50 Beautiful Advanced Verbs
hello everyone and welcome back to english
with Lucy today I am going to teach you
50 advanced verbs that are going to make
you sound more intelligent when you
speak and they’re going to dramatically
increase your vocabulary quickly before
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vocabulary lesson please note that lots
of these verbs have multiple meanings
I’m focusing on one meaning per verb and
I’m using them in a more advanced
context number one is to alter to alter
this means to make somebody or something
different for example you shouldn’t feel
the need to alter your appearance
number two is to amend to amend this
means to change a law document or
statement slightly in order to correct a
mistake or to improve it for example
would you mind amending those documents
I sent you number three is to amplify to
laughs I this means to add details to a
story or a statement for example she
refused to amplify further she refused
to tell us any more details number four
is to balloon to balloon this means to
suddenly swell out or to get bigger
for example employment rates ballooned
to 90 percent number five is to blab to
blab this means to tell someone
information that should be kept secret
for example someone must have blabbed to
the police
number six is too brief to brief this
means to give someone information about
something so that they are prepared to
deal with it
for example the officer briefed her on
what to expect number seven is to
capture to capture this means to film
record or paint somebody or something
this is usually used in the passive form
for example the robbery was captured on
film by the security cameras number
eight is to clasp to clasp this means to
hold something tightly in your hand
for example she clasped her hands
together as she waited number nine is to
clutch to clutch this means to hold
somebody or something tightly for
example I clutched onto his shoulder for
support number nine is to collide to
collide this means to disagree strongly
for example my partner and I often
collide over political differences
number eleven is to command to command
this means to tell somebody what to do
for example she commanded the release of
the prisoners number twelve is to cower
to
our this means to bend low and/or move
backwards because you’re frightened for
example the dog whimpered and cowered at
his feet number thirteen is to crave to
crave this means to have a very strong
desire for something for example I’ve
always craved excitement number fourteen
is - - - - this means to go somewhere
very quickly for example I must - it was
lovely to see you it’s a good one to use
if you’re trying to escape an unwanted
conversation number 15 is to detect to
detect this is to discover or notice
something especially if that something
isn’t easy to see or hear
for example the tests are designed to
detect the disease this is impossible I
need to include this in a tongue-twister
video for example the tests are designed
to detect bacteria number 16 is to
deviate to deviate this is to do
something in a different way from what
as usual or expected or to be different
from something for example let’s not
deviate from the original idea number 17
is to discern to discern this is to see
or hear something
usually with difficulty for example I
quickly discerned that something was
wrong number 18 is to dismantle to
dismantle this is to take something
apart usually a machine or a structure
so that it’s in separate pieces for
example I had to dismantle the printer
in order to repair it number 19 this is
a lovely one it’s to eavesdrop to
eavesdrop this means to listen secretly
to what other people are saying
for example we caught her eavesdropping
outside the window number 20 is to
escort to escort
this is to go with somebody either to
protect them or to show them the way for
example let me escort you to your room
number 21 is to expose to expose this is
to tell the true facts about a person or
a situation and show it or them to be
illegal or immoral for example she was
exposed as a liar and a fraud number 22
is to glare to glare this is to look at
somebody or something in an angry way
for example she didn’t shout she just
glared at me number 23 is to gravitate
to gravitate this is to move towards
something or someone that you are
attracted to
for example many young people gravitate
towards London in search of work number
24 is - gosh - gosh this is to express
so much praise for someone or something
that it doesn’t seem sincere
for example Rachel is always gushing
about how much he values Prue’s
friendship number 25 is hobble to hobble
this means to walk with difficulty
especially because your legs or your
feet hurt for example she was hobbling
around on crutches yesterday number 26
is to hover to hover this means to wait
somewhere especially near someone in an
uncertain or shy manner for example he
hovered over her waiting for an answer
number 27 is to ignite to ignite this
means to start to burn or to make
something start to burn for example
tempers ignited when the redundancy
packages were announced number 28 is to
intertwine to intertwine this means to
become very closely connected with
somebody or something for example their
political careers became very closely
and
find number 29 is to lurk to lurk this
means to wait somewhere secretly
especially because you’re going to do
something illegal or bad for example she
saw someone lurking in the doorway and
decided to leave immediately number 30
is to mimic to mimic this means to look
or behave like someone or something else
for example his behavior mimicked that
of his mother
number 31 is to oppress to oppress this
means to make someone only able to think
about worrying or sad things for example
he was beginning to feel oppressed by
his surroundings number 32 is to peer to
peer this is to look closely at
something especially if you can’t see it
properly for example he peered closely
at the photograph number 33 is to
pinpoint to pinpoint this means to be
able to give the exact reason for
something or to be able to describe
something exactly for example the report
pinpointed the areas most in need of
development
number 34 is to prune to prune this
means to make something smaller by
removing parts for example please could
you go through the report and prune out
any unnecessary details number 35 is to
recoil to recoil this means to move your
body quickly away from something or
someone because you find it or them
frightening or unpleasant for example
she recoiled in horror after he tried to
kiss her number 36 is to reverberate to
reverberate this means to have a strong
effect on people for a long time or over
a large area for example repercussions
of the case continue to reverberate
through the financial world number 30
is to saunter to saunter this means to
walk in a slow relaxed way
for example she sauntered down the
corridor looking as if she had all the
time in the world 38 is to seize to
seize this means to take someone or
something suddenly using force for
example he seized hold of my hand and
led me to the exit number 39 is to
shatter to shatter this means to destroy
something completely especially
someone’s hopes dreams or expectations
for example he shattered her confidence
when he told her how he really felt
about her singing voice number 40 is to
shrivel to shrivel I love saying that
one to shrivel this means to make
something become dry and wrinkled as a
result of heat cold or being old for
example the long baths had shriveled my
fingers and toes number forty one is to
slump to slump this means to fall in
value price or number suddenly by a
large amount for example profits have
slumped by over 12% this quarter
number 42 is to struggle to struggle
this means to try very hard to do
something when it’s very difficult or
there are a lot of problems for example
I’m really struggling to pay all of my
bills on time number 43 is to stumble to
stumble this means to walk or move in an
unsteady way for example we stumbled
around in the dark trying to find the
light switch number 44 is to trim to
trim this is to make something better
smaller or neater by cutting parts away
from it for example staff numbers have
just been trimmed to 15 number 45 is to
upstage to upstage this is to say or do
something that makes people notice you
more
than the person they should be
interested in for example how dare you
upstage me at my own wedding
number 46 is to withdraw to withdraw
this is to stop giving or offering
something to someone for example unless
you sign the contract within seven days
the offer will be withdrawn number 47 is
to wrestle to wrestle this means to
struggle to deal with something that is
difficult for example we wrestled for
hours with the problem of which task to
start first number 48 is to yank to yank
this means to pull something or someone
hard and suddenly for example I yanked
the door open and ran outside someone’s
dog barking number 49 is to yearn to
yearn this means to want something very
much especially when it’s very difficult
to get or achieve for example I’ve
always yearned to escape from office
life and number 50 is to zap to zap this
means to do something very quickly it’s
often used to replace the word to read
for example I’ll zap through this report
and I’ll get back to you in the morning
right
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