call يتصل/ينادى/يُدعى
to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name or to phone someone.
call-called-called
His real name is Jonathan, but they've always called him Johnny.
her husband called an ambulance.
borrow يقترض
to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time.
borrow-borrowed-borrowed
He borrowed a novel from the library.
carry يحمل
to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it, him, or her from one place to another.
carry-carried-carried
She carried her tired child upstairs to bed.
change يُغير
to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type.
change-changed-changed
She's just changed jobs.
chase يطارد
to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it.
chase-chased-chased
She was chasing (after) a man who had snatched her bag.
check يراجع
to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly.
check-checked-checked
You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
clean ينظف
to remove dirt from something.
clean-cleaned-cleaned
He asked her to help him clean out the stables.
close يغلق
to (cause something to) change from being open to not being open.
close-closed-closed
Could you close the door/window please?
climb يتسلق
to go up, or to go towards the top of something.
climb-climbed-climbed
I hate climbing ladders.
compare يقارن
to examine or look for the difference between two or more things.
compare-compared-compared
That seems expensive - have you compared prices in other shops?
collect يجمع
to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby.
collect-collected-collected
She collects dolls.
compute يحسب/يحصي
to calculate an answer or amount by using a machine.
compute-computed-computed
Compute the ratio of the object's height to its weight.
condense يكثف
to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length.
condense-condensed-condensed
I condensd ten pages of comments into/to two.
correct يصحح
to show or tell someone that something is wrong and to make it right.
correct-corrected-corrected
Students said it was helpful if the teacher corrected their pronunciation.
cook يطبخ
When you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as baking or boiling, and when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat.
cook-cooked-cooked
He cooked us an enormous meal./He cooked an enormous meal for us.
control يتحكم
to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour.
control-controlled-controlled
The temperature is controlled by a thermostat.
copy ينسخ
to produce something so that it is the same as an original piece of work.
copy-copied-copied
They've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements.
count يعد
to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a group.
count-counted-counted
Let's count out loud (= speak the words) from one to ten.
crawl يزحف/يحبو
to move slowly or with difficulty, especially with your body stretched out along the ground or on hands and knees.
crawl-crawled-crawled
Megan has just learned to crawl.
cross يعبر
to go across from one side of something to the other.
cross-crossed-crossed
Look both ways before you cross over (= cross the road).
dance يرقص
to move the body and feet to music.
dance-danced-danced
Who was she dancing with at the party last night?
