transitive verbs
acknowledge
We acknowledged that we were unprepared for the winter.
admit
I admit that I have grey hair.
I admit that we have a strong team but we need additional people.
I admit that we have a strong team and we are hiring.
I admit that I have more work to finish today.
aggravate
My neighbors are aggravating me. (present continuous)
My team members aggravated me today because they created a bunch of problems.
approach
answer
I can answer your question directly but it's better if I explain to you the [problem|situation].
I had already answered your question earlier.
ask
I was asking my wife to prepare dinner when somebody knocked on the door. (past continuous)
I am asking you to help me finish the report. (present continuous)
avoid
We will avoid the traffic jam by using a [side, secondary] road.
beat
We have beaten the competition to the market by releasing our new XYZ product before them. (present perfect)
Our team beat the competition by using a new strategy. (simple past)
bend
bless
bother
break
My children had broken their toys on the floor.(past perfect)
Unfortunately, they had broken their promises to us and so we no longer called them our friends.
brush
build
cancel
I had already cancelled the meeting before you called. Can you reschedule it for me?
capture
carry
catch
change
chase
chastise
clean
collect
I have been collecting hats (for) all of my life.(present perf. cont)
comfort
contradict
convert
crack
dazzle
deceive
I have deceived my colleagues. They think I'm an ass, but in fact I'm a nice guy!(present perfect)
define
describe
destroy
discover
distinguish
You distinguish yourself as a very competent programmer. (simple present)
The world distinguishes us on our capabilities.
drag
dress
dunk
edify
embarrass
I got embarrassed when my father told my girlfriend stories about me when I was a little boy.
embrace
enable
encourage
I am encouraging him to continue doing a good job.
enlist
entertain
execute
I have already executed my plan for world domination! You can call me Emporer of the Planet!(present perfect)
fascinate
finish
flick
follow
forget
forgive
freeze
frighten
furnish
I can furnish the details of the contract later.
I already furnished my room. (past simple)
grab
grasp
grease
grip
handle
hang
head
help
highlight
honour
hurry
hurt
imitate
impress
indulge
insert
inspect
interest
interrupt
intimidate
involve
irritate
join
judge
keep
key
kill
kiss
knock
lag
lay
lead
lean
leave
lighten
limit
link
load
love
lower
maintain
marry
massage
melt
mock
munch
murder
notice
number
order
page
paralyze
persuade
petrify
pierce
place
please
poison
possess
prepare
promise
protect
punch
purchase
puzzle
question
quit
raise
reassure
recognise
refill
remind
remove
repel
research
retard
ring
run
satisfy
scold
select
slap
smell
soften
specify
spell
spit
spread
strike
surprise
swallow
switch
taste
teach
tickle
tighten
toast
toss
transform
try
turn
tweak
twist
understand
understimate
unload
unlock
untie
upgrade
use
vacate
videotape
vilify
viplate
wake
want
warm
warn
wash
watch
wear
weep
widen
win
wipe
wrack
wrap
wreck
accept
gather
offend