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English Verbs

Base Form	nail
Past Form	nailed
Past Participle Form	nailed
s/es/ies Form	nails
-ing Form	nailing

Definitions

hit hard
take into custody
complete a pass
locate exactly
succeed at easily

Usage Examples

The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome
She nailed her astrophysics course
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
nail the board onto the wall

English Verbs

Base Form	impend
Past Form	impended
Past Participle Form	impended
s/es/ies Form	impends
-ing Form	impending

Definitions

be imminent or about to happen

Usage Examples

Changes are impending

English Verbs

Base Form	rub
Past Form	rubbed
Past Participle Form	rubbed
s/es/ies Form	rubs
-ing Form	rubbing

Definitions

an unforeseen obstacle
the act of rubbing or wiping
cause friction
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
move over something with pressure

Usage Examples

he gave the hood a quick rub
rub my hands
rub oil into her skin

English Verbs

Base Form	impair
Past Form	impaired
Past Participle Form	impaired
s/es/ies Form	impairs
-ing Form	impairing

Definitions

make imperfect
make worse or less effective

Usage Examples

His vision was impaired

English Verbs

Base Form	wave
Past Form	waved
Past Participle Form	waved
s/es/ies Form	waves
-ing Form	waving

Definitions

signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
an undulating curve
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Usage Examples

She waved to her friends
He waved his hand hospitably
She waved her gun
the waves rolled towards the beach
a wave of settlers

English Verbs

Base Form	sate
Past Form	sated
Past Participle Form	sated
s/es/ies Form	sates
-ing Form	sating

Definitions

fill to satisfaction

Usage Examples

I am sated

English Verbs

Base Form	shoot
Past Form	shot
Past Participle Form	shot
s/es/ies Form	shoots
-ing Form	shooting

Definitions

make a film or photograph of something
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
move quickly and violently
hit with a missile from a weapon
spend frivolously and unwisely

Usage Examples

shoot a movie
shoot a star
shoot a basket
shoot a goal
shoot a glance

English Verbs

Base Form	impose
Past Form	imposed
Past Participle Form	imposed
s/es/ies Form	imposes
-ing Form	imposing

Definitions

impose something unpleasant
compel to behave in a certain way
impose and collect

Usage Examples

Social relations impose courtesy

English Verbs

Base Form	blush
Past Form	blushed
Past Participle Form	blushed
s/es/ies Form	blushes
-ing Form	blushing

Definitions

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
become rosy or reddish

Usage Examples

The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air

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English Verbs

Base Form	hunt
Past Form	hunted
Past Participle Form	hunted
s/es/ies Form	hunts
-ing Form	hunting

Definitions

an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
United States architect (1827-1895)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
pursue or chase relentlessly

Usage Examples

The hunters traced the deer into the woods
Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
The Duke hunted in these woods
the hunt for submarines
They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood

English Verbs

Base Form	illustrate
Past Form	illustrated
Past Participle Form	illustrated
s/es/ies Form	illustrates
-ing Form	illustrating

Definitions

clarify by giving an example of
depict with an illustration
supply with illustrations

Usage Examples

illustrate a book with drawings

English Verbs

Base Form	direct
Past Form	directed
Past Participle Form	directed
s/es/ies Form	directs
-ing Form	directing

Definitions

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
take somebody somewhere
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
put an address on (an envelope)
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Usage Examples

in direct sunlight
in direct contact with the voters
direct exposure to the disease
a direct link
the direct cause of the accident

English Verbs

Base Form	correspond
Past Form	corresponded
Past Participle Form	corresponded
s/es/ies Form	corresponds
-ing Form	corresponding

Definitions

be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
exchange messages

Usage Examples

My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years

English Verbs

Base Form	dine
Past Form	dined
Past Participle Form	dined
s/es/ies Form	dines
-ing Form	dining

Definitions

give dinner to; host for dinner
have supper; eat dinner

Usage Examples

We often dine with friends in this restaurant

English Verbs

Base Form	restrain
Past Form	restrained
Past Participle Form	restrained
s/es/ies Form	restrains
-ing Form	restraining

Definitions

prevent the action or expression of
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
prevent (someone or something) from doing something

Usage Examples

she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays
security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe

English Verbs

Base Form	burst
Past Form	burst
Past Participle Form	burst
s/es/ies Form	bursts
-ing Form	bursting

Definitions

force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
a sudden intense happening
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
be in a state of movement or action
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

Usage Examples

an outburst of heavy rain
a burst of lightning
The dam burst
a burst of applause
the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft

English Verbs

Base Form	nod
Past Form	nodded
Past Participle Form	nodded
s/es/ies Form	nods
-ing Form	nodding

Definitions

a sign of assent or salutation or command
be almost asleep
express or signify by nodding
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion

Usage Examples

The old man sat nodding by the fireplace
He nodded his approval
The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer
the flowers were nodding in the breeze
The old man was nodding in his chair

English Verbs

Base Form	endanger
Past Form	endangered
Past Participle Form	endangered
s/es/ies Form	endangers
-ing Form	entangling

Definitions

pose a threat to; present a danger to
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Usage Examples

The pollution is endangering the crops

English Verbs

Base Form	wring
Past Form	wrung
Past Participle Form	wrung
s/es/ies Form	wrings
-ing Form	wringing

Definitions

twist and press out of shape
a twisting squeeze
obtain by coercion or intimidation
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid

Usage Examples

gave the wet cloth a wring
wring the towels

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