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English Verbs

Base Form	trample
Past Form	trampled
Past Participle Form	trampled
s/es/ies Form	tramples
-ing Form	trampling

Definitions

walk on and flatten
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
injure by trampling or as if by trampling

Usage Examples

trample the flowers
The soldiers trampled across the fields
he heard the trample of many feet
The passerby was trampled by an elephant

English Verbs

Base Form	fry
Past Form	fried
Past Participle Form	fried
s/es/ies Form	fries
-ing Form	frying

Definitions

a young person of either sex
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
be excessively hot

Usage Examples

fry the pancakes

English Verbs

Base Form	dry
Past Form	dried
Past Participle Form	dried
s/es/ies Form	dries
-ing Form	drying

Definitions

become dry or drier
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
humorously sarcastic or mocking
remove the moisture from and make dry

Usage Examples

The laundry dries in the sun
a dry book
a dry lecture filled with trivial details
dry humor
dry clothes

English Verbs

Base Form	close
Past Form	closed
Past Participle Form	closed
s/es/ies Form	closes
-ing Form	closing

Definitions

cease to operate or cause to cease operating
come to a close
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
of textiles
marked by fidelity to an original

Usage Examples

The owners decided to move and to close the factory
My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
close up the shop
The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
she was close to tears

English Verbs

Base Form	suggest
Past Form	suggested
Past Participle Form	suggested
s/es/ies Form	suggests
-ing Form	suggesting

Definitions

make a proposal, declare a plan for something
call to mind
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
imply as a possibility

Usage Examples

The evidence suggests a need for more clarification

English Verbs

Base Form	scald
Past Form	scalded
Past Participle Form	scalded
s/es/ies Form	scalds
-ing Form	scalding

Definitions

subject to harsh criticism
a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
burn with a hot liquid or steam
heat to the boiling point
the act of burning with steam or hot water

Usage Examples

She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out
scald the milk
scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled

English Verbs

Base Form	apply
Past Form	applied
Past Participle Form	applied
s/es/ies Form	applies
-ing Form	applying

Definitions

be pertinent or relevant or applicable
avail oneself to
be applicable to; as to an analysis
apply to a surface
give or convey physically

Usage Examples

The same laws apply to you!
apply a principle
I apply this rule to get good results
Please apply yourself to your homework
apply for a job

English Verbs

Base Form	enter
Past Form	entered
Past Participle Form	entered
s/es/ies Form	enters
-ing Form	entering

Definitions

to come or go into
be or play a part of or in
register formally as a participant or member
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
take on duties or office

Usage Examples

the boat entered an area of shallow marshes
enter a race
enter an agreement
enter a drug treatment program
enter negotiations

English Verbs

Base Form	find
Past Form	found
Past Participle Form	found
s/es/ies Form	finds
-ing Form	finding

Definitions

the act of discovering something
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
perceive or be contemporaneous with

Usage Examples

We find this idea in Plato
I find him to be obnoxious
My son went to Berkeley to find himself
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
find the product of two numbers

English Verbs

Base Form	migrate
Past Form	migrated
Past Participle Form	migrated
s/es/ies Form	migrates
-ing Form	migrating

Definitions

move from one country or region to another and settle there
move periodically or seasonally

Usage Examples

Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
birds migrate in the Winter
The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting

English Verbs

Base Form	moo
Past Form	mooed
Past Participle Form	mooed
s/es/ies Form	moos
-ing Form	mooing

Definitions

make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
the sound made by a cow or bull

English Verbs

Base Form	gaze
Past Form	gazed
Past Participle Form	gazed
s/es/ies Form	gazes
-ing Form	gazing

Definitions

look at with fixed eyes
a long fixed look

Usage Examples

he fixed his paternal gaze on me

English Verbs

Base Form	study
Past Form	studied
Past Participle Form	studied
s/es/ies Form	studies
-ing Form	studying

Definitions

a branch of knowledge
give careful consideration to
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
attentive consideration and meditation
preliminary drawing for later elaboration

Usage Examples

anthropology is the study of human beings
no schools offer graduate study in interior design
He is meditating in his study
He is studying geology in his room
this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale

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English Verbs

Base Form	desire
Past Form	desired
Past Participle Form	desired
s/es/ies Form	desires
-ing Form	desiring

Definitions

expect and wish
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
an inclination to want things
express a desire for
something that is desired

Usage Examples

a man of many desires

English Verbs

Base Form	inflame
Past Form	inflamed
Past Participle Form	inflamed
s/es/ies Form	inflames
-ing Form	inflaming

Definitions

cause to start burning
catch fire
arouse or excite feelings and passions
become inflamed; get sore
cause inflammation in

Usage Examples

His throat inflamed
The repetitive motion inflamed her joint

English Verbs

Base Form	drive
Past Form	drove
Past Participle Form	driven
s/es/ies Form	drives
-ing Form	driving

Definitions

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
the act of applying force to propel something
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
have certain properties when driven

Usage Examples

he sliced his drive out of bounds
after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
he took the family for a drive in his new car
He drives me mad
My new truck drives well

English Verbs

Base Form	terminate
Past Form	terminated
Past Participle Form	terminated
s/es/ies Form	terminates
-ing Form	terminating

Definitions

bring to an end or halt
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Usage Examples

The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
The company terminated 25% of its workers
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed

English Verbs

Base Form	sing
Past Form	sang
Past Participle Form	sung
s/es/ies Form	sings
-ing Form	singing

Definitions

make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
divulge confidential information or secrets
deliver by singing
produce tones with the voice
to make melodious sounds

Usage Examples

the kettle was singing
She was singing while she was cooking
My brother sings very well
The nightingale was singing

English Verbs

Base Form	ache
Past Form	ached
Past Participle Form	ached
s/es/ies Form	aches
-ing Form	aching

Definitions

feel physical pain
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
be the source of pain
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Usage Examples

She ached for a cigarette

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