TOEFL - 20 Important Verbs to Know

To gradually collect. 

Rain accumulates in the collectors before being measured.

To come into possession of.

The scientists recently acquired a more powerful microscope.

To brag or talk with too much pride about something.

My friends always boasts about his career success.

To stop. 

After the university changed the policy, the students ceased protesting.

To fall down.

A busy bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed yesterday.

To hide.

Birds conceal their nests in high places.

To agree. 

The lecturer concurs with the author.

To think deeply about something. 

Many students contemplate their career path before choosing a university.

To give something to a common cause. 

The research greatly contributes to our understanding of bears.

To find the meaning of something. 

The detective deciphered the code.

To state something isn't true. 

The lecturer denies the author's claim that penguins are not endangered.

To create a plan.

To scientists devised a study to understand the problem.

To remove.

The workers eliminated any sign of the oil spill.

To gradually change. 

Our understanding of climate change has evolved in recent years.

To leave out. 

They excluded white rats from the study.

To change continually. 

My opinion of the president fluctuates from day to day.

To pause, often because one is unsure.

He hesitated before buying the expensive new car.

To explain by giving an example. 

The lecturer illustrated her point by giving a personal example.

To carry out. 

The university implemented the new parking policy last month.

To force upon. 

Lockdowns have been imposed in many parts of the world due to the global pandemic.