Verb Definition
acontecerto happen, occur, come about
agradecerto be thankful for
amanecerto dawn
aparecerto appear
aprenderto learn
atenderto attend to, pay attention to
atraerto attract, draw, lure
atreverseto dare
barrerto sweep, sweep clean, sweep out, sweep away
beberto drink
caberto fit
caerto fall
cogerto catch, grasp, take hold of
comerto eat
componerto compose, make up, put together
comprenderto understand, comprehend
conocerto know
contenerto contain, hold
convencerto convince
correrto run
coserto sew, sew up; to stitch, stitch up
crecerto grow [up]
creerto believe
deberto owe; must, should, ought to
defenderto defend
dependerto depend
desagradecerto be unthankful for, to be unappreciative of
desaparecerto disappear
descenderto descend, lower
deshacerto undo, unmake, ruin, spoil, take apart
detenerto stop; to hold up, delay; to arrest, detain
detenerseto stop, pause, linger
devolverto return, give back
dolerto hurt, pain, ache
ejercerto exercise, wield [power, influence, etc.]; to practice [a profession]; to manage, conduct [a businsess]
encenderto burn, light, turn on
enflaquecerto make thin, make weak, weaken
enflaquecerseto get thin; lose weight; to grow weak
enriquecerto enrich, make rich
enriquecerseto get rich
entenderto understand
entretenerto entertain, amuse
envejecerto age, make old, grow old, get old
envejecerseto get old, age
escogerto choose, select, pick
esconderto hide, conceal
esconderseto hide [oneself], be hidden
establecerto establish
exponerto expose
extenderto extend
florecerto flourish, flower, bloom
fortalecerto fortify, strenthen
hacerto do, make
leerto read
lloverto rain
mantenerto maintain, get
merecerto deserve, merit
meterto put [in], place, insert
moverto move
moverseto move [oneself]
nacerto be born
obedecerto obey
obtenerto obtain, get
ofenderto offend
ofrecerto offer
olerto smell
oponerto pit [A against B], set up [A in opposition to B], play off [A against B]
oponerseto put on [clothing]; to put/place [oneself]; to turn/get/become
padecerto suffer
parecerto seem, appear
perderto lose
permanecerto stay, remain
pertenecerto belong, pertain
poderto be able, can
ponerto put, place, set
ponerseto put on [clothing]; to put/place [oneself]; to turn/get/become
preverto foresee, anticipate, envisage, visualize
prometerto promise
proponerto propose
protegerto protect
quererto want, love
recogerto pick up
reconocerto recognize
renacerto be reborn
resolverto solve, resolve
responderto respond, answer, reply to
romperto break
saberto know
satisfacerto satisfy
serto be
solerto be accustomed to, be accustomed to
sorprenderto surprise, take by surprise, startle, amaze
sucederto happen; to succeed, follow
suponerto suppose
tañerto play
temerto fear
tenerto have
torcerto twist, bend, warp, wring, sprain
toserto cough
traerto bring; to get, fetch; to carry
valerto be worth
vencerto conquer, defeat, beat, overcome, win; to expire, cease to apply
venderto sell
verto see
volverto return, go back
yacerto lie
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