Verbs are the heartbeat of any conversation — you need them to share a story, ask a question, or just order your favorite coffee. This list rounds up around 1,000 common English verbs that you’ll actually hear and use every day. No dusty textbook filler, just action words that keep your sentences moving. Put these common verbs to work while reading Hansel and Gretel at A2 level.
Inside the interactive table, you’ll get US IPA for clear pronunciation, a plain-English meaning, and a real-world example sentence. There’s also a play button next to every word, so you can listen as you learn — your ears need practice too.
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| Word | IPA | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce | /rɪˈdjuːs/ | To become or to make something become smaller in size amount degree importance etc | We need to reduce our spending. | |
| reduced | /rɪˈdust/ | made smaller or less | The company reduced prices during the holiday sale. | |
| Refer | /rɪˈfɜr/ | To tell a reader to look somewhere else in a book for more information | Please refer to page 5. | |
| referred | /rɪˈfɝːd/ | mentioned or directed someone to something | The doctor referred me to a specialist. | |
| Reflect | /rɪˈflɛkt/ | If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it | The light reflected off the water. | |
| Reform | /rɪˈfɔrm/ | To make an improvement | They want to reform the education system. | |
| Refresh | /rɪˈfrɛʃ/ | To make someone less hot or tired | A cool drink will refresh you. | |
| Refuse | /rɪˈfjuz/ | To say that you will not do or accept something | He refused to help me. | |
| Regard | /rɪˈɡɑrd/ | To consider or have an opinion about something or someone | He is highly regarded in his profession. | |
| Register | /ˈrɛdʒɪstər/ | To put information, especially your name, into an official list or record | You need to register for the course. | |
| registered | /ˈredʒɪstərd/ | recorded officially on a list | She registered for the class online. | |
| Regret | /rɪˈɡrɛt/ | To feel sorry about a situation, especially something sad or wrong or a mistake that you have made | I regret leaving school so young. | |
| Reject | /rɪˈdʒɛkt/ | To refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone | The bank rejected his loan application. | |
| Relate | /rɪˈleɪt/ | To find or show the connection between two or more things | How do these two ideas relate? | |
| related | /rɪˈleɪtɪd/ | connected or associated | The two problems are closely related. | |
| Relax | /rɪˈlæks/ | To rest while you are doing something enjoyable especially after work or effort | I just want to relax this weekend. | |
| Release | /rɪˈliːs/ | To give freedom or free movement to someone or something | He was released from prison. | |
| releases | /rɪˈlisɪz/ | lets something go out | The company releases a new game today. | |
| Remain | /rɪˈmeɪn/ | To stay in the same place or in the same condition | Please remain seated. | |
| Remember | /rɪˈmɛmbər/ | To keep something in your mind | I remember your name. | |
| Remind | /rɪˈmaɪnd/ | To make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten | Please remind me to call her. | |
| Remove | /rɪˈmuːv/ | To take something or someone away from somewhere or off something | Remove your shoes before entering. | |
| removed | /rɪˈmuvd/ | took something away | He removed his shoes before entering the house. | |
| Rent | /rɛnt/ | To pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room house car television etc | We rent an apartment in the city. | |
| Repair | /rɪˈpɛr/ | To put something that is damaged broken or not working correctly back into good condition or make it work again | Can you repair my watch? |
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