Word lists · C1

Everyday vs formal verbs (C1)

Pairs to switch register: each everyday verb is followed by the verb a report, an email to a client or an essay would use.

Recognition only

These words are labelled by register. You'll learn to understand them; the drills never ask you to type them.

#	Word	Type	Meaning	Level
22	fazer	verb	to do; to make	A1
637	realizar	verb	to carry out, to hold (an event); to fulfil (a dream, a goal)	A2
14	ter	verb	to have; there is, there are (spoken)	A1
487	possuir	verb	to own, to possess	A1
216	mostrar	verb	to show	A1
7670	evidenciar	verb	to show; to make evident	C2
40	ver	verb	to see; to watch	A1
737	observar	verb	to observe, to watch; to remark, to point out	A2
98	usar	verb	to use; to wear	A1
947	utilizar	verb	to use, to utilise	A2
86	começar	verb	to start, to begin; (começar a) to start to (do)	A1
744	iniciar	verb	to start, to begin; to start (a program, a device)	A2
132	acabar	verb	to finish, to end; (acabar de) to have just	A1
1694	concluir	verb	to finish, to complete; to conclude, to infer	B1
151	pedir	verb	to ask for, to request; to order (food, drinks)	A1
2644	solicitar	verb	to request, ask for (formally)	B2
43	dar	verb	to give; (dá para) to be possible, to work	A1
2148	conceder	verb	to grant; to award	B1
117	ajudar	verb	to help	A1
2606	auxiliar	verb	to help, assist	B2
348	mandar	verb	to send; to order, to tell (someone to)	A1
393	enviar	verb	to send	A1
94	achar	verb	to think (opinion); to find (discover)	A1
308	considerar	verb	to consider; to regard as, to think of as	A1
3800	botar	verb	to put, place (colloquial); to lay (eggs); to put on	B2
202	colocar	verb	to put, to place; to put on (music, a film)	A1
81	conseguir	verb	to manage to, to succeed in; to get, to obtain	A1
584	obter	verb	to obtain, to get	A1
187	mudar	verb	to change; (mudar-se) to move (house)	A1
2019	alterar	verb	to change, to alter; to upset, to unsettle	B1