action and non action verbs
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ACTION VERBSList of action verbs starting with AAbstractAccelerateAccommodateAccomplishAccumulateAchieveAcquireActActivateAdaptAddAddressAdjustAdministerAdvertiseAdviseAdvocateAidAideAlignAllocateAmendAnalyzeAnswerAnticipateApplyAppointAppraiseApproveArbitrateArrangeArticulateAscertainAssembleAssessAssignAssistAssumeAttainAttendAttractAuditAugmentAuthorAuthorizeAutomateAvertAward
List of action verbs starting with BBalanceBargainBeginBolsterBoostBoughtBriefBroadenBudgetBuildBuilt
List of action verbs starting with CCalculateCalibrateCanvassCaptureCareCatalogCatalogueCategorizeCaterCauseCentralizeChairChargeChartCheckCheck inCheck outClarifyClassifyCo-operateCoachCodeCollaborateCollateCollectCombineComfortCommenceCommunicateCompareCompileCompleteComposeComputeConceiveConceptualizeConciliateConcludeCondenseConductConferConfirmConnectConserveConsiderConsolidateConstructConsultContactContractContributeControlConvertConveyConvinceCooperateCoordinateCopyCorrectCorrelateCorrespondCounselCreateCritiqueCultivateCustomize
List of action verbs starting with DDealt withDebateDebugDecideDecreaseDedicateDeduceDefendDeferDefineDelegateDeliverDemonstrateDepictDepreciatedDeriveDescribeDesignDetailDetectDetermineDevelopDeviseDevoteDiagnoseDiagramDifferentiateDirectDischargeDiscloseDiscoverDiscriminateDiscussDispatchDisplayDissectDisseminateDistinguishDistributeDiversifyDocumentDraftDrawDrew
List of action verbs starting with EEarnEditEducateEffectElectElicitEliminateEmphasizeEmployEnableEncourageEnforceEngineerEnhanceEnlargeEnlightenEnlistEnrichEnsureEnterEntertainEnumerateEquipEstablishEstimateEvaluateExamineExchangeExecuteExerciseExhibitExpandExpediteExperimentExplainExploreExpressExtendExtractExtrapolate
List of action verbs starting with FFabricateFacilitateFamiliarizeFashionFileFilterFinalizeFine-tuneFixFocusForecastFormulateFortifyForwardFosterFoundFrameFundFurnishFurther
List of action verbs starting with GGatherGaugeGenerateGovernGradeGrantGreetGuide
List of action verbs starting with HHandleHeadHelpHighlightHireHost
List of action verbs starting with IIdentifyIllustrateImpartImplementImportImproveImproviseIncorporateIncreaseIndexIndividualizeInfluenceInformInitiateInnovateInspectInspireInstallInstituteInstructInsureIntegrateInteractInterfaceInterpretInterveneInterviewIntroduceInventInventoryInvestigateInvolve
List of action verbs starting with JJoinJudgeJustify
List of action verbs starting with K-
List of action verbs starting with LLabelLaunchLeadLearnLectureLicenseLightenLiquidateListListenLitigateLobbyLocalizeLocateLog
List of action verbs starting with MMaintainManageManufactureMapMarketMasterMaximizeMeasureMechanizeMediateMentorMergeMethodizeMinimizeMobilizeModelModerateModernizeModifyMonitorMotivate
List of action verbs starting with NNarrateNavigateNegotiateNotifyNurseNurture
List of action verbs starting with OObserveObtainOfficiateOffsetOperateOrchestrateOrderOrganizeOrientOrientateOriginateOutlineOverhaulOversawOversee
List of action verbs starting with PPackageParticipatePerceivePerfectPerformPersuadePhotographPilotPioneerPlanPracticePredictPreparePresentPreservePresidePreventPrintPrioritizeProbeProcessProduceProgramProjectPromoteProposeProvidePublicizePublishPurchase
List of action verbs starting with QQualifyQuantifyQuote
List of action verbs starting with RRaiseRanRankRateReadReasonRecallRecognizeRecommendReconcileRecordRecreateRecruitRectifyReduceReferRefineRegisterRegulateRehabilitateReinforceRelateRelatedReleaseRemodelRenderRenewReorganizeRepairReplaceReportRepresentResearchReserveResolveRespondRestoreRestrictRetainRetrieveRevampRevealReviewReviseRevitalizeRoute
List of action verbs starting with SSampleSaveScanScheduleScreenScriptScrutinizeSearchSecureSegmentSelectServeServiceSet goalsSet upSettleShapeShareShowSimplifySimulateSketchSoldSolicitSolveSortSpeakStrengthenStructureStudySubmitSubstantiateSubstituteSpearheadSpecializeSpecifySpokeStageStandardizeStartStimulateStraightenStrategizeStreamlineSuggestSummarizeSuperviseSupplySupportSurpassSurveySustainSymbolizeSynthesizeSystematize
List of action verbs starting with TTabulateTailTargetTaughtTeachTendTerminateTestTheorizeTimeTourTraceTrackTradeTrainTranscribeTransferTransformTranslateTransmitTransportTransposeTravelTreatTripleTroubleshotTutor
List of action verbs starting with UUncoverUndertakeUnifyUnveilUpdateUpgradeUpheldUseUtilize
List of action verbs starting with VValidateValueVerifyViewVisitVisualizeVitalizeVolunteer
List of action verbs starting with WWeighWidenWinWithdrawWitnessWrite
List of action verbs starting with XXerox
List of action verbs starting with YYield
List of action verbs starting with ZZapZero inZipZoom inZoom outZone off
NON-ACTION VERBS
Non-action verbs (also called stative verbs) are the opposite. These verbs are for things which are not active. These verbs are usually things we feel, mental states, or verbs of ownership (as we see with the verbs have or own), like the following:
disagreedoubtknowwantappearpreferconsider
ABSTRACTbe, believe,know, need, understand, remember, think, imagine, forget, mean, exist...
FEELINGSlike, dislike,love, hate, fear, envy, care...
SENSEShear, see, feel, smell, taste, sound, seem
BELONGINGSown, have, belong, possess