Verbs Starting With L
Here's the list of all the 1495 Verbs Starting With L in the English Language.
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| Common Verbs (with Definitions and Examples) | |
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| like | 1. to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something 2. find enjoyable or agreeable More Definitions → |
| list | 1. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of 2. include in a list More Definitions → |
| last | 1. persist for a specified period of time 2. continue to live and avoid dying More Definitions → |
| links | More Definitions → |
| line | 1. be in line with; form a line along 2. cover the interior of More Definitions → |
| long | 1. desire strongly or persistently More Definitions → |
| link | 1. make a logical or causal connection 2. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces More Definitions → |
| law | More Definitions → |
| level | 1. aim at 2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |
| love | 1. have a great affection or liking for 2. get pleasure from More Definitions → |
| low | 1. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines More Definitions → |
| learn | 1. gain knowledge or skills 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| look | 1. perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look 2. give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect More Definitions → |
| left | 1. go away from a place 2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness More Definitions → |
| live | 1. be an inhabitant of or reside in 2. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style More Definitions → |
| looking | More Definitions → |
| let | 1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 2. actively cause something to happen More Definitions → |
| language | More Definitions → |
| light | 1. introduce light into 2. begin to smoke More Definitions → |
| listed | More Definitions → |
| log | 1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes 2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests More Definitions → |
| lot | 1. divide into lots, as of land, for example 2. administer or bestow, as in small portions More Definitions → |
| land | 1. reach or come to rest 2. cause to come to the ground More Definitions → |
| loan | 1. give temporarily; let have for a limited time More Definitions → |
| license | 1. authorize officially More Definitions → |
| lost | 1. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense 2. fail to win More Definitions → |
| lower | 1. move something or somebody to a lower position 2. set lower More Definitions → |
| leave | 1. go away from a place 2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness More Definitions → |
| lead | 1. take somebody somewhere 2. produce as a result or residue More Definitions → |
| letter | 1. win an athletic letter 2. set down or print with letters More Definitions → |
| located | More Definitions → |
| lord | 1. make a lord of someone More Definitions → |
| led | 1. take somebody somewhere 2. produce as a result or residue More Definitions → |
| lee | More Definitions → |
| lots | More Definitions → |
| listen | 1. hear with intention 2. listen and pay attention More Definitions → |
| lives | More Definitions → |
| leather | 1. whip with a leather strap More Definitions → |
| label | 1. assign a label to; designate with a label 2. attach a tag or label to More Definitions → |
| league | 1. unite to form a league More Definitions → |
| letters | More Definitions → |
| limit | 1. place limits on (extent or amount or access) 2. restrict or confine within limits More Definitions → |
| load | 1. fill or place a load on 2. provide (a device) with something necessary More Definitions → |
| labor | 1. strive and make an effort to reach a goal 2. work hard More Definitions → |
| lack | 1. be without 2. To be insufficiently prepared More Definitions → |
| logged | 1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes 2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests More Definitions → |
| lawyer | More Definitions → |
| layer | 1. make or form a layer More Definitions → |
| licensed | More Definitions → |
| lose | 1. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense 2. fail to win More Definitions → |
| leaving | More Definitions → |
| launch | 1. set up or found 2. propel with force More Definitions → |
| leisure | More Definitions → |
| learned | More Definitions → |
| linked | More Definitions → |
| lens | More Definitions → |
| leaves | More Definitions → |
| legs | More Definitions → |
| lock | 1. fasten with a lock 2. keep engaged More Definitions → |
| lodge | 1. be a lodger; stay temporarily 2. put, fix, force, or implant More Definitions → |
| labour | 1. work hard 2. strive and make an effort to reach a goal More Definitions → |
| loop | 1. move in loops 2. make a loop in More Definitions → |
| lunch | 1. take the midday meal 2. provide a midday meal for More Definitions → |
| loved | More Definitions → |
| listening | More Definitions → |
| landscape | 1. embellish with plants 2. do landscape gardening More Definitions → |
| lesson | More Definitions → |
| leg | More Definitions → |
| lease | 1. let for money 2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services More Definitions → |
| luck | More Definitions → |
| lounge | 1. sit or recline comfortably 2. be about a place without any apparent purpose More Definitions → |
| lecture | 1. deliver a lecture or talk 2. censure severely or angrily More Definitions → |
| lay | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| lift | 1. raise from a lower to a higher position 2. take hold of something and move it to a different location More Definitions → |
| lamp | More Definitions → |
| loaded | More Definitions → |
| locate | 1. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining 2. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey More Definitions → |
| lie | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| laid | 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. put in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| leaf | 1. look through a book or other written material 2. turn over pages More Definitions → |
| loose | 1. grant freedom to; free from confinement 2. turn loose or free from restraint More Definitions → |
| liver | More Definitions → |
| licence | 1. authorize officially More Definitions → |
| liked | More Definitions → |
| lite | More Definitions → |
| laugh | 1. produce laughter More Definitions → |
| loads | More Definitions → |
| lemon | More Definitions → |
| logging | 1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes 2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests More Definitions → |
| letting | 1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 2. actively cause something to happen More Definitions → |
| lying | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| lip | More Definitions → |
| lightning | More Definitions → |
| lending | More Definitions → |
| lace | 1. spin, wind, or twist together 2. make by braiding or interlacing More Definitions → |
| lit | 1. introduce light into 2. begin to smoke More Definitions → |
| lyric | 1. write lyrics for (a song) More Definitions → |
| legitimate | 1. make legal 2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate More Definitions → |
| lobby | 1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors More Definitions → |
| lamb | 1. give birth to a lamb More Definitions → |
| lean | 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position 2. cause to lean or incline More Definitions → |
| lap | 1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another 2. pass the tongue over More Definitions → |
| lighter | 1. transport in a flatbottom boat More Definitions → |
| limiting | More Definitions → |
| laden | 1. remove with or as if with a ladle 2. fill or place a load on More Definitions → |
| lazy | More Definitions → |
| lined | More Definitions → |
| lid | More Definitions → |
| labeled | More Definitions → |
| levy | 1. impose and collect 2. cause to assemble or enlist in the military More Definitions → |
| lance | 1. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way 2. pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight More Definitions → |
| ladder | 1. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging More Definitions → |
| locking | More Definitions → |
| lime | 1. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds 2. cover with lime so as to induce growth More Definitions → |
| lynch | 1. kill without legal sanction More Definitions → |
| leak | 1. tell anonymously 2. be leaked More Definitions → |
| landscaping | More Definitions → |
| leap | 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another More Definitions → |
| liquor | More Definitions → |
| landmark | More Definitions → |
| lacking | More Definitions → |
| lateral | More Definitions → |
| lavender | More Definitions → |
| laurel | More Definitions → |
| laying | More Definitions → |
| leverage | 1. supplement with leverage 2. provide with leverage More Definitions → |
| lisp | 1. speak with a lisp More Definitions → |
| lumber | 1. move heavily or clumsily 2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests More Definitions → |
| lifted | More Definitions → |
| lightly | More Definitions → |
| launching | More Definitions → |
| landed | More Definitions → |
| litter | 1. strew 2. make a place messy by strewing garbage around More Definitions → |
| lam | 1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run 2. give a thrashing to; beat hard More Definitions → |
| lever | 1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open More Definitions → |
| lowering | More Definitions → |
| lick | 1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight 2. pass the tongue over More Definitions → |
| landfill | More Definitions → |
| lattice | More Definitions → |
| lust | 1. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for More Definitions → |
| locating | More Definitions → |
| lame | 1. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg More Definitions → |
| lobster | More Definitions → |
| leased | More Definitions → |
| lowered | More Definitions → |
| loft | 1. store in a loft 2. propel through the air More Definitions → |
| lump | 1. put together indiscriminately 2. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side More Definitions → |
| lend | 1. bestow a quality on 2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time More Definitions → |
| ledger | More Definitions → |
| lag | 1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. 2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail More Definitions → |
| lush | More Definitions → |
| lantern | More Definitions → |
| localized | More Definitions → |
| lob | 1. propel in a high arc More Definitions → |
| layered | More Definitions → |
| limb | More Definitions → |
| limp | 1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury 2. proceed slowly or with difficulty More Definitions → |
| learnt | 1. gain knowledge or skills 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| lug | 1. carry with difficulty 2. obstruct More Definitions → |
| lipstick | 1. form by tracing with lipstick 2. apply lipstick to More Definitions → |
| laminate | 1. create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material 2. press or beat (metals) into thin sheets More Definitions → |
| leveraging | More Definitions → |
| lure | 1. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion More Definitions → |
| labelled | 1. assign a label to; designate with a label 2. attach a tag or label to More Definitions → |
| lighted | More Definitions → |
| lookout | More Definitions → |
| labelling | 1. assign a label to; designate with a label 2. attach a tag or label to More Definitions → |
| lent | 1. bestow a quality on 2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time More Definitions → |
| latch | 1. fasten with a latch More Definitions → |
| leaflet | More Definitions → |
| lettering | More Definitions → |
| laundering | More Definitions → |
| loaf | 1. be lazy or idle 2. be about a place without any apparent purpose More Definitions → |
| lube | 1. apply a lubricant to More Definitions → |
| leach | 1. cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate 2. permeate or penetrate gradually More Definitions → |
| lapse | 1. pass into a specified state or condition; sink into 2. end, at least for a long time More Definitions → |
| legged | More Definitions → |
| loco | More Definitions → |
| lesion | More Definitions → |
| loom | 1. come into view indistinctly, often threateningly 2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position More Definitions → |
| licked | More Definitions → |
| leash | 1. fasten with a rope More Definitions → |
| locust | More Definitions → |
| levied | 1. impose and collect 2. cause to assemble or enlist in the military More Definitions → |
| lair | More Definitions → |
| lures | More Definitions → |
| lees | More Definitions → |
| lessen | 1. decrease in size, extent, or range 2. make become smaller More Definitions → |
| lathe | More Definitions → |
| loot | 1. take illegally; of intellectual property 2. steal goods; take as spoils More Definitions → |
| lint | More Definitions → |
| leveling | More Definitions → |
| lager | More Definitions → |
| landscaped | More Definitions → |
| lacquer | 1. coat with lacquer More Definitions → |
| lark | 1. play boisterously More Definitions → |
| lullaby | More Definitions → |
| liberated | More Definitions → |
| lingering | More Definitions → |
| looping | More Definitions → |
| lowercase | More Definitions → |
| lavish | 1. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns More Definitions → |
| lactating | More Definitions → |
| leapfrog | 1. to vault 2. progress by large jumps instead of small increments More Definitions → |
| lament | 1. express grief verbally 2. regret strongly More Definitions → |
| libel | 1. print slanderous statements against More Definitions → |
| loo | More Definitions → |
| landslide | More Definitions → |
| loosen | 1. make loose or looser 2. make less severe or strict More Definitions → |
| lash | 1. beat severely with a whip or rod 2. lash or flick about sharply More Definitions → |
| laureate | More Definitions → |
| laced | More Definitions → |
| lain | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| levee | More Definitions → |
| luster | More Definitions → |
| lithograph | 1. make by lithography More Definitions → |
| lighten | 1. make more cheerful 2. reduce the weight on; make lighter More Definitions → |
| leech | 1. draw blood More Definitions → |
| linger | 1. remain present although waning or gradually dying 2. be about a place without any apparent purpose More Definitions → |
| looting | More Definitions → |
| lactate | 1. give suck to More Definitions → |
| leaping | More Definitions → |
| lustre | More Definitions → |
| lek | More Definitions → |
| lightening | More Definitions → |
| limelight | More Definitions → |
| liberate | 1. give equal rights to; of women and minorities 2. grant freedom to; free from confinement More Definitions → |
| liqueur | More Definitions → |
| lagged | 1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. 2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail More Definitions → |
| lifeguard | More Definitions → |
| lagging | 1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. 2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail More Definitions → |
| lute | More Definitions → |
| locksmith | More Definitions → |
| leaching | More Definitions → |
| lasso | 1. catch with a lasso More Definitions → |
| loam | More Definitions → |
| leer | 1. look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression More Definitions → |
| loophole | More Definitions → |
| littered | More Definitions → |
| liquefied | 1. become liquid 2. make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating More Definitions → |
| leaded | More Definitions → |
| lecturing | More Definitions → |
| lop | 1. cut off from a whole 2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of More Definitions → |
| lichen | More Definitions → |
| lapsed | More Definitions → |
| luge | 1. move along on a luge or toboggan More Definitions → |
| lackey | More Definitions → |
| localised | More Definitions → |
| lard | 1. prepare or cook with lard 2. add details to More Definitions → |
| legalize | 1. make legal More Definitions → |
| liaise | 1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences More Definitions → |
| lampoon | 1. ridicule with satire More Definitions → |
| leapt | 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another More Definitions → |
| lull | 1. calm by deception 2. become quiet or less intensive More Definitions → |
| legislate | 1. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation More Definitions → |
| loaves | More Definitions → |
| lamented | More Definitions → |
| lubricated | More Definitions → |
| looted | More Definitions → |
| licenced | More Definitions → |
| localize | 1. identify the location or place of 2. concentrate on a particular place or spot More Definitions → |
| ladle | 1. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle 2. remove with or as if with a ladle More Definitions → |
| lengthening | More Definitions → |
| laurels | More Definitions → |
| lessened | More Definitions → |
| loosening | More Definitions → |
| lobbied | 1. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors More Definitions → |
| lariat | More Definitions → |
| lapping | 1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another 2. pass the tongue over More Definitions → |
| loathe | 1. find repugnant More Definitions → |
| lurk | 1. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner 2. be about a place without any apparent purpose More Definitions → |
| lettered | More Definitions → |
| levelling | 1. aim at 2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |
| lech | More Definitions → |
| loosened | More Definitions → |
| lengthen | 1. make longer 2. become long or longer More Definitions → |
| labored | More Definitions → |
| levant | 1. run off without paying a debt More Definitions → |
| lessening | More Definitions → |
| levelled | 1. aim at 2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |
| lowball | 1. make a deliberately low estimate More Definitions → |
| liquidate | 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing 2. eliminate by paying off (debts) More Definitions → |
| lox | More Definitions → |
| lather | 1. beat severely with a whip or rod 2. form a lather More Definitions → |
| lipped | More Definitions → |
| lapped | 1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another 2. pass the tongue over More Definitions → |
| lengthened | More Definitions → |
| liven | 1. make lively More Definitions → |
| laboring | More Definitions → |
| ligature | More Definitions → |
| lurch | 1. walk as if unable to control one's movements 2. move abruptly More Definitions → |
| lamenting | More Definitions → |
| lunge | 1. make a thrusting forward movement More Definitions → |
| liftoff | More Definitions → |
| luff | 1. sail close to the wind 2. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides More Definitions → |
| laud | 1. praise, glorify, or honor More Definitions → |
| limping | More Definitions → |
| lubricate | 1. have lubricating properties 2. apply a lubricant to More Definitions → |
| lumbering | More Definitions → |
| labouring | More Definitions → |
| louse | More Definitions → |
| litigate | 1. engage in legal proceedings 2. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against More Definitions → |
| legislating | More Definitions → |
| lidded | More Definitions → |
| launder | 1. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water 2. convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones More Definitions → |
| legitimize | 1. make legal More Definitions → |
| loafing | More Definitions → |
| lave | 1. wash or flow against 2. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water More Definitions → |
| lyophilized | More Definitions → |
| lope | 1. run easily More Definitions → |
| lithe | More Definitions → |
| leaven | 1. cause to puff up with a leaven More Definitions → |
| lout | More Definitions → |
| laboured | More Definitions → |
| liken | 1. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous More Definitions → |
| lugging | 1. carry with difficulty 2. obstruct More Definitions → |
| languish | 1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present More Definitions → |
| limber | 1. attach the limber 2. cause to become limber More Definitions → |
| lade | 1. remove with or as if with a ladle 2. fill or place a load on More Definitions → |
| logjam | More Definitions → |
| leaden | More Definitions → |
| liberalize | 1. make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules 2. become more liberal More Definitions → |
| leafed | More Definitions → |
| lath | More Definitions → |
| leant | 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position 2. cause to lean or incline More Definitions → |
| lank | More Definitions → |
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