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A

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Abide Abode/Abided Abode/Abided/AbiddenTo continue

To reside/live

Aby/Abey Abought Abought To make amends for something wrong

Alight Alit/Alighted Alit/Alighted To get off a bus, train, etc.

Arise Arose ArisenTo originate

To get up from horizontal position, out of bedTo come into existence

Awake Awoke Awoken To stop sleeping and become conscious

B

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle DefinitionBackbite Backbit Backbitten To speak badly about someone

Backfit Backfit BackfitTo fit new parts into an older machinethat weren't available when the machine

was made

Backlight Backlit Backlit To illuminate from behind (photography)

Backslide Backslid Backslid/BacksliddenTo stop making progress and startregressing

Be Was/Were BeenTo exist, live or occur.

To have as a quality or a state

An auxiliary verb

Bear Bore Born/Borne

To carryTo tolerate

To give birth to

Beat Beat Beaten To hit repeatedly

Become Became Become To come into existence

Bedight Bedight/Bedighted Bedight/Bedighted To adorn, decorate

Befall Befell BefallenTo happen

To happen to somebody or something

Beget Begot/Begat BegottenTo cause something to happen

To procreate

Begin Began Begun To start something

Begird Begirt/Begirded Begirt To encircle

Behight Behight Behight/BehotenTo promise or vow

To orderBehold Beheld Beheld To become conscious of by seeing

Belay Belaid/Belayed Belaid/BelayedTo secure a boat with a rope

To tie up

Bend Bent BentTo curve something by distorting its

shape

Bereave Bereft Bereft/BereavedTo lose a relative through their death

To deprive

Beseech Besought/Beseeched Besought/BeseechedTo ask someone very insistently to do

something

Beset Beset BesetTo be restricted and occupied by

difficulties

Bespeak Bespoke Bespoken To be a signal or symbol of somethingTo set aside or reserve somethingTo ask for

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Bestrew Bestrewed Bestrewed/BestrewnTo cover a surface by throwing thingsabout randomly

Bestride Bestrode BestriddenTo sit or stand with one leg on either side

of something

Bet Bet BetTo risk money against the result of a

future event

Betake Betook Betaken To go to a place

Bethink Bethought BethoughtTo think about somethingTo remind yourself

Beweep Bewept Bewept To cry for or over someone or something

Bid Bid Bid To make an offer of money or services

Bid Bade BiddenTo command or urge someone to do

something

Bide Bided/Bode BidedTo wait for

To tolerateTo withstand

Bind Bound BoundTo tie something with string, or similar,to hold it

Bite Bit Bitten To cut or hold with teethBlaw Blawed Blawn To blow

Bleed Bled Bled To lose blood through a cut in the skin

Blend Blended/Blent Blended/Blent To mix together

Bless Blessed/Blest Blessed/BlestTo wish or confer happiness

To make holy

Blow Blew Blown To move air, wind and gases

Bottle-feedBottle-fed Bottle-fed To feed a baby with a bottle

Bowstring Bowstrung/BowstringedBowstrung To strangle with the string from a bow

Break Broke BrokenTo cause something to separate into at

least two pieces

Breast-feed

Breast-fed Breast-fed To feed a baby with breast milk

Breed Bred BredTo produce animals or plants bycontrolling their reproduction

Bring Brought BroughtTo carry or convey something to theplace where you are going

Broadcast Broadcast/Broadcasted Broadcast/Broadcasted To transmit radio or TV signals

Browbeat Browbeat Browbeat/BrowbeatenTo put pressure on someone or bully

them to do something

Build Built Built To construct

Burn Burnt/Burned Burnt/Burned To consume or be consumed by fire

Burst Burst BurstTo break something open, usually by

internal pressure, such as a balloon withtoo much air in it

Bust Bust Bust To break

Buy Bought BoughtTo acquire something in exchange for

money

C

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Cast Cast Cast To throw or project something

Catch Caught CaughtTo receive

To stop and hold a moving object,usually with your hands

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To make something unable toescape

Cheerlead Cheerled CheerledTo cheer and support a team in an

organised group

Chide Chid Chid/ChiddenTo tell somebody off when they

have done something wrong

Choose Chose Chosen To select

Clap Clapped/Clapt Clapped/ClaptTo hit your hands together to makea sound to show approval

To make a loud noise, like thunder

Clear-cut Clear-cut Clear-cut To cut down all trees in an area

Cleave Cleft/Cleaved/Clove Cleft/Cleaved/ClovenTo separate or divide something,often with force

To stick or hold together

Cleek Claught/Claucht/Cleeked Cleeked To grasp or take hold of

Clepe Cleped Cleped/Ycleped/Yclept To call or name

Cling Clung Clung To hold on to or to stick to

Clothe Clad/Clothed Clad/ClothedTo dress someone or provide them

with clothes

Colorbreed Colorbred ColorbredTo breed an animal to be of a

particular color

Colorcast Colorcast Colorcast To broadcast in color

Come Came ComeTo move towards or to arrive at a

specified place, time or situation

Cost Cost CostThe amount of money required to

buy something; it costs five dollars.

Cost-cut Cost-cut Cost-cut To redcuce costs or expenditure

Counterdraw Counterdrew Counterdrawn To copy by tracing

Counterlight Counterlit CounterlitTo light something directly from

opposite sides

Cowrite Cowrote Cowritten To write with someone

Crash-dive Crash-dived/Crash-dove Crash-dived To go down very quickly

Creep Crept CreptTo move along the ground lying

down

Creep-feed Creep-fed Creep-fedTo feed young animals in a special

area that adult animals can't get in

Crib-bite Crib-bit Crib-bittenTo bite its manger and swallow air

(of a horse)

Cross-bite Cross-bit Cross-bittenTo thwart or stop something

happening by deception

Cross-string Cross-strung Cross-strungTo place bass strings on a piano

across the treble strings

Crossbreed Crossbred Crossbred

To breed animals or plants ofdifferent species, like a mule, whichis a crossbreed of a donkey and a

horse

Crosscut Crosscut CrosscutTo move between scenes or stories

in a film or narrative

Crosslight Crosslit CrosslitTo illuminate from different sides,

but not directly opposite

Crow Crowed/Crew CrowedTo boastTo utter a sound indicating pleasure

Cut Cut CutTo break the surface of something

with a knife or similar tool

D

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Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Dare Dared/Durst Dared To have sufficient courage

Daydream Daydreamt/Daydreamed Daydreamt/DaydreamedTo have dream-like thoughts when a

wakeTo have a fantasy

Deal Dealt DealtTo distribute, especially playing cardsin games

Deep-

freezeDeep-froze Deep-frozen

To freeze or store frozen

To suspend progress or activity

Dig Dug Dug To make a hole in the ground

Dight Dight/Dighted Dight/Dighted To dictate orders

Dispread Dispread Dispread To spread out

Disprove Disproved Disproven/DisprovedTo prove that something is false orwrong

Dive Dived/Dove DivedTo jump head first into waterTo fall quickly

Do Did Done To perform or carry out

Dogfight Dogfought DogfoughtTo fight in aeroplanesTo arrange a fight between dogs for

sport

Dow Dought/Dowed Dought/DowedTo have the ability to do something

To do well

Draw Drew Drawn To make a picture using a pen or pencil

Dream Dreamt/Dreamed Dreamt/Dreamed To see visual images while sleeping

Drink Drank Drunk To consume liquids

Drip-feed Drip-fed Drip-fed

To feed someone with fluids going into

the vein

To release information very slowly, bitby bit

Drive Drove Driven To operate and control a car or othervehicle

Dwell Dwelt Dwelt To reside or live somewhere

E

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Eat Ate Eaten To consume solid food

End-runEnd-ran End-run To avoid doing something by cheating or deceit

Engird Engirt Engirt To encircle, encompass

Engrave Engraved Engraved/Engraven To carve letters/pattern into the surface of sth

Enwind Enwound EnwoundTo make into a coil

To wrap around something

F

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Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

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Fall Fell Fallen To move downwards or to the ground

Farebeat Farebeat FarebeatenTo avoid paying fares when using publictransport

Fast-cut Fast-cut Fast-cutTo cut quickly from one scene toanother in a film

Feed Fed Fed To give or supply foodFeel Felt Felt

To sense by touchTo experience an emotion, or sensation

Fight Fought FoughtTo try to hurt or kill someone in combator war

Find Found FoundTo discover something either by chanceor when looking for it

Fit Fit/Fitted Fit/Fitted

To be the correct size, for clothes, etc.(fit/fit/fit)

To measure someone for size (fitfit/fitted/ fit/fitted)

Flash-freeze Flash-froze Flash-frozenTo freeze food very rapidly to preservetaste and nutrients

Flee Fled Fled To run away in order to find safety

Fling Flung Flung To throw or move something suddenly

Floodlight Floodlit FloodlitTo use powerful lights to illuminatesomething outside at night

Fly Flew FlownTo move through the air

To travel by aeroplane

Flyblow Flyblew FlyblownTo contaminate by laying eggs, the waya fly does

Forbear Forbore Forborne/Forborn Not to use or talk about something

Forbid Forbade/Forbad Forbidden To prohibit

Force-feed Force-fed Force-fedTo feed someone who refuses or doesn'twant to eat

Fordo/Foredo Fordid Fordone To ruin or destroy

Forecast Forecast/Forecasted Forecast/Forecasted To predict the future

Forefeel Forefelt ForefeltTo have a feeling before somethinghappens

To have a premonition

Forego Forewent ForegoneTo precede something

To go without something

Foreknow Foreknew Foreknown To know something beforehand

Forerun Foreran ForerunTo go before something

To show that something is going tohappen

Foresee Foresaw Foreseen To predict or see the future

Foreshow Foreshowed Forshowed/ForeshownTo show something or make it knownbeforehand

To foretell

Forespeak Forespoke ForespokenTo predict

To speak of something beforehand

Foretell Foretold Foretold To predict the future

Forget Forgot Forgotten To be unable to remember something

Forgive Forgave ForgivenTo pardon or stop being angry with

someone who has offended you

Forlese Forlore Forlorn To lose completely

Forsake Forsook ForsakenTo give something up

To abandonForswear Forswore Forsworn To make a false promise or oath

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Fraught Fraught/Fraughted Fraught/FraughtedTo stockTo load a ship, etc

To hire a ship, etc

Free-fall Free-fell Free-fallenTo drop or fall suddenly

To fall through the air without opening aparachute

Freeze Froze FrozenTo make liquids into solids by coldtemperaturesTo store food below zero degrees

centigrade

Frostbite Frostbit FrostbittenTo injure or damage part of the body

through extreme cold

G

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Gainsay Gainsaid Gainsaid To contradict or deny

Gaslight Gaslit/Gaslighted Gaslit/Gaslighted To frighten and confuse someone so much that theythink they are going mad

Geld Gelded/Gelt Gelded/Gelt To castrate an animal

Get Got Got/Gotten To obtain, catch or receive

Ghostwrite Ghostwrote GhostwrittenTo write for someone else, who will put their name as

the author

Gild Gilt/Gilded Gilt/Gilded To cover something with a thin layer of gold

Gin Gan Gan To begin something

Gird Girded/Girt Girded/Girt To secure or encircle sth with a belt or bend

Give Gave Given To offer something as a present

Gnaw Gnawed Gnawed/GnawnTo bite or chew

To cause worryGo Went Gone/Been To travel to a place

Grave Graved Graven/GravedTo dig

To carveTo fix in the memory

Grind Ground Ground To break something into a powder

Grow Grew Grown To increase in size

H

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Hagride Hagrode Hagridden To torment or cause nightmares

HalterbreakHalterbroke HalterbrokenTo break a horse in, to get it used towearing a halter

Hamstring Hamstrung/Hamstringed Hamstrung/HamstringedTo make things difficult for someonedoing something

Hand-feed Hand-fed Hand-fed To give food by hand

Hand-ride Hand-rode Hand-ridden To control an animal by hand

Handsew Handsewed Handsewn/Handsewed To sew by hand

Handwrite Handwrote HandwrittenTo write with a pen or pencil ratherthan a word processor

Hang Hung/Hanged Hung/HangedTo suspend from a support

To execute someone by suspending

them by the neck

Have Had Had To possess

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To doAn auxiliary verb

Hear Heard Heard To detect or perceive sound

Heave Heaved/Hove Heaved/HoveTo lift something heavy

To throw something heavy

Hew Hewed Hewn To cut things into pieces

Hide Hid HiddenTo conceal or put something where

it cannot be seen

Hight Hote/Hight HotenTo name

To promiseTo command

Hit Hit HitTo touch somebody or somethingwith force

Hoise Hoised/Hoist Hoised/Hoist To hoist or lift

Hoist Hoist/Hoisted Hoist/Hoisted To raise or lift using ropes, etc

Hold Held HeldTo secure something in your hand

To contain

House-sit House-sat House-satTo stay in someone's house to lookafter it while they are away

HousebreakHousebroke Housebroken To train an animal to live in a house

Hurt Hurt HurtTo cause pain, injury or stress

To experience pain, injury or stress

I

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Inbreed Inbred InbredTo produce babies with health problems

by sexual relations between closerelatives

Indwell Indwelt IndweltTo inhabitTo exist as a guiding principle

Inhold Inheld Inheld To have as an inherent characteristic

Inlay Inlaid InlaidTo put a different material inside anotherfor decoration, with a flat surface

Input Input/Inputted Input/Inputted To enter data into a computerInset Inset Inset

To put a picture or graphic inside a larger

one

Interblend Interblended/Interblent Interblended/Interblent To blend things together

Interbreed Interbred Interbred To mix species or groups sexually

Intercut Intercut IntercutTo move between different scenes orstories 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

Interset Interset Interset To set among or between things

Interweave Interwove Interwoven To join or mix together

Interwind Interwound Interwound To wind together or intertwineInweave Inwove/Inweaved Inwoven/Inweaved To weave things together

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Inwind Inwound Inwound To wrap or coil around

J

BaseForm Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Jerry-

buildJerry-built Jerry-built To build something cheaply and badly

K

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Keep Kept KeptTo have possession

To make sb/sth stay in a particular place

Ken Kent/Kenned Kent/Kenned To knowKneel Knelt/Kneeled Knelt/Kneeled To support yourself on your knees

Knit Knit/Knitted Knit/Knitted To make clothes such as pullovers out of wool

Know Knew KnownTo be acquainted with

To have correctly in your memory

L

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Lade Laded Laden/Laded To load (put goods onto) a ship

Landslide Landslid/Landslided Landslid/LandslidedTo win a convincing and easy victory in an

election

Lay Laid Laid To put something in a horizontal position

Lead Led LedTo take someone somewhere or guide them

To be in command

Lean Leant/Leaned Leant/LeanedTo place something at an incline for support

against something

Leap Leapt/Leaped Leapt/Leaped To jump

Learn Learnt/Learned Learnt/Learned To acquire knowledgeLeave Left Left To go out of a place

Lend Lent Lent To give somebody money that must be returned

Lep Lept Lept To leap

Let Let LetTo allow something to happen

To allow someone to do something

Lie Lay Lain To get into or be in a horizontal position

Light Lit Lit To make something burn

Linebreed Linebred Linebred Breed animals from a particular family

Lip-Read Lip-Read Lip-ReadTo work out what someone is saying from the

movements of their mouth

Lose Lost Lost Not to have something because you do not knowwhere it is

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M

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Make Made MadeTo create or construct something

To cause somebody to do something

To perform an action

Mean Meant MeantTo signifyTo intend

Meet Met MetTo make somebody's acquaintanceTo be in the same place as somebody

Melt Melted Molten/MeltedTo change from solid into a liquid as

the temperature goes up

Misbecome Misbecame Misbecome Not to suit

Miscast Miscast Miscast To choose the wrong actor for a role

Mischoose Mischose Mischosen To choose wrongly

Miscut Miscut Miscut To cut something wrongly or badly

Misdeal Misdealt MisdealtTo distribute playing cards wrongly in

a game

Misdo Misdid Misdone To harm or injure

Misfall Misfell Misfallen To happen unluckily

Misfeed Misfed MisfedTo feed incorrectly

To jam printers, photocpiers, etc, byfeeding the paper incorrectly

Misgive Misgave Misgiven To become suspicious or worried

Mishear Misheard Misheard To hear something incorrectly

Mishit Mishit Mishit To hit a ball badly or inaccurately

Misknow Misknew MisknownTo have the wrong idea about

something

Mislay Mislaid MislaidTo lose or put something where youcannot find it

Mislead Misled MisledTo make someone behave wronglyTo deceive

Mislearn Mislearnt/Mislearned Mislearnt/Mislearned To learn wrongly

Misread Misread Misread To read something incorrectly

Missay Missaid MissaidTo say something incorrectlyTo talk badly about someone

Missend Missent Missent To send to the wrong place or person

Misset Misset Misset To set or place wrongly or incorrectly

Misspeak Misspoke Misspoken

To say or pronounce something

wronglyTo say something that is incorrect orinaccurate

Misspell Misspelt/Misspelled Misspelt/MisspelledTo write a word without using thecorrect letters

Misspend Misspent Misspent To waste time or money

Misswear Misswore Missworn To swear or make an oath falsely

Mistake Mistook MistakenNot to understandTo confuse somebody with someone

else

Misteach Mistaught Mistaught To teach wrongly or incorrectly

Mistell Mistold Mistold To tell something wrongly

Misthink Misthought Misthought To have mistaken thoughts or ideas

Misunderstand Misunderstood Misunderstood Not to understand

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Miswear Misswore Misworn To wear badly

Miswed Miswed/Miswedded Miswed/Miswedded To marry wrongly

Miswrite Miswrote Miswritten To write something incorrectly

Moonlight Moonlit MoonlitTo have a second job or to work

illegally without paying tax

Mow Mowed Mown To cut grass or cereals

N

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Naysay Naysaid Naysaid To oppose or criticise

Nose-

dive

Nose-dived/Nose-

dove

Nose-dived/Nose-

doveTo dive or plunge nose first (aircraft)

O

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Offset Offset Offset To compensate or counterbalance

Outbid Outbid OutbidTo offer more money than

someone in an auction or sale

Outbreed Outbred Outbred To breed faster than others

Outdo Outdid Outdone To do better than someone

Outdraw Outdrew OutdrawnTo pull outTo pull a gun faster than anopponent

Outdrink Outdrank Outdrunk To drink more than someone else,

usually alcohol

Outdrive Outdrove Outdriven To drive faster or better

Outfight Outfought Outfought To fight better than someone

Outfly Outflew Outflown To fly faster or further

Outgrow Outgrew Outgrown

To grow faster than something orsomeone

To become too big or mature forsomething

Outlay Outlaid Outlaid To spend money for a particularpurpose

Outleap Outleapt/Outleaped Outleapt/Outleaped To jump or leap further or higher

Output Output/Outputted Output/Outputted To put out or produce

Outride Outrode Outridden To ride faster than someone

Outrun Outran Outrun To run or go faster than someone

Outsee Outsaw OutseenTo see furtherTo have greater foresight

Outsell Outsold OutsoldTo sell more than something orsomeone

Outshine Outshone Outshone To be better than someone

Outshoot Outshot Outshot To shoot faster or better

Outsing Outsang OutsungTo sing better or louder thansomeone

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Outsit Outsat Outsat To sit for longer than someone

Outsleep Outslept Outslept To sleep for longer than someone

Outsmell Outsmelt/Outsmelled Outsmelt/Outsmelled To have a better sense of smell

Outspeak Outspoke OutspokenTo speak better or more than

someone

Outspeed Outsped Outsped To go faster than someone orsomething

Outspend Outspent Outspent To spend more than someone

Outspin Outspun Outspun To finish or die

Outspring Outsprang Outsprung To spring or jump out

Outstand Outstood Outstood To be clearly different or better

Outswear Outswore OutswornTo exceed someone in swearing-

oaths or bad language

Outswim Outswam OutswumTo swim faster or further than

someone

Outtell Outtold OuttoldTo be better or exceed in telling or

calculating

Outthink Outthought Outthought To think better ideas thansomeone

Outthrow Outthrew OutthrownTo throw further or moreaccurately

Outwear Outwore OutwornTo last longer (of materials,

clothes, etc)

Outwind Outwound Outwound To unloose

Outwork Outworked/Outwrought Outworked/Outwrought To work harder or better

Outwrite Outwrote Outwritten To be better at writing

Overbear Overbore OverborneTo use force or authority tocontrol

Overbid Overbid Overbid

To bid more something is worth

To bid more than you can win in acard game

Overblow Overblew OverblownTo become subduedTo blow away

To force too much

Overbreed Overbred OverbredTo breed too much so that features

become excessive

Overbuild Overbuilt Overbuilt To build too much, overdevelop

Overbuy Overbought OverboughtTo buy too muchTo pay too much

Overcast Overcast OvercastTo become cloudy

To sew with overcast stitches

(long slanting stitches)

Overcome Overcame Overcome

To master a problem or difficultsituation

To become helpless because ofexcessive emotions or physical

difficulties

Overcut Overcut OvercutTo cut down more trees than

permitted

Overdo Overdid OverdoneTo do something to excess

To cook something too much

Overdraw Overdrew OverdrawnTo take money out of an account

so that a negative balance results

Overdrink Overdrank Overdrunk To drink too much

Overdrive Overdrove Overdriven To drive or work something toohard

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Overeat Overate Overeaten To eat too much

Overfeed Overfed Overfed To give too much food

Overfly Overflew Overflown To fly over a place

Overgrow Overgrew OvergrownTo grow too big or beyond a limit

or boundary

Overhang Overhung Overhung To be above somethingOverhear Overheard Overheard

To hear something accidently that

was not said to you

Overlay Overlaid Overlaid To cover something with a layer

Overleap Overleapt/Overleaped Overleapt/Overleaped To jump over

Overlearn Overlearnt/Overlearned Overlearnt/OverlearnedTo continue learning afer having

reached a basic proficiency

Overlie Overlay OverlainTo lie on top ofTo kill by lying on top of

Overpass Overpast/Overpassed Overpast/Overpassed To cross, pass over

Overpay Overpaid Overpaid To pay too much

Override Overrode Overridden

To ride through an enemy's

country

Overrun Overran OverrunTo flood

To invade and take control

Oversee Oversaw OverseenTo observe people's work to make

sure that it is done properly

Oversell Oversold OversoldTo sell too much

To publicise too much

Overset Overset Overset To overpower

Oversew Oversewed Oversewn/OversewedTo sew two edges together with

stitches overlapping both

Overshoot Overshot Overshot To go past a limit

Oversleep Overslept Overslept To sleep too late

Oversow Oversowed Oversown/Oversowed To sow on land that has already besown

Overspeak Overspoke OverspokenTo speak too long or use too many

words

Overspend Overspent OverspentTo spend more than allowed orbudgeted

Overspill Overspilt/Overspilled Overspilt/OverspilledTo spill over

To have a population that exceeds

the space available

Overspin Overspun Overspun To make something last too long

Overspread Overspread Overspread To cover something

Overspring Oversprang Oversprung To jump over

Overstand Overstood OverstoodLose a sale of deal by sticking to aprice or conditions unacceptable

to the other party

Overstrew Overstrewed Overstrewed/OverstrewnTo sprinkle or strew something

onto another thing

Overstride Overstrode OverstriddenTo walk across or over

To walk faster than someoneTo dominate

Overstrike Overstruck Overstruck To stamp a new value orinscription on a old coin

Overstring Overstrung OverstrungTo tie a string too tightlyTo string piano bass strings across

treble strings

Overtake Overtook OvertakenTo pass a vehicle that is going

more slowly

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Overthink Overthought Overthought To think or plan too much

Overthrow Overthrew OverthrownTo remove someone forcibly from

government or power

Overwear Overwore OverwornTo wear something too much or

often, or wear it out

Overwind Overwound Overwound

To wind a clock or something too

much so it strains the spring

Overwithhold Overwithheld OverwithheldTo deduct too much tax from apayment or salary

Overwrite Overwrote OverwrittenTo record data on top of existing

data, erasing the original

P

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Partake Partook Partaken

To take part in something or a part of something,

usually food

Pay Paid PaidTo give somebody money in exchange for things or

services

Pen Pent/Penned Pent/Penned To shut up or enclose in a cage, etc

Pinch-hit Pinch-hit Pinch-hitTo bat instead of a player in baseball, especially when a

hit is needed

Plead Pled/Pleaded Pled/PleadedTo tell a court that you are guilty or innocent

To ask for special treatment by authorities, etc.

Potshot Potshot/Potshotted PotshotTo shoot at random

To criticise at random

Practice-

teachPractice-taught Practice-taught To teach as part of training

Prebind Prebound Prebound To bind before

Prebuild Prebuilt Prebuilt Prefabricate

Precut Precut Precut To cut something before selling or assembling it

Predo Predid Predone To do something before a certain time of stage

Premake Premade Premade To make something before a time or stage

Prepay Prepaid Prepaid To pay for something using it

Presell Presold Presold To sell before a certain time

Preset Preset Preset To arrange something before it is needed

PreshrinkPreshrank Preshrunk To shrink a fabric before selling it so that it will not

become smaller when washed

Presplit Presplit Presplit To split or divide before a certain time

Price-cut Price-cut Price-cut To cut or reduce prices

Proofread Proofread Proofread To read something checking carefully for mistakes

Prove Proved Proven/Proved To demonstrate that something is true

Put Put Put To place something in a specific position

Q

Base

FormPast Simple Past Participle Definition

Quick-

freeze Quick-froze Quick-frozen To freeze something rapidly

Quit Quit Quit To stop doing something

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To resign from a job

R

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Definition

Rap Rapped/Rapt Rapped/Rapt To be very affected by strong emotion

Re-prove Re-proved Re-proven/Re-provedTo prove again

Read Read ReadTo look at written words and understand

them

Reave Reft/Reaved Reft/ReavedTo depriveTo take by force

Reawake Reawoke Reawoken/Reawaken To wake up again

Rebid Rebid Rebid To bid again

Rebind Rebound Rebound To cover a book again

Rebroadcast Rebroadcast RebroadcastTo transmit something on televison or theradio again

Rebuild Rebuilt Rebuilt To build something againRecast Recast Recast To replace an actor or actress

Recut Recut Recut To cut again or differently

Redd Redd/Redded Redd/Redded To save or rescue

Redeal Redealt Redealt To deal playing cards again

Redo Redid Redone To do something again

Redraw Redrew RedrawnTo draw againTo change boundaries, frontiers, etc

Reeve Rove/Reeved Rove/ReevedTo gather together

To thread something through a hole

Refit Refit RefitTo repair a ship, plane or vehicleTo fit something again

Regrind Reground RegroundTo grind againTo smooth worn engine parts

Regrow Regrew Regrown To grow again

Rehang Rehung Rehung To hang again or in a different position

Rehear Reheard Reheard To hear something again

Reknit Reknit/Reknitted Reknit/ReknittedTo knit againTo join back together

Relay Relaid RelaidTo operate a system where things arereplaced as they become used or tired

Relearn Relearnt/Relearned Relearnt/Relearned To learn again

Relight Relit/Relighted Relit/Relighted To light or start something burning again

Remake Remade Remade To make something again, such as a newversion of a film

Rend Rent Rent To tear or rip

Repay Repaid Repaid To pay somebody money owed

Reread Reread Reread To read again

Rerun Reran Rerun To show a film again

Resell Resold Resold To sell something again

Resend Resent Resent To send something again

Reset Reset ResetTo put something back to the original way itwas organised

Resew Resewed Resewn/Resewed To sew again

Reshoot Reshot Reshot To shoot a film scene againResit Resat Resat To take an exam or test again

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Resow Resowed Resown/Resowed To sow again

Respell Respelled/Respelt Respelled/Respelt To spell again

Restring Restrung RestrungTo fit new strings on a musical instrument or

a bow

Retake Retook Retaken Take again, especially exams and tests

Reteach Retaught Retaught To teach againRetear Retore Retorn To tear again, usually of injuries

Retell Retold Retold To tell something again

Rethink Rethought Rethought To think again

Retread Retrod RetroddenTo tread again

To cut new tread in a tyre

Retrofit Retrofit/Retrofitted Retrofit/RetrofittedTo fit new parts into an older machine that

weren't available when the machine wasmade

Rewake Rewoke/Rewaked Rewoken/Rewaked To wake again

Rewear Rewore Reworn To wear again

Reweave Rewove/Reweaved Rewoven/Reweaved To weave again

Rewed Rewed/Rewedded Rewed/Rewedded To marry again

Rewet Rewet/Rewetted Rewet/Rewetted To wet again

Rewin Rewon Rewon To win again

Rewind Rewound RewoundTo put a cassette or video back to thebeginning

Rewrite Rewrote RewrittenTo write something again, usually withimprovements

Rid Rid/Ridded Rid/Ridded To dispose of

Ride Rode Ridden To travel by horse, bike or motorbike

Ring Rang RungTo telephoneTo make soun