English verbs followed by the gerund

to admit to anticipate to appreciate to avoid to consider to defer to delay to deny to detest to dread to enjoy to escape

to excuse to fancy (imagine) to finish to forgive to imagine to involve to keep (continue) to loathe to mind (object) to mention to pardon to permit

to postpone to prevent to propose (suggest) to recollect to remember (recollect) to resent to resist to risk to save (oneself the trouble of) to stop to suggest to understand

Verbs or expressions followed by the construction possessive adjective/pronoun + gerund : to like/dislike to dread to fancy to mean to mind to involve to propose to recollect to remember to resent to save to stop to suggest to understand to approve/disapprove of to insist on to object to its no use theres no point in whats the point of Usual expressions using the gerund : Cant stand cant help worth its no good

Verbs taking either the gerund or the infinitive with the same or approximately the same meaning to begin/to start to cease to allow cant bear to start to intend to permit it needs/requires/ wants to continue to advise to recommend

Verbs taking the gerund with a different meaning : To remember to forget to try to like to stop