Admitting a fact or action
A mistake acknowledged honestly: express facts and actions someone accepts as true with this English verb.
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Giving guidance with advise
A doctor’s recommendation or a warning against a choice: express both kinds of guidance in English.
Read and practiseSuggest: offering ideas and actions
Use suggest with a noun, an -ing action or a that-clause when offering an idea.
Read and practiseAfford: money, time and choices
A bicycle within your budget or a day you can spare: express whether a purchase or action is possible.
Read and practiseAnnouncing news and decisions
A public result, a new plan or a change of hours: describe how information reaches an audience.
Read and practiseExplain: making meaning clear
Use explain with a thing, a recipient introduced by to or a clause giving a reason.
Read and practiseApologizing to someone
A late arrival or a mistake can call for an apology: identify the person and the reason in English.
Read and practiseApplying for work or study
A job, a course or a place at college: describe what you request and which organization receives it.
Read and practiseCompare: similarities and differences
Use compare to examine options, results or prices and connect the things being compared.
Read and practiseArguing with people or giving reasons
A disagreement over a route or reasons for a claim: distinguish two ways of describing an argument.
Read and practiseAttending an event or class
A meeting, course or concert can bring people together: describe being present using the English verb for attendance.
Read and practiseMention: refer to something briefly
Use mention to refer to a person or topic and say who heard or read the information.
Read and practiseBehaving in different situations
At a party or on a train, people can act calmly, politely or badly: describe their behavior in English.
Read and practiseHolding someone responsible
A missed delivery or a setback can lead to blame: describe who is held responsible and what caused a problem.
Read and practiseConfirm: make arrangements certain
Use confirm to make an arrangement definite or state that information is correct.
Read and practiseCelebrating an occasion together
A birthday, a victory or a new job can bring people together: describe an occasion and how you mark it.
Read and practiseCharging a price for a service
A price for a repair or a fee for delivery: express what a business asks someone to pay.
Read and practiseNotice: becoming aware
Use notice to say that you became aware of a detail, change or situation.
Read and practiseExpressing a complaint
A noisy room or a delayed service can prompt a complaint: say whom you tell and what the problem is.
Read and practiseLinking devices and ideas
A cable or a shared theme can create a link: describe connections between devices and ideas in English.
Read and practiseStore: keep things for later
Use store to describe keeping objects in a place for future use and say where they are kept.
Read and practiseDescribing what something contains
A jar, report or recipe may hold different things: describe its contents with this useful English verb.
Read and practisePersuading someone to believe or act
Evidence and explanations can change a person’s mind: express belief and persuaded action with a versatile English verb.
Read and practisePour: make liquid flow
Use pour to describe moving liquid from a container and name its destination.
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