2000 most useful words in english

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2000 Most useful words in EnglishThe most useful 2000 words in EnglishThese are the most common 2000 words in English. They are the most useful wordsfor your study of English because you will meet them very often. You cannotlearn English without them!! You have no choice but to learn these words if youwish to learn even basic English. However, you probably already know most ofthese words. Look through this list and underline any words and phrases you donot know. There are no numbers, days and months in this list.

Be very careful of 2 thingsBecause you may know the word as a verb does not mean you know the nounremember that there are word family members to learn too. E.g. help --> helps,helping, helped, helpful, helpless, unhelpful etc.sthg = something s/one = someone s/where = somewhereto buy (sthg) means 'to buy' or 'to buy something'to meet (s/one) means 'to meet' or 'to meet someone'to agree (with s/one) means 'to agree' or 'to agree with someone'to teach (sthg (to s/one)) means 'to teach', 'to teach someone'; 'to teachsomething' or 'to teach something to someone'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

aan abilityablebe able to do sthgaboutabovean absenceabsolutelyacademicto accept sthgaccessan accidentto accompany s/one

according to s/one or sthgan accountto account for sthgto achieve sthgan achievementan acidto acquire sthgacrossan actto actan actionactive

an activityactualactuallyto add (sthg)an additionadditionalan addressto address s/one or sthgan administrationto admit sthgto adopt s/onean adultan advance

an advantageadviceto advise (s/one)


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an affairto affect sthgto afford sthgafraidafteran afternoonafterwards

againagainstan agean agencyan agentagoto agree (with s/one)an agreementaheadaidan aimto aim for sthg

to aim to + verbairan aircraftallto allow sthgalmostalonealonealongalreadyalrightalsoalternative

an alternativealthoughalwaysamongamongstan amountan analysisancientandan animalto announce sthgannualanotheran answerto answer (s/one)anyanybodyanyoneanythinganywayapartapparentapparentlyan appealto appeal (to s/one)

to appear (in sthg)to appear at a placean appearance


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an applicationto apply (to s/one)to apply (for sthg)to appoint s/onean appointmentan approachto approach s/one

appropriateto approve (sthg)an areato argue (with s/one)an argumentto arisean arman armyaroundto arrange sthgan arrangementto arrive (at a place)

(an) artan articlean artistasto ask (s/one)an aspectan assemblyto assess sthgan assessmentan assetto associate with s/onean associationto assume sthg

an assumptionatan atmosphereto attach sthg (to sthg)an attackto attack (s/one)an attemptto attempt sthgto attend (sthg)attentionan attitudeto attract s/one or sthgattractivean audiencean authoran authorityavailableaverageto avoid s/one or sthgan awardto award sthg to s/oneawareawaya babyback

a backa backgroundbad


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a baga balancea balla banda banka bara base

to base sthg on sthgbasica basisa battleto beto bear sthgto beat s/onebeautifulbecauseto become sthg or s/onea beda bedroom

beforeto begin sthga beginninga behaviourbehinda beliefto believe (s/one)to believe in sthgto belong to sthgbelowbeneatha benefitbeside

bestbetterbetweenbeyondbiga billto bind sthga birda birtha bitblacka blockbloodbloodyto blowbluea boarda boata bodya bonea booka borderbotha bottlea bottom

a boxa boya brain


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a branchto break sthga breatha bridgebriefbrightto bring sthg

broada brothera budgetto build sthga buildingto burn sthga busa businessbusybutto buy (sthg)by

a cabineta callto call s/onea campaigncan do / be /have ...a candidatecapablea capacitya capitala cara cardcareto care (for s/one or sthg)

a careercarefulcarefullyto carry sthga casecasha catto catch (sthg)a categorya causeto cause sthga cellcentrala centre (or center)a centurycertaincertainlya chaina chaira chairmana challengea chancea changeto change (sthg)a channel

a chaptera charactera characteristic


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a chargeto charge s/onecheapto check sthga chemicalchiefa child

a choiceto choose sthg or s/onea churcha circlea circumstancea citizena citycivila claimto claim sthga classclean

clearto clear sthgclearlya clientto climb (sthg)be close (to sthg)to close sthgcloselyclothesa clubcoal(a) code(a) coffee

colda colleagueto collect sthga collectiona collegea coloura combinationto combine sthgto comea commentto comment (on sthg)commerciala commissionto commit sthga commitmenta committeecommon(a) communicationa communitya companyto compare sthg (with sthg)a comparisona competitioncompleteto complete sthg

completelycomplexa component


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a computerto concentrate (on sthg)a concentrationa concepta concernto concern oneself with sthgconcerned

to conclude sthga conclusiona conditionto conduct sthga conferenceconfidenceto confirm sthga conflicta congressto connect sthg (with sthg)a connectiona consequence

conservativeto consider sthgconsiderablea considerationto consist of sthgconstanta constructiona consumera contactto contact s/oneto contain sthgcontenta context

to continue sthga contracta contrastto contribute to sthga contribution(a) controlto control sthga conventiona conversationa copya cornercorporatecorrect'cos (because)a costto costcould do / be / ...a councilto count sthga countrya countya couplea coursea courta cover

to cover sthgto create (sthg)a creation


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credit(a) crimecriminala crisisa criterioncritical(a) criticism

to cross sthga crowdto crycultural(a) culturea cupcurrentcurrentlya curriculuma customera cutto cut sthg

damageto damage sthga dangerdangerousdarkdataa dateto date s/onea daughtera daydeada dealto deal with s/one or sthg

(a) deatha debatea debta decadeto decide sthga decisionto declare sthgdeepa defencea defensea defendantto define sthga definitiona degreeto deliver sthga demandto demand sthgdemocraticto demonstrate sthgto deny sthga departmentto depend on sthg or s/onea deputyto derive sthgto describe sthg

a descriptiona designto design sthg


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(a) desirea deskdespiteto destroy sthga detaildetailedto determine sthg

to develop sthga developmenta deviceto diea differencedifferentdifficulta difficultya dinnerdirectto direct sthga direction

directlya directorto disappeara disciplineto discover sthgto discuss sthga discussiona diseasea displayto display sthga distancea distinctiona distribution

a districtto divide sthga divisionto do sthga doctora documenta dogdomestica doordoublea doubtdownto draw sthga drawinga dreama dressto dressa drinkto drink (sthg)a driveto drive sthga driverto drop sthga drugdry

dueduringa duty


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eachan earearlyto earn sthgan eartheasilyeast

easyto eat (sthg)economican economyan edgean editoran educationeducationalan effecteffectiveeffectivelyan effort

an eggeitherelderlyan electionan elementelseelsewhereto emergean emphasisto employ s/onean employeean employeremployment

emptyto enable sthg to +verbto encourage sthgto encourage (s/one to do ..)an endto end sthgan enemyenergyan engineengineeringto enjoy sthgenoughto ensure sthg +verb(+s)to enter sthgan enterpriseentireentirelyto entitle s/one to sthgan entryan environmentenvironmentalequalequallyan equipmentan error

to escape (from sthg or s/one)especiallyessential


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to establish sthgan establishmentan estateto estimate sthgevenan eveningan event

eventuallyevereveryeverybodyeveryoneeverythingevidenceexactlyan examinationto examine sthg or s/onean exampleexcellent

exceptan exchangean executivean exerciseto exercisean exhibitionto existan existenceexistingto expect sthgto expect s/one to do sthgan expectationan expenditure

an expenseexpensivean experienceto experiencean experimentan expertto explain (sthg)an explanationto explore (sthg)to express sthg (to s/one)an expressionto extend sthgan extentexternalextraextremelyan eyea faceto face sthg or s/onea facilitya facta factora factoryto fail (sthg)a failure

fairfairlya faith


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a fallto fallfamiliara familyfamousfara farm

a farmera fashionfasta fathera favoura fearto fear sthg or s/onea featurea feeto feel sthga feelingfemale

few(a) fewa fieldto fight (s/one)a figurea fileto fill sthga filmfinalfinallyfinancefinancialto find sthg or s/one

a findingfinea fingerto finish sthga firea firmfirsta fishto fitto fix sthga flata flighta floora flowa flowerto fly (sthg)to focus (on sthg)to follow sthg or s/onefollowinga fooda foota footballfora forceto force s/one to do sthg

foreigna forestto forget (sthg or s/one)


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a formto form sthgformalformerforwarda foundationfree

a freedomfrequentlyfresha friendfromfrontthe fronta fruita fuelfullfullya function

a fundfunnyfurtherfuturea futureto gain sthga gamea gardena gasa gateto gather (sthg or s/one)generala general

generallyto generate sthga generationa gentlemanto get sthga girlto give sthga glassto go somewhereto go to (+ name)a goala goda goldgoodgoodsa governmenta grantto grant s/one sthggreatgreengrey (or gray)a grounda groupto grow (sthg)growing

a growtha guesta guide


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a guna hairhalf of sthga halfa halla handto hand sthg (to s/one)

to handle sthgto hang sthg (on sthg)to happenhappyhardhardlyto hate sthg or s/oneto have sthghea headto head somewherea health

can hear (sthg)to hear (sthg)a hearta heatheavyhella helpto help (s/one with sthg)henceherhereherselfto hide (sthg or s/one)

highhighlya hillhimhimselfhishistoricala historyto hit sthg or s/oneto hold sthga holea holiday(a) homea hopeto hope (for sthg)a horsea hospitalhota hotela houra housea householdhousinghowhowever

hugehumana human


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to hurt (s/one or sthg)a husbandIan ideato identify s/oneifto ignore s/one

to illustrate sthgan imageto imagine (sthg)immediateimmediatelyan impactan implicationto imply sthgimportanceimportantto impose s/one with sthgimpossible

an impressionto improve sthgan improvementinan incidentto include sthg (in sthg)includingan incomean increaseto increase sthgincreasedincreasinglyindeed

independentan indexto indicate sthgindividualan individualindustrialan industry(an) influenceto influence sthg or s/oneto inform s/one about sthgto inform s/one of sthginformationinitialan initiativean injuryinsideto insist on sthgan instanceinsteadan institutean institutionan instructionan instrumentinsuranceto intend to do sthg

to intend doing sthgan intentionan interest


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interestedinterestinginternalinternationalan interpretationan interviewinto

to introduce s/one (to s/one)an introductionto investigate (sthg)an investigationan investmentto invite s/one (to s/where)to involve s/one (in sthg)an ironan islandan issueto issue sthgit

an itemitsitselfa jobto join sthg (to sthg)jointa journeya judgeto judge (sthg)to jumpjusta justiceto keep sthg

keya keya kidto kill (s/one)a kinda kinga kitchena kneeto know (sthg)a knowledgelaboura lack of sthga ladya landa languagelargelargelylastto lastlatelaterlatterto laugh (at sthg)to laugh (with s/one)to laugh about sthg

to launch sthga lawa lawyer


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to laya leadto lead (sthg or s/one)a leadera leadershipleadinga leaf

a leagueto leanto learn (sthg)leastto leave (s/where)lefta leglegala legislationa lengthlessto let s/one do sthg

a lettera levela liabilityliberala libraryto liea lifeto lift (sthg or s/one)lighta lighta likebe like sthg or s/oneto like sthg or s/one

likelya limitto limit sthglimiteda linea linkto link sthg (to sthg)a lipa listto listen (to sthg)to listen (to s/one)a literaturelittleto live (s/where)livinga loanlocala locationlonga lookto look (at sthg)to look (at s/one)a lordto lose (sthg or s/one)a loss

a lota loveto love (sthg or s/one)


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lovelylowa luncha machinea magazinemainmainly

to maintain sthgmajora majorityto make sthgbe malea malea manto manage (sthg)a managementa managera mannermany

a mapa markto mark sthga marketto market sthga marriagebe married (to s/one)get married (to s/one)to marry s/one(a) massa mastera matchto match sthg with sthg

a materiala matterto mattermay do / be / ...maybemea mealto mean sthga meaninga meansmeanwhilea measureto measure sthga mechanismmediamedicalto meet (s/one)a meetinga membera membershipa memorymentalto mention sthg (to s/one)merelya message

a metala methoda middle


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might do / be / ...a milemilitarya milka mindto mind (sthg)a mine

a ministera ministrya minuteto miss sthg or s/onea mistakea modelmoderna modulea momentmoneya monthmore

a morningmosta mothera motiona motora mountaina moutha moveto move sthga movementmucha murdera museum

musicmustmymyselfa nameto name sthg or s/onenarrowa nationnationalnaturala naturenearnearlynecessarilynecessarya necka needto need sthg or s/oneto need to do sthga negotiationa neighbourneithera networknevernevertheless

newnewsa newspaper


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nextnicea nightnono-onenobodyto nod

a noisenonenornormalnormallynorthnortherna nosenota noteto note sthgnothing

a noticeto notice (sthg)a notionnownucleara numbera nursean objectan objectivean observationto observe (sthg)to obtain sthgobvious

obviouslyan occasionto occuroddofoffan offencean offerto offer (sthg (to s/one))an officean officerofficialan officialoftenan oilokayoldononceoneonlyontobe opento open sthgto operate sthg

to operate on s/onean operationan opinion


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an opportunityan oppositionan optionoran orderto order (sthg)ordinary

an organisationto organise sthg or s/onean organizationan originoriginalotheran otherotherwiseoughtourourselvesout

an outcomean outputoutsideoveroverallownto own sthgan ownera packagea pagea painto paint (sthg)a painting

a paira panela papera parenta parka parliamenta partparticularparticularlypartlya partnera partyto pass (sthg)a passagepasta pasta patha patienta patterna payto pay (sthg)a paymenta peacea pensiona people

perpercentperfect


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to perform (sthg)a performanceperhapsa periodpermanenta personpersonal

to persuade s/onea phasea phonea photographphysicalto pick sthg or s/onea picturea piecea placeto place sthg on sthga planto plan sthg

a planninga planta plastica platea playto play sthgto play with s/onea playerpleasea pleasureplentyplusa pocket

a pointto point (to sthg)to point (to s/one)the policea policypoliticala politicsa poolpoorpopulara populationa positionpositivea possibilitypossiblepossiblya postpotentiala potentiala pounda powerpowerfulpracticala practiceto prefer sthg (to sthg)

to prefer s/one (to s/one)to prepare sthga presence


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presenta presentto present (a prize)a presidenta pressto press sthga pressure

prettyto prevent sthgpreviouspreviouslya priceprimaryprimea principlea prioritya prisona prisonerprivate

probablya problema procedurea processto produce sthga producta productionprofessionala profita programa programmeprogressa project

to promise (sthg)to promote sthg or s/oneproperproperlya propertya proportionto propose (sthg to s/one)a proposala prospectto protect sthg or s/onea protectionto prove sthg (to s/one)to provide sthg (to s/one)provideda provisiona pubpublica publica publicationto publish sthgto pull sthga pupila purposeto push sthg or s/oneto put sthg s/where

a qualitya quartera question


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to question s/one (about sthg)quickquicklyquietquitea racea radio

a railwaya rainto raise sthga rangerapidlyrarea rateratherto reach sthg or s/onea reactionto read sthga reader

(a) readingreadyrealto realise sthga realityto realize sthgreallya reasonreasonableto recall sthgto receive sthg (from s/one)recentrecently

to recognise sthg or s/onea recognitionto recognize sthg or s/oneto recommend sthg (to s/one)a recordto record sthgto recover sthg (from s/one)redto reduce sthga reductionto refer sthg (to s/one)a referenceto reflect on sthga reformto refuse sthgto regard sthga regionregionalregulara regulationto reject sthgto relate (sthg) to sthga relationa relationshiprelative

relatively(a) releaseto release sthg


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relevanta reliefa religionreligiousto rely on sthg or s/oneto remainto remember sthg or s/one

to remind s/one (about sthg)to remove sthg (from ... )to repeat sthgto replace sthgto reply (to s/one)a reportto report sthg (to s/one)to report to s/oneto represent sthga representationa representativea request

to require s/one to do sthga requirementresearcha resourcea respectto respond (to sthg or to s/one)a responsea responsibilityresponsiblea restto resta restauranta result

to retain sthga returnto return (sthg to s/one)to reveal sthg (to s/one)revenuea reviewa revolutionrichto ride (sthg)righta righta ringto ring (sthg)a riseto risea riska rivera roada rocka roleto roll sthga roofa roomrounda route

a rowroyala rule


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a runto runruralsafesafetya salesame

a sampleto satisfy sthg or s/oneto save (sthg)to say sthg to s/onea scalea scenea schemea schoola sciencescientifica scientistto score sthg

a screena seaa searchto search sthg (for sthg)a seasona seata secondsecondarya secretarya sectiona sectorto secure sthga security

can see (sthg or s/one)to see (sthg or s/one)to seek for sthgto seem +adjto seem to be +adjto select sthga selectionto sell (sthg (to s/one))to send sthg (to s/one)seniora sensea sentenceseparateto separate sthg (from sthg)a sequencea seriesseriousseriouslya servantto serve (s/one sthg)a servicea sessiona setto set sthg s/whereto settle (sthg)

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sexsexualto shake sthgshalla shapea shareto share (sthg)

shea sheeta shipa shoeto shoot (sthg or s/one)a shopshorta shotshoulda shoulderto shout (at s/one)a show

to show sthg (to s/one)to shut sthga sidea sighta signto sign sthga signala significancesignificanta silencesimilarsimplesimply

sincesinceto sing sthgsinglea sira sisterto sit (on sthg)a sitea situationa sizea skilla skina skyto sleepslightlyto slip (on sthg)slowslowlysmalla smileto smile (to s/one)sosociala societysoft

a softwarea soila soldier


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a solicitora solutionsomesomebodysomeonesomethingsometimes

somewhatsomewherea sona songsoonbe sorrya sorta soundto sounda sourcesouthsouthern

a spaceto speak (to s/one)a speakerspeciala speciesspecifica speecha speedto spend sthgto spend time doing sthga spirita sporta spot

to spread sthga springa staffa stageto stand (on somewhere)standarda standarda starto star (in sthg)a startto start (sthg)a stateto state sthg (to s/one)a statementa stationa statusto stay (somewhere)to steal (sthg (from s/one))a stepto step on sthgto stick to s/oneto stick sthg to/on sthgstilla stocka stone

to stop (sthg)to stop doing sthgto stop to do sthg


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a storea storystraightstrangea strategya streeta strength

a striketo strike (sthg or s/one)strongstronglya structurea studenta studioa studyto study sthga stuffa stylea subject

substantialto succeed (in sthg)to succeed (at sthg)a successsuccessfulsuchsuddenlyto suffer (sthg)sufficientto suggest sthg (to s/one)a suggestionsuitablea sum

a summera suna supplyto supply sthg (to s/one)a supportto support s/oneto suppose sthgsuresurelya surfacea surpriseto surround sthga surveyto surviveto switcha systema tableto take sthg from s/one or sthga talkto talk (to s/one)talla tapea targeta taska tax

a teato teach (sthg (to s/one))to teach (s/one (about sthg))


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a teachera teachinga teama teartechnicala technique(a) technology

a telephonea televisionto tell s/one sthga temperatureto tend to sthgto tend to do sthga terma termsterriblea testto test sthg or s/onea text

thanto thank s/one (for sthg)a thanksthatthea theatretheirthema themethemselvesthena theorythere

thereforethesetheythina thingto think (of sthg or s/one)to think (about sthg or s/one)thisthosethoughthougha thoughta threatto threaten s/one (with sthg)throughthroughoutto throw (sthg (s/where))to throw (sthg (to s/one))thusa ticketa timetinya titletotoday

togethertomorrowa tone


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tonighttooa toola toothtopa toptotal

a totaltotallya touchto touch (sthg or s/one)a tourtowardsa towna tracka tradea traditiontraditionaltraffic

a trainto train s/onea traininga transferto transfer sthg (to s/one)a transportto travel (s/where)to treat s/one (to sthg)a treatmenta treatya treea trenda trial

a tripa troopa troubletruea trusta truthto try (sthg)a turnto turn (sthg)twicea typetypicalunableunderto understand (s/one or sthg)an understandingto undertake sthgunemploymentunfortunatelya uniona unituniteda universityunlessunlikely

untilupupon


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upperurbanusa useto use sthg (for sthg)useduseful

a userusualusuallya valuea variationa varietyvariousto varyvasta vehiclea versionvery

veryviaa victima victorya videoa viewa villageviolencea visiona visitto visit s/oneto visit s/wherea visitor

vitala voicea volumea voteto vote (for s/one or sthg)a wageto wait (for s/one)a walkto walk (to s/where)a wallto want sthg or s/onea warwarmto warn s/one (about sthg)to wash (s/one or sthg)to watch (s/one or sthg)a watera wavea wayweweaka weaponto wear sthga weathera week

a weekenda weightto welcome s/one (to s/where)


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a welfarewella westwesternwhatwhateverwhen

wherewhereaswhetherwhichwhilea whilewhilstwhitewhowholea wholewhom

whosewhywidewidelya wifewildwill do / be / ...a willto win sthga winda windowa winea wing

a winnera winterto wish for sthgwithto withdraw from sthgwithinwithouta womanto wonder about s/one or sthgwonderfulwooda wordworkto worka workerworkinga worksa worldto worry about sthg or s/oneworthwould be / do /....to write (sthg (to s/one))a writera writingwrong

a yardyeaha year


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yesyesterdayyetyouyoungyouryourself

youtha youthThis list was taken from the BNC Lemma list (freely downloadable)

2000 most useful words in english

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