Verb CELEX count Modern Irregular Middle Irregular Old Irregular Old English source Middle English source Total occurrence in Celex: 1775933 alight 29 1 0 0 N N arise 701 1 1 1 5 7 awake 50 1 0 0 N N bake 213 0 1 1 2 10 bark 122 0 0 1 11 N be 508099 1 1 1 2 7 bear 1244 1 1 1 5 8 beat 1029 1 1 1 5 10 become 8593 1 0 0 N N befall 40 1 0 0 N N begin 6394 1 1 1 9 N behold 42 1 0 0 N N bellow 48 0 0 1 5 N bend 537 1 0 0 N N beset 27 1 0 0 N N bid 78 1 1 1 5 7 bide 13 0 1 1 2 10 bind 141 1 1 1 5 8 bite 305 1 1 1 5 7 bleed 344 1 0 0 N N blend 75 0 0 1 11 N blow 1031 1 1 1 5 7 bow 142 0 1 1 1 10 braid 22 0 0 1 5 N break 2531 1 1 1 2 7 breed 159 1 0 0 N N brew 73 0 1 1 5 10 bring 3982 1 1 1 2 N build 1890 1 0 0 N N burn 789 1 1 1 11 11 burst 352 1 1 1 5 7 buy 2200 1 1 1 5 N carve 110 0 1 1 11 10 cast 359 1 0 0 N N catch 1315 1 0 0 N N chew 231 0 1 1 5 10 chide 13 0 0 1 5 N choose 2179 1 1 1 2 10 cleave 42 0 1 1 5 10 climb 955 0 1 1 5 7 cling 293 1 1 1 11 10 come 19529 1 1 1 2 11 cost 549 1 0 0 N N creep 262 1 1 1 5 N cringe 31 0 0 1 5 N crow 36 0 1 1 5 10 cut 1465 1 0 0 N N dare 389 0 1 1 2 3 deal 1167 1 0 0 N N delve 18 0 1 1 8 3 dig 372 1 1 1 2 N dive 142 1 1 1 5 N do 45836 1 1 1 2 8 drag 431 0 0 1 5 N draw 2558 1 1 1 5 7 dream 344 1 0 0 N N drink 1492 1 1 1 5 7 drip 137 0 0 1 11 N drive 2542 1 1 1 2 7 dwell 98 1 0 0 N N eat 3422 1 1 1 2 7 fall 3249 1 1 1 5 7 fare 21 0 1 1 8 10 feed 1461 1 0 0 N N feel 6567 1 0 0 N N fight 1449 1 1 1 5 7 find 7985 1 1 1 5 7 flay 12 0 1 1 11 7 flee 192 1 1 1 2 7 fling 143 1 1 0 N 10 float 369 0 1 1 5 7 flow 396 0 1 1 5 10 fly 1125 1 1 1 2 7 fold 289 0 1 1 5 3 forbid 227 1 1 0 N 7 foretell 16 1 0 0 N N forget 2048 1 1 1 11 7 forgive 362 1 0 0 N N forgo 64 1 0 0 N N forsake 26 1 1 0 N 7 freeze 690 1 1 1 11 7 fret 53 0 0 1 2 N get 19925 1 1 1 2 7 give 14718 1 1 1 2 7 glide 74 0 1 1 5 7 gnaw 47 0 1 1 5 10 go 33287 1 1 1 8 8 grind 239 1 1 1 5 7 grip 129 0 1 1 5 10 grow 4324 1 1 1 5 7 hang 1323 1 1 1 2 7 have 109728 1 1 1 2 N hear 3325 1 0 0 N N heave 139 1 1 1 2 10 help 3690 0 1 1 2 7 hew 14 0 1 1 5 7 hide 1366 1 0 0 N N hit 832 1 0 0 N N hold 4110 1 1 1 2 8 hurt 556 1 0 0 N N keep 5662 1 0 0 N N knead 34 0 1 1 11 7 kneel 216 1 0 0 N N knit 91 1 0 0 N N know 19723 1 1 1 5 8 lead 2692 1 0 0 N N leap 263 1 1 1 5 7 leave 5940 1 1 1 8 N lend 279 1 1 1 11 N let 3036 1 1 1 11 7 lie 3532 1 1 1 5 7 light 311 1 0 0 N N lock 382 0 1 1 11 7 lose 2334 1 1 1 8 10 low 27 0 0 1 5 N make 19638 1 0 0 N N mean 7594 1 0 0 N N meet 1608 1 0 0 N N melt 232 0 1 1 5 10 milk 116 0 0 1 5 N mislead 204 1 0 0 N N mistake 143 1 0 0 N N mourn 54 0 0 1 5 N mow 60 0 0 1 11 N partake 21 1 0 0 N N plead 164 1 0 0 N N prescribe 86 0 0 1 11 N prove 1194 1 0 0 N N put 6224 1 0 0 N N quit 102 1 0 0 N N reach 1911 0 1 1 2 3 read 3191 1 0 0 N N reckon 182 0 0 1 2 N redden 17 0 0 1 11 N reek 34 0 0 1 5 N rend 15 1 0 0 N N ride 655 1 1 1 2 7 ring 926 1 0 0 N N rise 2268 1 1 1 5 7 row 42 0 1 1 5 10 rue 5 0 1 1 4 10 run 5157 1 1 1 5 10 rush 461 0 0 1 2 N say 28957 1 1 1 2 N scrape 122 0 0 1 11 N see 21266 1 1 1 2 8 seek 1229 1 1 1 2 N seethe 58 0 0 1 8 N sell 1302 1 0 0 N N send 1866 1 0 0 N N set 2510 1 1 1 2 N sew 157 1 0 0 N N shake 1258 1 1 1 1 8 shape 164 0 1 1 1 7 shear 53 1 1 1 5 9 shed 130 1 1 1 8 N shine 360 1 1 1 2 10 shoot 536 1 1 1 1 10 shove 99 0 1 1 4 10 show 5389 1 0 0 N N shrink 217 1 1 1 11 7 shrive 4 0 1 1 8 3 shut 506 1 0 0 N N sigh 180 0 0 1 11 N sing 951 1 1 1 2 7 sink 594 1 1 1 11 10 sit 4627 1 1 1 2 7 slay 63 1 1 1 2 8 sleep 1414 1 1 1 5 10 slide 320 1 1 1 5 7 sling 35 1 1 0 N 10 slink 14 1 1 1 11 N slip 520 0 0 1 11 N slit 24 1 1 1 8 10 smite 32 0 1 1 5 7 smoke 500 0 0 1 5 N sneak 57 1 0 0 N N snip 19 0 0 1 11 N sow 173 1 1 1 5 7 span 41 0 0 1 5 N speak 3955 1 1 1 11 7 speed 172 1 0 0 N N spend 2270 1 0 0 N N spew 25 0 0 1 5 N spill 162 1 0 0 N N spin 290 1 1 1 2 N spit 132 1 0 0 N N split 275 1 0 0 N N spread 786 1 0 0 N N spring 299 1 1 1 5 7 spurn 18 0 0 1 5 N stand 4302 1 1 1 2 7 starve 228 0 1 1 5 3 steal 714 1 1 1 5 7 step 424 0 1 1 5 3 stick 781 1 0 0 N N sting 87 1 1 1 5 10 stink 39 1 1 1 5 7 stretch 621 0 1 1 2 3 strew 93 1 1 1 6 N stride 111 1 1 1 11 7 strike 917 1 1 1 8 7 string 33 1 0 0 N N strive 168 1 1 0 N 10 stroke 216 0 0 1 11 N suck 431 0 1 1 5 10 sup 12 0 1 1 11 10 swallow 256 0 1 1 11 10 swear 351 1 1 1 11 7 sweep 399 1 1 1 5 N swell 164 1 1 1 5 10 swim 603 1 1 1 5 10 swing 547 1 1 1 8 7 take 21040 1 1 1 5 7 teach 1142 1 1 1 2 N tear 785 1 1 1 2 7 tell 7972 1 0 0 N N think 16482 1 1 1 2 N throw 1848 1 1 1 5 7 thrust 186 1 0 0 N N tread 146 0 1 1 5 8 undergo 233 1 0 0 N N understand 2374 1 1 1 2 N uproot 27 0 0 1 11 N upset 214 1 0 0 N N wade 83 0 1 1 5 10 wake 650 1 1 1 5 7 walk 2652 0 1 1 5 10 wash 933 0 1 1 5 10 warp 23 0 0 1 8 N wax 37 0 1 1 5 7 wear 2994 1 0 0 N N weave 263 1 1 1 11 7 wed 4 1 0 0 N N weep 309 1 1 1 5 7 weigh 304 0 1 1 5 7 wet 60 1 0 0 N N wield 74 0 0 1 5 N win 1276 1 1 1 8 N wind 145 1 1 1 5 7 withdraw 503 1 0 0 N N withstand 57 1 0 0 N N work 6319 0 1 1 2 3 wreak 12 0 1 1 5 7 wring 66 1 1 1 5 N write 5456 1 1 1 4 8 writhe 96 0 1 1 5 7 yell 202 0 0 1 8 N yield 197 0 1 1 8 3