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Common verbs 1
Common verbs in English
| words | Definition | sample sentences | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| ask | to say or write something to someone as a way of gaining information | Did you ask her yet? | sormak, soru sormak |
| believe | to accept or regard (something) as true | The scientists believed the reports. | inanmak |
| cook | to prepare (food) for eating especially by using heat | She cooked a great meal. | pişirmek |
| call | to speak in a loud voice [no obj] | She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs. | çağırmak, seslenmek |
| compare | to say that (something) is similar to something else | The poet compared his sweetheart to a beautiful rose | mukayese etmek, kıyaslamak |
| continue | to do something without stopping : to keep doing something in the same way as before | The world's population continues to grow. | devam et(tir)mek, sür(dür)mek |
| count | to add (people or things) together to find the total number | He counted seven deer in the field. | saymak |
| decide | to make a choice about (something) : to choose (something) after thinking about it | She decided to go along with us. | karar vermek |
| destroy | o cause (something) to end or no longer exist | The disease destroys the body's ability to fight off illness. | yok etmek |
| finish | to reach the end of (something) : to stop doing (something) because it is completed | He finished his speech and sat down. ▪ | bitirmek |
| improve | to make (something) better | The students improved their English. | geliştirmek, iyileştirmek |
| move | to cause (something or someone) to go from one place or position to another | He moved the chair closer to the table. | taşınmak, yer değiştirmek |
| need | to be in a condition or situation in which you must have (something) | I need some advice. What do you think of this dress? | gereksinim duymak, ihtiyacı olmak |
| offer | to give someone the opportunity to accept or take (something) | We'd like to offer the job to you. | teklif etmek, sunmak |
| press | to push (something) with strong or steady force | The machine presses the metal/plastic into sheets. | basmak, bastırmak |
| remember | to have or keep an image or idea in your mind of (something or someone from the past) : to think of (something or someone from the past) again | I remember my first day of school like it was yesterday. | hatırlamak |
| repeat | to say (something) again | Will you repeat the question? | tekrar etmek, tekrarlamak |
| return | to come or go to a place again : to come back or go back again | She is returning home tomorrow. | geri gelmek, geri gitmek |
| recognize | not used in progressive tenses : to know and remember (someone or something) because of previous knowledge or experience | I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut. | tanımak, bilmek, kabul etmek, takdir etmek |
| receive | to get or be given (something) | I received a letter/call from her yesterday. | almak, teslim almak |
| smile | to make the corners of your mouth turn up in an expression that shows happiness, amusement, pleasure, affection, etc | The photographer asked us to smile for the camera. | gülümsemek |
| laugh | to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat | What are you laughing about? | gülmek |
| stay | to continue to be in the same place or with the same person or group for a period of time | I stayed in my seat until I was dismissed. | kalmak |
| treat | to deal with or think about (something) especially in a particular way | He treats [=regards] everything I say as a joke. | davranmak, muamele etmek |
| start | to do the first part of something : to begin doing something especially in a particular way | They started clearing land for the new housing development. | başlamak, başlatmak |
| touch | to put your hand, fingers, etc., on someone or something | Please do not touch the computer. | dokunmak |
| want | to desire or wish for (something) | He wants a bicycle for his birthday. | istemek |
| promise | to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen in the future | He promised to buy his son a new bicycle. | söz vermek |
| answer | to say or write something when someone asks you a question | He answered only three of the test questions correctly. | cevaplamak, cevaplandırmak |
| arrive | to come to or reach a place after traveling, being sent, etc. | He arrived home at six o'clock. | ulaşmak, varmak |