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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay | /steɪ/ | To not move away from or leave a place or situation | We stayed in a nice hotel. | |
| Steal | /stil/ | To take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it | Someone stole my bicycle. | |
| stock | /stɑk/ | to keep goods for sale | Small shops stock local products. | |
| stop | /stɑp/ | to not move | Stop running. | |
| Strike | /straɪk/ | To refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions pay levels or job losses | The workers decided to strike. | |
| string | /strɪŋ/ | to put on a string | They string lights across the room. | |
| studies | /ˈstʌdiz/ | learns about a subject | She studies English every evening. | |
| Study | /ˈstʌdi/ | To learn something | I study English. | |
| subject | /səbˈdʒɛkt/ | to force someone to experience something | They subjected the material to heat. | |
| Submit | /səbˈmɪt/ | To give or offer something for a decision to be made by others | You must submit your essay by Friday. | |
| subscribe | /səbˈskraɪb/ | to sign up to get something regularly | Please subscribe to our email list. | |
| Succeed | /səkˈsid/ | To achieve something that you have been aiming for | If you work hard you will succeed. | |
| Suffer | /ˈsʌfər/ | To experience physical or mental pain | She suffers from headaches. | |
| Suggest | /səˈdʒɛst/ | To mention an idea possible plan or action for other people to consider | I suggest we go out for dinner. | |
| suggested | /səˈdʒɛstɪd/ | mentioned an idea for others to consider | She suggested meeting earlier to avoid traffic. | |
| supply | /səˈplaɪ/ | to provide something needed | Local farms supply fresh vegetables to the market. | |
| Support | /səˈpɔrt/ | To agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him her or it to succeed | My family always supports me. | |
| supporting | /səˈpɔrtɪŋ/ | helping someone or something continue or succeed | Her friends are supporting her during a difficult time. | |
| supports | /səˈpɔrts/ | helps or gives strength to something | This evidence supports her opinion. | |
| Suppose | /səˈpoʊz/ | To think that something is likely to be true | I suppose you are right. | |
| Surf | /sɜrf/ | To ride on a wave as it comes towards land while standing or lying on a special board | He loves to surf in Hawaii. | |
| Surround | /səˈraʊnd/ | To be everywhere around something | The house is surrounded by trees. | |
| survey | /sərˈveɪ/ | to examine or question systematically | Researchers surveyed local residents. | |
| Survive | /sərˈvaɪv/ | To continue to live or exist especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult situation | The plants didn't survive the winter. | |
| Suspect | /səˈspɛkt/ | To think or believe something to be true or probable | I suspect he is lying. |
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