What are Some Verbs with a?

Verb is a word in English Grammar that shows an action or a state of being. Some verbs with a have been discussed in this post along with their meanings. These are commonly used verbs that start with the letter ‘a’. So, start with the basic definition of a verb.

What is a Verb?

A verb is a word that denotes an action (physical or mental) or a state of being. Examples include run, walk, sleep, drink etc.

What are verbs?
Definition of Verb

Verbs Starting with A:

Given below are some verbs with ‘a’ along with their meanings in English:

No. Verbs Meanings
1 Abandon Give up completely (a practice or a course of action).
2 Absorb Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.
3 Accelerate (Especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.
4 Accept Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).
5 Accomplish To succeed in doing or completing something
6 Accuse To say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something
7 Achieve To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time
8 Acquire To gain something through your own efforts, ability, or behavior
9 Act To do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation
10 Adapt To change your behavior in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
11 Add To put something together with something else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc.
12 Address To think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it
13 Adjust To change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
14 Administer To manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc.
15

Admire

To respect somebody for what they have done or to respect their qualities
16 Adopt To take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
17 Adore  To love somebody very much
18 Advise To tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation
19 Advocate To support something publicly
20 Affect To produce a change in somebody/something

A verb is an essential element of a sentence. Without a verb, there is no sentence. So, if you want to improve your vocabulary, you should have a strong grip on the verbs and their meanings. Because verbs play an important role in English vocabulary, this post has included some commonly used verbs that start with the letter ‘A’.

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