100 Italian Verbs

accendere

to turn on (light)

accompagnare

to accompany

aggirare

to surround/trick

aggiungere

to add

agitare

to agitate

alzare

to raise

approdare

to land

arrangiare

to arrange

arrestare

to arrest/stop

assassinare

to assassinate/kill

assistere

to assist

attaccare

to attach/attack

atterrare

to land/knock down

attraversare

to cross

avanzare

to advance

avviare

to start (engine)

bloccare

to block

bollire

to boil

bruciare

to burn

cadere

to fall

calciare

to kick

catturare

to capture/catch

causare

to cause

cercare

to look for

chiamare

to call

chiedere

to ask

chinare

to lower/bow

chiudere

to shut/close

cogliere

to pick

colpire

to hit

coprire

to cover

correggere

to correct

correre

to run

costruire

to build

crescere

to grow

desiderare

to desire

digitare

to type

dimenticare

to forget

disegnare

to draw

diventare

to become

eseguire

to execute/perform

ferire

to get hurt

fermare

to stop/halt

gettare

to throw

girare

to turn

godere

to enjoy

gradire

to relish/wish

interrompere

to interupt

lanciare

to launch/throw

legare

to tie

mandare

to send

mentire

to lie (tell a lie)

migliorare

to improve

mollare

to release (let go)

nascere

to be born

odiare

to hate

ordinare

to order

osservare

to observe

passeggiare

to stroll

peggiorare

to worsen

raccontare

to tell/narrate

raggiungere

to reach

restare

to stay

ridere

to laugh

riferire

to report/refer/relate

riposare

to rest

riprendere

to take again

riuscire

to succeed

salire

to go up/get on

saltare

to jump

salvare

to save

sbrigare

to expedite (attend to)

scaldare

to heat

scambiare

to exchange

scegliere

to select (choose)

scendere

to go down/get off

scoprire

to discover

sedere

to sit

smettere

to stop doing something

sollevare

to pick up

sottrare

to subtract

spendere

to spend

spingere

to push

spostare

to move (car/funiture)

staccare

to detach/separate

succedere

to happen

suggerire

to suggest

superare

to get over

svegliare

to wake up

tacere

to be silent

temere

to fear

tenere

to hold/keep

tentare

to attempt

tirare

to pull

togliere

to take off/remove

traslocare

to relocate (move)

trattenere

to retain/restrain

udire

to hear

viaggiare

to travel

scampare

to escape/save