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List of 616 English Irregular Verbs
List of 616 English Irregular Verbs
From UsingEnglish.com
A comprehensive list of 616 English irregular verbs, including their base form, past simple,
past participle and definitions. Click on Show Forms to see the 3rd person singular and the
present participle instead of the definitions. If you click on Show Groups, you will see the
verbs in groups that change in the same way.
To ask for
To cover a surface by throwing things about
Bestrew Bestrewed Bestrewed/Bestrewn randomly
To sit or stand with one leg on either side of
Bestride Bestrode Bestridden something
To risk money against the result of a future
Bet Bet Bet event
Betake Betook Betaken To go to a place
To think about something
Bethink Bethought Bethought To remind yourself
Beweep Bewept Bewept To cry for or over someone or something
Bowstrung/Bowstringe
Bowstring Bowstrung To strangle with the string from a bow
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To cause something to separate into at least
Break Broke Broken two pieces
Breast-feed Breast-fed Breast-fed To feed a baby with breast milk
To produce animals or plants by controlling
Breed Bred Bred their reproduction
To carry or convey something to the place
Bring Brought Brought where you are going
Broadcast Broadcast/Broadcasted Broadcast/Broadcasted To transmit radio or TV signals
To put pressure on someone or bully them to
Browbeat Browbeat Browbeat/Browbeaten do something
Build Built Built To construct
Crash-dived/Crash-
Crash-dive Crash-dived To go down very quickly
dove
Creep Crept Crept To move along the ground lying down
To feed young animals in a special area that
Creep-feed Creep-fed Creep-fed adult animals can't get in
To bite its manger and swallow air (of a
Crib-bite Crib-bit Crib-bitten horse)
To thwart or stop something happening by
Cross-bite Cross-bit Cross-bitten deception
To place bass strings on a piano across the
Cross-string Cross-strung Cross-strung treble strings
To breed animals or plants of different
Crossbreed Crossbred Crossbred species, like a mule, which is a crossbreed of
a donkey and a horse
Interblended/Interblen
Interblend Interblended/Interblent To blend things together
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Interbreed Interbred Interbred To mix species or groups sexually
To move between different scenes or stories
Intercut Intercut Intercut in a film or narrative
Intergrave Intergraved Intergraved/Intergraven To carve or engrave in alternate sections
Interlay Interlaid Interlaid To place among or between things
Outworked/Outwrough
Outwork Outworked/Outwrought To work harder or better
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Outwrite Outwrote Outwritten To be better at writing
Overspeak Overspoke Overspoken To speak too long or use too many words
Underbuy Underbought Underbought To buy for less than the real value
Underlet Underlet Underlet To rent for less than the real value
To be the real reason, meaning or idea behind
Underlie Underlay Underlain something, usually hidden or not clear
To pay someone too little or pay less than the
Underpay Underpaid Underpaid price
Underrun Underran Underrun To pass or flow underneath something