The selection includes 2,021 verbs gathered into one alphabetical reference, spanning everyday actions to rare and specialized terms.
Verbs are the words that show action, occurrence, or a state of being in a sentence. They carry the core meaning of what a subject does, feels, or experiences. Their forms shift with tense, person, and number, giving language its sense of time and motion. From simple daily tasks to technical processes, verbs shape how people communicate across every subject and setting.
Interesting and little-known facts about Verbs: – English has around 200 irregular verbs that do not follow the standard “-ed” pattern. – The verb “to be” is one of the few in English with eight different forms. – Some languages use verb endings alone to show who is performing the action, without a separate pronoun. – “Go” and “went” come from two entirely different root words, a pattern called suppletion. – Certain verbs, like “must” and “can,” never change form regardless of tense or subject. – The average adult English speaker actively uses several thousand different verbs.
Below is the full alphabetical index, and each page lists the verb’s name, its tense forms, a clear definition, an example usage, and a short Description for added context.