English Verbs
| Base Form | chase |
| Past Form | chased |
| Past Participle Form | chased |
| s/es/ies Form | chases |
| -ing Form | chasing |
Definitions
- cut a furrow into a columns
- go after with the intent to catch
- United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
- pursue someone sexually or romantically
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Usage Examples
- The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
- the dog chased the rabbit
- chase silver
English Verbs
| Base Form | decide |
| Past Form | decided |
| Past Participle Form | decided |
| s/es/ies Form | decides |
| -ing Form | deciding |
Definitions
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- cause to decide
- influence or determine
Usage Examples
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- This new development finally decided me!
- The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election
English Verbs
| Base Form | rebuild |
| Past Form | rebuilt |
| Past Participle Form | rebuilt |
| s/es/ies Form | rebuilds |
| -ing Form | rebuilding |
Usage Examples
- The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb
English Verbs
| Base Form | prepare |
| Past Form | prepared |
| Past Participle Form | prepared |
| s/es/ies Form | prepares |
| -ing Form | preparing |
Definitions
- create by training and teaching
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- educate for a future role or function
Usage Examples
- prepare for war
- The prince was prepared to become King one day
- prepare the discord in bar 139
- prepare a report
- prepare a speech
English Verbs
| Base Form | surpass |
| Past Form | surpassed |
| Past Participle Form | surpassed |
| s/es/ies Form | surpasses |
| -ing Form | surpassing |
Definitions
- move past
- be greater in scope or size than some standard
- distinguish oneself
- be or do something to a greater degree
Usage Examples
- One line of soldiers surpassed the other
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
English Verbs
| Base Form | sag |
| Past Form | sagged |
| Past Participle Form | sagged |
| s/es/ies Form | sags |
| -ing Form | sagging |
Definitions
- a shape that sags
- cause to sag
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Usage Examples
- there was a sag in the chair seat
- The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably
English Verbs
| Base Form | contest |
| Past Form | contested |
| Past Participle Form | contested |
| s/es/ies Form | contests |
| -ing Form | contesting |
Definitions
- an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- a struggle between rivals
Usage Examples
- They contested the outcome of the race
English Verbs
| Base Form | broadcast |
| Past Form | broadcast |
| Past Participle Form | broadcast |
| s/es/ies Form | broadcasts |
| -ing Form | broadcasting |
Definitions
- cause to become widely known
- a radio or television show
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- message that is transmitted by radio or television
- sow over a wide area, especially by hand
Usage Examples
- broadcast the news
- broadcast seeds
English Verbs
| Base Form | immure |
| Past Form | immured |
| Past Participle Form | immured |
| s/es/ies Form | immures |
| -ing Form | immuring |
Definitions
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
English Verbs
| Base Form | canvass |
| Past Form | canvassed |
| Past Participle Form | canvassed |
| s/es/ies Form | canvasses |
| -ing Form | canvassing |
Definitions
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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 | escape |
| Past Form | escaped |
| Past Participle Form | escaped |
| s/es/ies Form | escapes |
| -ing Form | escaping |
Definitions
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
- a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- fail to experience
Usage Examples
- We escaped to our summer house for a few days
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
- they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
English Verbs
| Base Form | organize |
| Past Form | organized |
| Past Participle Form | organized |
| s/es/ies Form | organizes |
| -ing Form | organizing |
Definitions
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
- form or join a union
- create (as an entity)
- cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
- bring order and organization to
Usage Examples
- Can you help me organize my files?
- organize a strike
English Verbs
| Base Form | educate |
| Past Form | educated |
| Past Participle Form | educated |
| s/es/ies Form | educates |
| -ing Form | educating |
Definitions
- create by training and teaching
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- give an education to
Usage Examples
- We must educate our youngsters better
English Verbs
| Base Form | scarp |
| Past Form | scarped |
| Past Participle Form | scarped |
| s/es/ies Form | scarps |
| -ing Form | scarping |
Definitions
- a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
English Verbs
| Base Form | connote |
| Past Form | connoted |
| Past Participle Form | connoted |
| s/es/ies Form | connotes |
| -ing Form | connoting |
Definitions
- involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
- express or state indirectly
English Verbs
| Base Form | reset |
| Past Form | reset |
| Past Participle Form | reset |
| s/es/ies Form | resets |
| -ing Form | resetting |
Definitions
- adjust again after an initial failure
- device for resetting instruments or controls
- set anew
- set to zero
Usage Examples
- reset instruments and dials
English Verbs
| Base Form | shed |
| Past Form | shed |
| Past Participle Form | shed |
| s/es/ies Form | sheds |
| -ing Form | shedding |
Definitions
- cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
- pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
- get rid of
- shed at an early stage of development
Usage Examples
- our dog sheds every Spring
- shed tears
- God shed His grace on Thee
- he shed his image as a pushy boss
- shed your clothes
English Verbs
| Base Form | consecrate |
| Past Form | consecrated |
| Past Participle Form | consecrated |
| s/es/ies Form | consecrates |
| -ing Form | consecrating |
Definitions
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- dedicate to a deity by a vow
- render holy by means of religious rites
- appoint to a clerical posts
- solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
Usage Examples
- consecrate your life to the church
- a life consecrated to science
- the consecrated chapel
English Verbs
| Base Form | sally |
| Past Form | sallied |
| Past Participle Form | sallied |
| s/es/ies Form | sallies |
| -ing Form | sallying |
Definitions
- a venture off the beaten path
- witty remark
- a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
Usage Examples
- a sally into the wide world beyond his home
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