Verbs Followed by the Gerund

Verb Definition Example sentence I

AIhor to hate John abhors tuorfu.ng outdoors.
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to recognize what She acknowledges his u7orke.7ig hard on the
soTneone has done project.
adhit to squ that you havedone Peter admits u/astr.rtg tine and money.

advise to give advice I advise saz».ng a little money every month.

anow to permit She allows usz.7ig smartphones in dass.

anticipate to expect I anticipate I;isin.ng New York nerft month.

apprechte to be gratef ulf or Jack appreciates your Aelpi.ng him out with
the Droiect.
avoid to try nat to do She avoids datirzg men over 3o.

beworth_ to be a good idea to It's worth apendz.ng some time on the

spend the time on grammar.
can,t help to be able to not do Tom can't help compJat.nz.r)g about the heat.

celebrate to party about We'll celebrate tuorking together for over 5o

yeas.
confess to admit that gou did Alice confessed sfeazz.ng the money from her
sister.
consider to think about We're consz.den.ng buying a new house.

defend to give reasons wky Theydefendpztnchasz.rzgthenewcar

you did becausetheyhavetwojobs.

delay to postpone, put off We're going to delay meez7.7tg until next
week.
detest to hale, deapise Jack detests Jcamz.7zg new vocabulary.

discontinue to stop doing, The store discontinued pnoL)i'di.ng customer

providing service on demand.

dis- to taH¢ about We like to discuss Zeamz.ng techniques.

dislike to not lthe Bob dislikes hat;I.7ig to work so hard.

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to say you drdn't do They dispute sfeaJz.ng the merchandise.
 d-d tofiear doing orexperiencing I dread fed.rzg tests.

endue to go through We endured Jisferzz.ng to him for three

hours.

eltioy to haue a good timedoing Sarah enjoys coofa.ng fine dinners.

escape to gct away from The students escaped tch.ng the test
became the fire alarm rang.

evade to a„Ofd He evades dot.7ig yard work on Saturdays.

explain to give details about Hem explain pr7ichasz.ng online next week.

fanny to like Very much They fanny cat].ng donuts.

fear tobec[frcndOf I fearJ7gr2.7ig in airplanes.

feign to preted to do Mary feigns not haozuz.ng anything.

finish to stop doing We finished choppz.ng and went home.

forgive to not be cmgry at Theyforgavesteali.ngthecandyasthe

someone anyirore childrendidn'tknowitwaswrong.

keep to conthue doing We keep sfudyz.ng the same grammar every

week.

mention to say in passing They mentioned bayz.ng a new car last week.

nrfud to object to I don't mind smok]'ng.

bliss to u]anl sOTruttingyoudon'thave I miss haul.ng more free time.

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necessitate to reaulT.e to do
to lecwe out, delete
The job necessitates Zz.fr.rzo heavy ohiects.
We omitted disoussz.7zg the new Smith
account during the meedng.

permit to auow Weu permitJisAz.rzg on Saturdays.

pieture to imagine Doug pictures refz.rz.ng to Brazil.

postpone to put o_ff, del!au We oostooned tratjeJino to Chicaco for a

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practice to do over and over Practice pzagr.ng scales for 3o minutes every
again day.

recall- to remember Yes, I recall bnyz.ng that book.

recouect to remember Tom recollects p!agri.rzg baseball as a child.

reco-end to tell scrmeone they Theyrecommendpurohasz.7iginsurance

should do something with this product.

report to tell about Tim reported spendi.ng twelve hours on the

job.

resent to nat t he thatsomethingthaisomeonedoes Susan resents haul.ng to work so hard.

resist to tng to cwoid doing Many students resist sfudyz.7ig more than
two hours a day.

resume to stcut doing again We resumed apeaking about the problem at

the meeting.

risk to take a chance on Jack risks 77zake.7zg everyone angry with his
stupid statements.

shirk to nat do somethingyoushouiddo Dan shirkedpeyz.7zg for the children's meal.

shun to avoid contact with Don't shun spendz.ng time with those you
don'tknowveryweu.

Suggest to sag sorTcone

should do something I suggest bnyz.rtg a new camera.
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support to help someone with They supported our got.ng to the doctor for
words, thoughis ormoney help.

understand to comprehend He understands I.nuestz.7ig in the stock

market.

:. to suaaest stronafu I urns sDendim! some time Zearrzi.rio the

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practice to do over and over Practice pznyz.ng scales for 3o minutes every
again day.

recall- to remenber Yes, I recall brtyz.7ig that book.

recouect to remember Tom recollects pJnyz.ng baseball as a child.

--end to tell someone they

should do something
Theyrecommendpunchasz.nginsurance
with this product.

report to tell about Tim reported spending twelve hours on the

job.

resent to not like thatsomethingthaisoneonedoes Susan resents hat;i.rzg to work so hard.

resist to try to avald doing Many students resist sfudyz'ng more than
two hous a day.

resume to stcut doing again We resumed apeafo.7zg about the problem at

the meeting.

risk to take a chance on Jack risks make.7!g everyone angry with his
stupid statements.

shirk to rot do somethingyoushoulddo Dan shirked pagri.r!g for the children's meal.

shun to owofd coTitact urith Don't shun aperzdz.rig time with those you
don'tknowveryweu.

Suggest to scag someone

shouid do somcthing I suggest bt(grz.ng a new camera.
J`: giv[„'¢ i?

support to help someone with They supported our goz'ng to the doctor for
u)ords, thoughts ormoney help.

understand to comprehend He understands z.ntjeszz.7ig in the stock

market.

-e to suaclest stronalu I urns soendi"! some time !ea77tt.no the

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t toprovidethe The situation wamnts I.7tueszigaft.rlg Mr.

reasons_f;ordoina Todd.