Lingua Franca Nova Verb List
- abitar reside, dwell, live
- acordar agree
- acrupir squat
- aderir adhere (hold tightly to / stick to something)
- afundar sink
- aidar help, assist, aid
- ajitar shake
- alterar change (become/make different), vary
- alternar alternate, take turns (do X then Y then X then Y)
- amar love
- amirar admire
- amiter admit, confess
- anunsiar announce, proclaim
- aprender learn
- aprobar approve (of)
- arabasar sweep
- arder burn
- asconder hide, conceal
- asender climb
- asentuar emphasize, accentuate, stress
- aser steel
- aserar tear, rip
- asetar accept (willingly receive)
- asorber absorb
- atacar attack
- atentar try, attempt, endeavo
- atraer attract
- avenir happen, occur
- aver have (possess / be furnished with)
- averter warn
- avisar warn
- balansar balance, equilibrium
- batar beat (repeatedly hit), batte
- besar kiss
- bevir drink
- bolir boil
- bondiser bless (wish good upon)
- briliar shine (radiate light)
- calcular calculate, reckon
- cambiar change (become/make different), vary
- cantar sing
- causar cause (induce something to be/happen)
- cavar dig
- clamar call, summon
- cluir close
- cocer cook (prepare by applying heat)
- colaborar cooperate, collaborate
- colier choose, pick (out), select one of many possibilities
- colier gather, collect (bring or come together)
- colpar hit, strike
- combatar fight, combat
- comensar begin, commence, start
- comer eat
- comparer compare
- compatir pity, feel compassion toward, feel sorry fo
- competer compete, strive, vie
- comprar buy, purchase
- comprender understand, comprehend
- confesar admit, confess
- confider trust
- conoser know
- conservar preserve, maintain (keep X in good condition)
- construir build (join materials to create), construct
- consumar consume, deplete, expend, exhaust, use up
- contaminar pollute, contaminate
- contar count, enumerate
- contenir contain
- continuar continue, keep on doing/being
- controlar control
- copular copulate, have sex (with)
- corer flow (travel in a current)
- corer run
- coser sew
- craser crush (press on so as to break or re-shape)
- crear create, make (bring into existence)
- credar believe (accept as true)
- creser expand, grow
- creser increase (become or make greater in quantity)
- criar cry out, shout, yell
- criticar criticize
- culpar blame
- cultur culture (the customs and beliefs of a people)
- dansar dance
- deber should, ought to (is/are expected/advised to ...); must
- defender protect, defend
- demandar ask, inquire, request, ask fo
- depender depend on, rely on
- descriver describe
- descurar neglect, negligence, apathy
- desider decide
- desiniar draw (create a design)
- desirar want, wish, desire
- destruir destroy (contra-create; cause to cease existing)
- devenir become (begin to be; acquire the quality...)
- diferer differ
- diminuir decrease (become or make lesser in quantity), shrink, contract
- dirijer manage
- discuter discuss, talk about
- diser say, tell, express in words
- disolver dissolve
- distinguir distinguish, differentiate, tell one from another
- diverter turn, divert (send in a different direction)
- divider divide
- divinar guess, conjecture
- doler hurt
- donar give
- dormir sleep
- dutar doubt
- elejer choose, pick (out), select one of many possibilities
- elejer elect (select by voting)
- encontrar meet, encounter, come across
- engolir swallow
- entrar enter, go into
- enviar mail (transmit postally)
- enviar send, dispatch, transmit
- envolver wrap
- esaminar examine, inspect
- escusar excuse
- esfluer emit (to send out any form of matter/energy in any manner)
- esibir show, exhibit, display
- esister exist
- esitar pause, hesitate, suspend action temporarily
- esperar hope
- esperir experience (consciously live through an event)
- espetar expect, anticipate (believe that X will come/happen), wait (for), await
- esploder burst ,explode
- estender spread (begin to cover or cause X to cover more area)
- estender stretch, extend
- evader escape, flee from
- evitar avoid, evade, keep away from
- falar fail, miss, fail to hit/reach/see etc.
- far cause (induce something to be/happen)
- far do, perform, engage in, make, render (specified activity)
- ferir hurt
- finger pretend, act, feign
- finir end, conclude, finish
- flotar float
- fluer flow (travel in a current)
- fonder melt
- fornar bake (cook or harden by means of dry heat)
- forsar drive, impel, propel
- frenar restrain, inhibit, hold back
- fretar rush, hurry, hasten
- frotar rub, abrade
- furar steal (take in a criminal way)
- furnir provide, supply, furnish
- gardar guard, monitor, watch ove
- gardar keep, retain, go on having (e.g. "you should keep this book")
- gidar drive, impel, propel
- gidar guide, lead
- gitar guitar (stringed instrument played with the fingers)
- grandir increase (become or make greater in quantity)
- grasiar thank (express gratitude toward)
- gustar like, enjoy (derive pleasure from)
- gustar taste (perceive the flavor of)
- imajinar imagine
- imitar imitate, mimic
- indicar indicate, point
- instruir teach
- intendar intend, mean to, do deliberately, have as a purpose
- interferir interfere, hinde
- inventar invent (plan something which has never been made before)
- investir invest
- invitar invite
- jelar freeze
- jestar gesture
- juar play, recreate, frolic
- judir judge (compare something to criteria), form an opinion about
- juntar add, append, join so as to cause an increase
- juntar gather, collect (bring or come together)
- lansar throw, toss
- lavar wash
- lejer read
- liar tie, bind
- lodar praise, compliment, laud
- lutar wrestle
- maldiser curse, damn (wish evil upon)
- mancar lack (be without)
- mancar need, require
- mantenir guard, monitor, watch ove
- mantenir keep, retain, go on having (e.g. "you should keep this book")
- matar kill
- mentenir preserve, maintain (keep X in good condition)
- mentir lie (utter a known falsehood)
- meritar deserve, merit, be worthy of
- mesurar measure
- miscar mix, blend
- moler grind
- morder bite
- mostrar show, exhibit, display
- mover move (engage in motion / cause to engage in motion)
- multipliar multiply
- nadar swim
- negar deny (say that X is not true)
- nesesar need, require
- notar notice, observe
- ober obey
- oblidar forget (contra-remember)
- ocurer happen, occur
- odir hate
- ofrer offer (present for acceptance or rejection)
- oir hear
- operar operate (a machine)
- organizar organize (bring together to perform a task)
- oservar notice, observe
- otenir get, acquire, gain, obtain
- paiar pay
- parar stop
- pardonar forgive, pardon
- parer seem, appear to be, give the impression of
- parlar speak, talk
- partir leave, depart, go away from
- pasajer ride (sit/perch in/on a vehicle/horse/etc. and travel)
- pasear walk
- pender hang, suspend, dangle
- pensar think
- perder lose (cease having; contra-acquire); misplace (lose; become unable to find)
- perir waste, misuse
- permeter permit, allow, let
- persepir perceive, detect
- pliar fold
- plorar cry, weep
- poner put, place, translocate
- portar carry (move while supporting)
- poseser own (possess according to law or custom)
- postar mail (transmit postally)
- poter can, could (is/are able to ...)
- prear pray (communicate with god(s))
- preferir favor, prefer
- prender catch, take, capture, seize
- presar push, press
- prevenir prevent (keep from happening)
- primir print (to copy marks by pressing inked objects on paper)
- probar prove, test, check
- proclamar announce, proclaim
- proibir prohibit, forbid, contra-permit
- proposar suggest, propose (offer an idea)
- protejer protect, defend
- puniar stab, jab
- punir punish
- puntar aim (to point/direct X toward Y)
- putrir rot, decay
- ramper crawl
- rascar scratch
- rascar tear, rip
- rebondir bounce, rebound
- reclamar claim, assertion (statement of unknown accuracy)
- recolier gather, collect (bring or come together)
- recolier harvest, reap
- recompensar reward
- reconoser recognize
- recordar remember
- refusar reject, refuse (contra-accept)
- regarder look
- regreter regret
- reparer repair, fix
- representar represent (act as a substitute for)
- repulsar repel
- resetar receive
- resiniar resign
- respetar respect, venerate, esteem
- respirar breathe
- restar remain, stay
- retardar delay, retard, tarry, postpone
- retardar restrain, inhibit, hold back
- retirar remove, subtract, take away, delete
- retornar return (go or send back to previous place/condition)
- retraer retrieve, fetch (go to X and bring it back)
- revelar reveal, disclose
- rier laugh
- rolar roll (move like a ball/cylinder by turning over and over)
- romper break (into pieces)
- saber know
- saltar jump, leap
- salvar save, rescue
- scalar climb
- scriver write
- scuder shake
- seguer follow
- selebrar celebrate, rejoice
- sentar sit (be in a sitting position)
- sentir feel (experience an emotion/sentiment)
- sentir feel (perceive with the tactile sense)
- servir serve (provide service to)
- sesar cease, stop doing, quit
- sibilar whistle
- sitar quote, cite
- soflar blow (move/cause to move as a current of gas)
- speler spell (orthographical)
- sputar spit
- star remain, stay
- star stand
- stornuir sneeze
- stretir stretch, extend
- studiar study
- sucar suck
- sufrir suffe
- sujester suggest, propose (offer an idea)
- suportar support
- suposar suppose, presume
- surier smile
- surprender surprise, startle
- suseder succeed
- suspender hang, suspend, dangle
- sustar support
- sutraer remove, subtract, take away, delete
- taliar trim, prune (cut off ragged edges)
- temer fear (be afraid of)
- tender reach, extend as far as
- tenir hold, grasp
- tentar tempt
- teser weave
- tirar pull (draw something toward oneself)
- tocar feel (perceive with the tactile sense)
- tocar touch
- tormentar torture, torment
- torser turn, rotate, revolve
- torturar torture, torment
- traer bring (cause something to come along with one toward a place)
- traer retrieve, fetch (go to X and bring it back)
- trovar find (discover the location of)
- unir unite
- usar use, utilize
- vader go (move from starting point to elsewhere)
- vagar drift, wande
- valuar like, enjoy (derive pleasure from)
- vaporir evaporate
- vender sell
- venir come, arrive (at indicated place)
- versar pour (cause to flow)
- versar spill (accidentally emit liquid)
- vider see
- visitar visit
- viver live (be alive)
- volar fly (move through the air)
- voler intend, mean to, do deliberately, have as a purpose
- voler want, wish, desire
- voler will, would
- vomitar vomit
- votar elect (select by voting)
- votar vote
- xasar hunt, pursue (with intent to capture and/or devour)
- xercar seek, search (for), look for
