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lift يرفع to move something from a lower to a higher position. lift-lifted-lifted Could you help me lift this table, please?

like يحب to enjoy or approve of something or someone. like-liked-liked I like it when a book is so good that you can't put it down.

listen ينصت/يستمع to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her, or it. listen-listened-listened She does all the talking - I just sit and listen.

live يعيش (to continue) to be alive or have life live-lived-lived Her granny lived to the ripe old age of 94.

load يحمل to put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine. load-loaded-loaded How long will it take to load this sand onto the lorry?

look after يعتني بـ to take care of or be in charge of someone or something. look after-looked after-looked after We look after the neighbours' cat while they're away.

look for يبحث عن seek, search for. look for-looked for-looked for what do you look for in a secretary/friend?

look at ينظر إلى to think about a subject carefully so that you can make a decision about it. look at-looked at-looked at Management is looking at ways of cutting costs.

look good يبدو جيداً to show success or that something good might happen. look good-looked good-looked good This year's sales figures are looking good.

look up يستخرج معنى كلمة to look for information in a dictionary or reference book, or by using a computer. look up-looked up-looked up Can you look up the opening times on the website?

love يحب to like something very much. love-loved-loved She loves animals.

marry يتزوج to become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony. marry-married-married Paul married Lucy four years ago.

match يلائم If two colours, designs, or objects match, they are similar or look attractive togethe. match-matched-matched Does this shirt match these trousers?

measure يقيس to discover the exact size or amount of something. measure-measured-measured "Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's measure it."

mend يصلح to repair something that is broken or damaged. mend-mended-mended Could you mend this hole in my shirt?

milk يحلب to get milk from an animal. milk-milked-milked Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process.

miss يفتقد to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something. miss-missed-missed You should leave early if you want to miss the rush hour.

move يتحرك to (cause to) change position. move-moved-moved I'm so cold I can't move my fingers.

need يحتاج to have to have something, or to want something very much. need-needed-needed Babies need constant care.

open يفتح to (cause to) begin. open-opened-opened I would like to open my talk by giving a brief background to the subject.

order يأمر to ask for something to be made, supplied, or delivered, especially in a restaurant or shop. order-ordered-ordered I ordered some pasta and a mixed salad.

own يمتلك to have something that legally belongs to you. own-owned-owned We own our house.

paint يدهن to cover a surface with paint. paint-painted-painted I've been painting all morning.

pass يمر to go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her. pass-passed-passed If you pass a supermarket, could you get me some milk?

phone يتصل هاتفياً to communicate with someone by phone. phone-phoned-phoned He's phoned me (up) every day this week.

pick يقطف When you pick flowers or fruit, you take them off a plant or tree. pick-picked-picked They were picking strawberries for twelve hours a day.

plant يزرع to put a plant into the ground or into a container of earth so that it will grow. plant-planted-planted We planted trees and bushes in our new garden.

play يلعب When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity. play-played-played The children spent the afternoon playing in the garden.

plough يحرث a large farming tool with blades that digs the earth in fields so that seeds can be planted. plough-ploughed-ploughed These fields have been under the plough for centuries.

point to يشير إلى to make it seem likely that a particular fact is true or that a particular event will happen. point to-pointed to-pointed to All the evidence points to suicide.

post يرسل to send a letter or parcel by post. post-posted-posted Did you remember to post my letter?

pour يصب to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in. pour-poured-poured Pour the honey into the bowl and mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients.

practice يتمرن to do or play something regularly or repeatedly in order to become skilled at it. practice-practiced-practiced I'm quite good at tennis but I need to practise my serve.

prefer يفضل to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another. prefer-prefered-prefered Do you prefer hot or cold weather?

pretend يدعي/يتظاهر to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game. pretend-pretended-pretended She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.

pronounce ينطق to say a word or a letter in a particular way. pronounce-pronounced-pronounced How do you pronounce your surname?

pull يشد/يجر to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort. pull-pulled-pulled Could you help me move this bookcase over there? You pull and I'll push.

push يدفع/يزق to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position, usually one that is further away from you. push-pushed-pushed Can you help me move this table? You push and I'll pull.

rain تمطر drops of water from clouds rain-rained-rained Rain is forecast for tomorrow.