(usually in the negative) To attend to or deal with
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Opposite of to ignore or pay no attention to someone or something
To be anxious or concerned
To take part or interfere in something, typically to prevent or alter a result or course of events
“I am prepared to accept that he gave these matters full and due consideration before he decided to intervene.”
To make something into something else
“I had to change the design of the website as it was out of date.”
To completely alter the form of
To drive spiritually or urge someone on
“One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.”
To copy or create (the same thing) again, potentially with a variation
To engage in an unproductive activity
To seize or capture someone or an animal
To physically go along with
“My dog would follow me on all of my hikes through the backcountry.”
To subject (someone) to constant scoldings or harassment
“The restaurant owner would constantly dog his employees about being paid to wash dishes, and not to listen to rock and roll.”
(of an event or activity) To make arrangements or preparations for
To examine through the sense of touch
“The shop assistant encouraged her to feel the superior fabric of the handbag in hopes that she would purchase it.”
To fiddle, tamper or play with something
“I'll fool with the keys in my pocket, adjust my glasses, and make a lot of noise with change.”
To physically attack ferociously and wound
To guide or escort
“The usher will show you to your seat.”
(usually in the negative) To attend to or deal with
“This is a highly sensitive matter that I would prefer not to touch for now.”
To advise earnestly
To legally care for another's child
“There are dozens of couples who are desperate to adopt a child.”
To study or check into thoroughly
“Detectives would investigate Jessie's claim of being attacked to ascertain its veracity.”
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
To get rid of or destroy
To implant or ingrain, literally or into one's consciousness
To introduce (something) between other things
To scheme or plot, typically in a manipulative or deceitful manner
To act as a mediator in a dispute
To scare or cause to feel fear
To remove or take out, especially with effort or force
To teach in a biased, one-sided, or uncritical manner
To underhandedly manipulate something or someone
To affect without completely changing
To move, or cause to move, in a wavelike motion
To move very slowly (towards something)
To suggest or indicate something indirectly
To put down or control by cruelty or force
To gain access or entry into
“They enter the complex and are immediately struck by its sense of space.”
To cause anguish or distress to
To persuade or use influence on
To declare loudly, openly or publicly
To cover or enclose in cloth or soft material
To push roughly
To intrude or interfere on a conversation or activity
To imply, or to be an indirect sign or indication of
To investigate or snoop around in someone else's business
To ask someone earnestly or humbly
To limit, restrict, or inhibit the degree or level of
To search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands
To convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
To follow or chase after
“The police would relentlessly pursue Niko Bellic after he robbed a bank.”
To attack or bombard with bombs or artillery
To provide a refund or recompense
To make secret plans, typically underhandedly and jointly with others
To make small or restless movements, especially through nervousness or impatience
To handle a substance physically with the intent of creating a desired form
To take over the place, position, or role of
To encircle and hem in, typically in a hostile fashion
To put (something) to use
To have an effect or influence on, especially a negative one
To move, demolish, or flatten with a bulldozer
To attack by force, typically to gain control of
To mix up or agitate the contents of
To cause to be amazed or excited
To annoy or irritate
To design with a new shape or form
“Our graphic designer will create a new layout for the website.”
To interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of
To influence or induce someone to believe or do something
To make less extreme or uncompromising
To delay or postpone
To jerk, shake or vibrate suddenly or violently
To deceive or cause to believe what is untrue
To be a sign or symbol of
To have significance or be influential in a matter or decision
To administer, implement, or carry out
To make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating
To take charge of, or to make decisions about
To lean or bend at an angle
To (attempt to) influence, persuade or pressure someone, typically politically
To fill or crowd around or into a place or area
To yield, surrender or give up
To take action or do something
To exploit or take advantage of an opportunity for personal gain or profit
To wake, or cause to wake, from sleep
To move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance
To injure or hurt by twisting a body part
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