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