4-Letter Verbs Starting With R
Here's the list of all the 136 4-Letter Verbs Starting With R in the English Language.
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| Common Verbs (with Definitions and Examples) | |
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| read | 1. interpret something that is written or printed 2. have or contain a certain wording or form More Definitions → |
| rate | 1. assign a rank or rating to 2. be worthy of or have a certain rating More Definitions → |
| room | 1. live and take one's meals at or in More Definitions → |
| rock | 1. move back and forth or sideways 2. cause to move back and forth More Definitions → |
| risk | 1. expose to a chance of loss or damage 2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome More Definitions → |
| rule | 1. exercise authority over; as of nations 2. decide with authority More Definitions → |
| ring | 1. sound loudly and sonorously 2. ring or echo with sound More Definitions → |
| rest | 1. not move; be in a resting position 2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax More Definitions → |
| race | 1. move hurridly 2. compete in a race More Definitions → |
| rent | 1. tear or be torn violently 2. let for money More Definitions → |
| root | 1. take root and begin to grow 2. come into existence, originate More Definitions → |
| rose | 1. move upward 2. increase in value or to a higher point More Definitions → |
| rich | More Definitions → |
| rank | 1. take or have a position relative to others 2. assign a rank or rating to More Definitions → |
| roll | 1. move by turning over or rotating 2. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle More Definitions → |
| rare | More Definitions → |
| rise | 1. move upward 2. increase in value or to a higher point More Definitions → |
| rain | 1. precipitate as rain More Definitions → |
| ride | 1. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions 2. be carried or travel on or in a vehicle More Definitions → |
| rear | 1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds 2. look after a child until it is an adult More Definitions → |
| rice | 1. sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice More Definitions → |
| rail | 1. complain bitterly 2. enclose with rails More Definitions → |
| roof | 1. provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof More Definitions → |
| rush | 1. move hurridly 2. attack suddenly More Definitions → |
| rack | 1. go at a rack 2. stretch to the limits More Definitions → |
| rick | 1. pile in ricks 2. twist suddenly so as to sprain More Definitions → |
| reed | More Definitions → |
| ruby | More Definitions → |
| ripe | More Definitions → |
| rely | 1. have faith or confidence in More Definitions → |
| raid | 1. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on 2. enter someone else's territory and take spoils More Definitions → |
| rope | 1. catch with a lasso 2. fasten with a rope More Definitions → |
| reel | 1. walk as if unable to control one's movements 2. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis More Definitions → |
| rand | More Definitions → |
| reef | 1. lower and bring partially inboard 2. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area More Definitions → |
| rage | 1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger 2. be violent; as of fires and storms More Definitions → |
| ramp | 1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger 2. furnish with a ramp More Definitions → |
| rant | 1. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner More Definitions → |
| rust | 1. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid 2. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid More Definitions → |
| ruin | 1. destroy completely; damage irreparably 2. destroy or cause to fail More Definitions → |
| rave | 1. participate in an all-night techno dance party 2. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner More Definitions → |
| riot | 1. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot 2. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking More Definitions → |
| rash | More Definitions → |
| rode | 1. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions 2. be carried or travel on or in a vehicle More Definitions → |
| robe | 1. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes 2. cover as if with clothing More Definitions → |
| rove | 1. pass a rope through 2. pass through a hole or opening More Definitions → |
| reap | 1. gather, as of natural products 2. get or derive More Definitions → |
| rang | 1. sound loudly and sonorously 2. ring or echo with sound More Definitions → |
| rake | 1. move through with or as if with a rake 2. level or smooth with a rake More Definitions → |
| roar | 1. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles 2. utter words loudly and forcefully More Definitions → |
| raft | 1. transport on a raft 2. travel by raft in water More Definitions → |
| riff | 1. look through a book or other written material 2. play riffs More Definitions → |
| rink | More Definitions → |
| rift | More Definitions → |
| roam | 1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment More Definitions → |
| rein | 1. control and direct with or as if by reins 2. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins More Definitions → |
| ruff | 1. play a trump More Definitions → |
| redo | 1. make new 2. do over, as of (part of) a house More Definitions → |
| rosy | More Definitions → |
| rook | 1. deprive of by deceit More Definitions → |
| rung | 1. sound loudly and sonorously 2. ring or echo with sound More Definitions → |
| romp | 1. play boisterously 2. run easily and fairly fast More Definitions → |
| rout | 1. cause to flee 2. dig with the snout More Definitions → |
| ream | 1. squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer 2. remove by making a hole or by boring More Definitions → |
| rind | More Definitions → |
| rote | More Definitions → |
| rump | More Definitions → |
| rive | 1. tear or be torn violently 2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument More Definitions → |
| razz | 1. harass with persistent criticism or carping More Definitions → |
| rede | 1. give an interpretation or explanation to 2. give advice to More Definitions → |
| rend | 1. tear or be torn violently More Definitions → |
| ruck | 1. become wrinkled or drawn together More Definitions → |
| rime | 1. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable 2. compose rhymes More Definitions → |
| reek | 1. have an element suggestive (of something) 2. smell badly and offensively More Definitions → |
| rasp | 1. scrape with a rasp 2. utter in a grating voice More Definitions → |
| raze | 1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |