To join, to unite, connect

Juntar

To swear, take on oath

Jurar

To judge

Juzgar

To throw, hurl, fling, launch

Lanzar

To hurt oneself, feel sorry for, complain, regret

Lastimarse

To wash

Lavar

To wash oneself

Lavarse

To read

Leer

To lift, raise

Levantar

To get up, to ride

Levantarse

To clean

Limpiar

To clean oneself

Limpiarse

To call, nam

Llamar

To be called, be named

Llamarse

To arrive

Llegar

To fill

Llenar

To carry (away), to take (away), to wear

Llevar

To weep, cry, whine

Llorar

To fight, strive, struggle, wrestle

Luchar

To curse

Maldecir

To manage, handle, drive, operate (a vehicle)

Manejar

To maintain, keep up, support, to provide for

Mantener

To mark, note, oserve

Marcar

To walk, march, function/run (machine)

Marchar

To go away, to leave

Marcahrse

To kill

Matar

To measure, weigh, scan (verses)

Medir

To improve

Mejorar

To mention

Mencionar

To lie

Mentir

To merit, deserve

Merecer

To look, to look at, to watch

Mirar

To look at oneself/each other

Mirarse

To get wet

Mojarse

To mount, to go up, climb, get on, to wind (a watch)

Montar

To bite

Morder

To die

Morir

To show, point out, display

Mostrar

To move, persuade, excite

Mover

To change one's clothes, to change one's place of residence

Mudarse

To be born

Nacer

To swim

Nadar

To navigate, sail

Navegar

To need

Necesitar

To deny

Negar

To obey

Obedecer

To observe, notice

Observar

To obtain, get

Obtener

To hide oneself

Ocultarse

To occupy

Ocupar

To offer

Ofrecer

To hear

Oír

To smell

Oler

To forget

Olvidar

To oppose

Oponer

`To order, command, put in order, arrange

Ordenar

To organise, arrange, set up

Organizar

To dare, venture

Osar

To pay (for)

Pagar

To stop (someone or something)

Parar

To stop (oneself)

Pararse

To seem, appear

Parecer

To resemble, each other, look alike

Parecerse

To leave, depart, divide, split

Partir

To pass (by), happen, Spend (time)

Pasar

To take a walk, to parade

Pasearse

To ask for, request

Pedir

To beat, hit, slap, stick, glue, paste

Pegar

To comb one's hair

Peinarse

To perceive

Percibir

To lose

Perder

To pardon, forgive, excuse

Perdonar

To permit, allow, admit, grant

Permitir

To pertain, appertain, belong

Pertenecer

To paint

Pintar

To make up (one's face), to tint, to color (one's hair, lips, etc.)

Pintarse

To tread (on), strep on, to trample

Pisar

To gratify, humour, please

Placer

To chat, talk over, discuss

Platicar

To put, place, turn on (TV, radio)

Poner

To put on (clothing), become, to set (sun)

Ponerse

`To possess, to own

Poseer

To practice

Practicar

To predict, forecast, foretell

Predecir

To preach

Predicar

To prefer

Preferir

To ask, inquire, question

Preguntar

To be concerned, to worry, to be worried

Preocuparse

To prepare

Preparar

To be prepared, to get ready, to prepare oneself

Prepararse

To present, display, show, introduce

Presentar

To lend

Prestar

To begin

Principar

To test, prove, try, try on

Probar

To try on (clothes)

Probarse

To proclaim, to promulgate

Proclamar

To produce, cause

Producir

To prohibit, forbid

Prohibir

To pronounce

Pronunciar

To protect

Proteger

To putrefy, to rot

Pudrir/podrir

To polish

Pulir

To remain, to stay

Quedarse

To complain, to grumble

Quejarse

To burn, to fire

Quemar

To want, wish

Querer

To take off (clothing), remove oneself, withdraw

Quitarse

To scrape, to rub off, to erase, to wipe out, to fray

Raer

To realise, to carry out, to fulfill

Realizar

To receive, to get

Recibir

To pick (up), to gather, harvest, collect

Recoger

to recommend, commend, advise

Recomendar

To recognise, acknowledge, be grateful for

Reconocer

To remember, recall, remind

Recordar

To reduce

Reducir

To refer, relate

Referir

To give as a present/gift

Regalar

To water, irrigate, sprinkle

Regar

To return, go back, regress

Regresar

To laugh

reír

To refill, stuff

Rellenar

To remit, to forward, transmit

Remitir

To scold, quarrel

reñir

To mend, to repair, to notice, to observe

Reparar

To distribute

Repartir

To repeat

Repetir

To resolve, solve (a problem)

Resolver

To answer, to reply, to respond

Responder

To retire, to withdraw

Retirar

To delay

Retrasar

To assemble, get together, meet, gather

Reunirse

To revoke, to repeal

Revocar

To resolve, turn around, turn over, turn upside down

Revolver

To rob, steal

Robar

To nibble, to gnaw

Roer

To supplicate, to ask, to ask for, request, beg, pray

Rogar

To break, to shatter, to tear

Romper

To take out, to get

Sacar

To shake, jerk, jolt

Sacudir

To go out, leave

Salir

To jump, leap, hop, spring

Saltar

To greet, salute

Saludar

To satisfy

Satisfacer

To dry, wipe dry

Secar

To dry oneself

Secarse

To follow, pursue, continue

Seguir

To signal, to indicate, to point out, show

señalar

To sit down

Sentarse

To feel sorry, regret, feel

Sentir

To feel (eg. well, ill)

Sentirse

To separate, to detach, to sort, to set apart

Separar

To serve

Servir

To mean, signify

Significar

To help, aid, assist

Socorrer

To choke, to smother, suffocate, stifle

Sofocar

To sob, whimper

Sollozar

To subdue, subject, surrender, submit

Someter

To ring, echo, resound, sound

Sonar

To dream

soñar

To smile

sonreír

To blow

Soplar

To surprise, astonish

Sorprender

To suspect

Sospechar

To sustain, support, maintain, uphold

Sostener

To go up, climb, rise, mount, get on

Subir

To underline, emphasise

Subrayar

To subscribe, agree to, sign

Subscribir

To suffer, endure, bear, undergo

Sufrir

To hint, insinuate, suggest

Sugerir

TO submerge, plunge, immerse, sink

Sumergir

To suppose, assume

Suponer

To suppress, abolish, eliminate, delete

Suprimir

To surge, spout up, spurt up, arise, appear, emerge

Surgir

To sigh

Suspirar

To pluck, play (a stringed instrument)

tañer

To telephone

Telefonear

To telegraph

Telegrafiar

To tremble, quake, quiver, shake, shiver

Temblar

To fear, dread

Temer

To extend, offer, stretch, spread out, hang out (washing)

Tender

To have, hold

Tener

To examine by touch, to attempt, to try

tentar

To end, terminate, finish

Terminar

To pull, draw, pitch, shoot, throw, fling

Tirar

To play (music or a musical instrument), touch

Tocar

To take, to have (something to eat or drink)

Tomar

To toast, tan, roast (coffee)

Tostar

To work, to labor

Trabajar

To translate

Traducir

To bring

Traer

To try, treat a subject

Tratar

To stumble, blunder

Tropezar

To connect, unite, join, bind, attach

Unir

To use, employ, wear

Usar

To utilise

Utilizar

To empty

Vaciar

TO be worth, cost

Valer

To stay awake, guard, watch over

Velar

To conquer, overcome, defeat

Vencer

To sell

Vender

To verify, check

Verificar

To dress oneself, to get dressed

Vestirse

To travel

Viajar

To watch over, to keep guard, to look out for

Vigilar

To fly

Volar

To return go back,

Volver

To vote, vow

Votar

To lie down, to be lying down, to lie in a grave

Yacer

To buzz, hum, flutter around

Zumbar

To darn, to mend

Zurcir

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