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    This document lists common verbs that can be confusing in English because they have multiple meanings depending on their use. It separates the verbs into categories based on their different uses such as wear and carry verbs for clothing and objects, win and earn verbs for achievements and money, know and meet verbs for relationships with people, and look verbs that change meaning based on whether they are used with people or objects.

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    This document lists common verbs that can be confusing in English because they have multiple meanings depending on their use. It separates the verbs into categories based on their different uses such as wear and carry verbs for clothing and objects, win and earn verbs for achievements and money, know and meet verbs for relationships with people, and look verbs that change meaning based on whether they are used with people or objects.

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    This document lists common verbs that can be confusing in English because they have multiple meanings depending on their use. It separates the verbs into categories based on their different uses such as wear and carry verbs for clothing and objects, win and earn verbs for achievements and money, know and meet verbs for relationships with people, and look verbs that change meaning based on whether they are used with people or objects.

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    Confusing verbs =

    wear (jewellery/clothes)
    carry (a bag/a baby)

    win (a medal/ a price/ a match)


    earn (a salary/ money)

    know (somebody well/ something)


    meet (somebody for the first time/at 11 o’clock)

    hope (that something good will happen/ to do sth)


    wait (for a bus/ for a long time)

    watch (TV/ a match)


    look at (a photo/ your watch)

    look (happy/ about 25 years old)


    look like (your mother/ a model)
    miss (the bus/ a class)
    lose (a match/ your glasses)

    bring (your dictionary/ sth back from holiday)


    take (an umbrella/ your children to school)

    look for (your glasses/ a job)


    find (your glasses/ a job)

    say (sorry/ hello/ something to sb)


    tell (a joke/ a lie/ somebody something)

    lend (money to sb)


    borrow (money from sb)

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