Verb CELEX count Modern Irregular Middle Irregular Old Irregular Old English source Middle English source Total occurrence in Celex: 3310984 alight 53 1 0 0 N N arise 1088 1 1 1 5 7 awake 144 1 0 0 N N bake 423 0 1 1 2 10 bark 186 0 0 1 11 N be 687085 1 1 1 2 7 bear 1917 1 1 1 5 8 beat 1544 1 1 1 5 10 become 14957 1 0 0 N N befall 65 1 0 0 N N begin 12254 1 1 1 9 N behold 88 1 0 0 N N bellow 92 0 0 1 5 N bend 1179 1 0 0 N N beset 63 1 0 0 N N bid 141 1 1 1 5 7 bide 13 0 1 1 2 10 bind 303 1 1 1 5 8 bite 492 1 1 1 5 7 bleed 432 1 0 0 N N blend 147 0 0 1 11 N blow 1507 1 1 1 5 7 bow 336 0 1 1 1 10 braid 50 0 0 1 5 N break 4102 1 1 1 2 7 breed 341 1 0 0 N N brew 107 0 1 1 5 10 bring 9176 1 1 1 2 N build 4336 1 0 0 N N burn 1577 1 1 1 11 11 burst 682 1 1 1 5 7 buy 4594 1 1 1 5 N carve 350 0 1 1 11 10 cast 737 1 0 0 N N catch 3459 1 0 0 N N chew 361 0 1 1 5 10 chide 34 0 0 1 5 N choose 3211 1 1 1 2 10 cleave 75 0 1 1 5 10 climb 1643 0 1 1 5 7 cling 489 1 1 1 11 10 come 35152 1 1 1 2 11 cost 985 1 0 0 N N creep 466 1 1 1 5 N cringe 47 0 0 1 5 N crow 54 0 1 1 5 10 cut 3415 1 0 0 N N dare 861 0 1 1 2 3 deal 1871 1 0 0 N N delve 28 0 1 1 8 3 dig 716 1 1 1 2 N dive 225 1 1 1 5 N do 80717 1 1 1 2 8 drag 867 0 0 1 5 N draw 3853 1 1 1 5 7 dream 672 1 0 0 N N drink 2321 1 1 1 5 7 drip 183 0 0 1 11 N drive 3907 1 1 1 2 7 dwell 164 1 0 0 N N eat 5183 1 1 1 2 7 fall 5276 1 1 1 5 7 fare 51 0 1 1 8 10 feed 2379 1 0 0 N N feel 15489 1 0 0 N N fight 2549 1 1 1 5 7 find 19525 1 1 1 5 7 flay 26 0 1 1 11 7 flee 482 1 1 1 2 7 fling 425 1 1 0 N 10 float 585 0 1 1 5 7 flow 616 0 1 1 5 10 fly 1715 1 1 1 2 7 fold 685 0 1 1 5 3 forbid 301 1 1 0 N 7 foretell 44 1 0 0 N N forget 3056 1 1 1 11 7 forgive 587 1 0 0 N N forgo 90 1 0 0 N N forsake 40 1 1 0 N 7 freeze 799 1 1 1 11 7 fret 89 0 0 1 2 N get 42717 1 1 1 2 7 give 22921 1 1 1 2 7 glide 116 0 1 1 5 7 gnaw 79 0 1 1 5 10 go 51830 1 1 1 8 8 grind 491 1 1 1 5 7 grip 261 0 1 1 5 10 grow 6112 1 1 1 5 7 hang 2539 1 1 1 2 7 have 242066 1 1 1 2 N hear 9053 1 0 0 N N heave 265 1 1 1 2 10 help 6956 0 1 1 2 7 hew 18 0 1 1 5 7 hide 1804 1 0 0 N N hit 1792 1 0 0 N N hold 8324 1 1 1 2 8 hurt 1204 1 0 0 N N keep 11794 1 0 0 N N knead 52 0 1 1 11 7 kneel 406 1 0 0 N N knit 169 1 0 0 N N know 38013 1 1 1 5 8 lead 5292 1 0 0 N N leap 549 1 1 1 5 7 leave 14042 1 1 1 8 N lend 489 1 1 1 11 N let 7728 1 1 1 11 7 lie 5728 1 1 1 5 7 light 977 1 0 0 N N lock 1104 0 1 1 11 7 lose 6086 1 1 1 8 10 low 51 0 0 1 5 N make 41842 1 0 0 N N mean 13126 1 0 0 N N meet 4182 1 0 0 N N melt 436 0 1 1 5 10 milk 174 0 0 1 5 N mislead 268 1 0 0 N N mistake 168 1 0 0 N N mourn 110 0 0 1 5 N mow 84 0 0 1 11 N partake 29 1 0 0 N N plead 338 1 0 0 N N prescribe 204 0 0 1 11 N prove 2674 1 0 0 N N put 14426 1 0 0 N N quit 228 1 0 0 N N reach 4577 0 1 1 2 3 read 6689 1 0 0 N N reckon 394 0 0 1 2 N redden 43 0 0 1 11 N reek 46 0 0 1 5 N rend 29 1 0 0 N N ride 1019 1 1 1 2 7 ring 1713 1 0 0 N N rise 3486 1 1 1 5 7 row 74 0 1 1 5 10 rue 9 0 1 1 4 10 run 7903 1 1 1 5 10 rush 911 0 0 1 2 N say 76541 1 1 1 2 N scrape 222 0 0 1 11 N see 36958 1 1 1 2 8 seek 2147 1 1 1 2 N seethe 86 0 0 1 8 N sell 2596 1 0 0 N N send 4822 1 0 0 N N set 5630 1 1 1 2 N sew 201 1 0 0 N N shake 2359 1 1 1 1 8 shape 304 0 1 1 1 7 shear 71 1 1 1 5 9 shed 274 1 1 1 8 N shine 642 1 1 1 2 10 shoot 1336 1 1 1 1 10 shove 215 0 1 1 4 10 show 8395 1 0 0 N N shrink 364 1 1 1 11 7 shrive 6 0 1 1 8 3 shut 1280 1 0 0 N N sigh 546 0 0 1 11 N sing 1407 1 1 1 2 7 sink 892 1 1 1 11 10 sit 8969 1 1 1 2 7 slay 79 1 1 1 2 8 sleep 2306 1 1 1 5 10 slide 626 1 1 1 5 7 sling 103 1 1 0 N 10 slink 30 1 1 1 11 N slip 1100 0 0 1 11 N slit 60 1 1 1 8 10 smite 58 0 1 1 5 7 smoke 796 0 0 1 5 N sneak 109 1 0 0 N N snip 33 0 0 1 11 N sow 225 1 1 1 5 7 span 65 0 0 1 5 N speak 6655 1 1 1 11 7 speed 298 1 0 0 N N spend 5036 1 0 0 N N spew 41 0 0 1 5 N spill 322 1 0 0 N N spin 458 1 1 1 2 N spit 280 1 0 0 N N split 599 1 0 0 N N spread 1578 1 0 0 N N spring 603 1 1 1 5 7 spurn 44 0 0 1 5 N stand 8376 1 1 1 2 7 starve 364 0 1 1 5 3 steal 941 1 1 1 5 7 step 1030 0 1 1 5 3 stick 1683 1 0 0 N N sting 151 1 1 1 5 10 stink 72 1 1 1 5 7 stretch 1209 0 1 1 2 3 strew 103 1 1 1 6 N stride 225 1 1 1 11 7 strike 1999 1 1 1 8 7 string 97 1 0 0 N N strive 237 1 1 0 N 10 stroke 336 0 0 1 11 N suck 643 0 1 1 5 10 sup 22 0 1 1 11 10 swallow 594 0 1 1 11 10 swear 576 1 1 1 11 7 sweep 915 1 1 1 5 N swell 270 1 1 1 5 10 swim 837 1 1 1 5 10 swing 1001 1 1 1 8 7 take 34323 1 1 1 5 7 teach 2558 1 1 1 2 N tear 1101 1 1 1 2 7 tell 19040 1 0 0 N N think 35874 1 1 1 2 N throw 2858 1 1 1 5 7 thrust 348 1 0 0 N N tread 216 0 1 1 5 8 undergo 319 1 0 0 N N understand 5220 1 1 1 2 N uproot 57 0 0 1 11 N upset 418 1 0 0 N N wade 149 0 1 1 5 10 wake 1181 1 1 1 5 7 walk 5552 0 1 1 5 10 wash 1663 0 1 1 5 10 warp 57 0 0 1 8 N wax 81 0 1 1 5 7 wear 4339 1 0 0 N N weave 311 1 1 1 11 7 wed 14 1 0 0 N N weep 499 1 1 1 5 7 weigh 538 0 1 1 5 7 wet 80 1 0 0 N N wield 122 0 0 1 5 N win 2762 1 1 1 8 N wind 313 1 1 1 5 7 withdraw 775 1 0 0 N N withstand 117 1 0 0 N N work 9925 0 1 1 2 3 wreak 24 0 1 1 5 7 wring 120 1 1 1 5 N write 8317 1 1 1 4 8 writhe 130 0 1 1 5 7 yell 390 0 0 1 8 N yield 329 0 1 1 8 3