What are verbs that start with E? Many English verbs end with -ing to indicate that the person or people doing something are continuing to do it. These are called present participle verbs and are also known as “gerunds” (even though not all of them end with -ing). If you can spot the present participle in a verb and know when to use it, you have an excellent start on learning new ones. But English is full of strange words that don’t follow its usual patterns. Here we look at some of the most common irregular verbs that start with e.
Verbs that Start with E
What are Verbs that Start with E?
There are many different types of verbs, but for this article we’re talking about regular and irregular verbs, in particular.
Regular verbs have a simple, predictable structure. Suppose you’re learning English as a foreign language. In that case, you can count on regular verbs to behave much like their counterparts in your native tongue—to be conjugated according to the “teach-yourself” rules of inflection.
List of Verbs that Start with E
- Ean
- Ear
- Earmark
- Earn
- Earnest
- Earth
- Earwig
- Ease
- East
- Easter
- Easy
- Eat
- Ebb
- Ebonize
- Ebulliate
- Ecchymose
- Ecclesiastic
- Eccoriate
- Echelon
- Echo
- Eclaircise
- Eclaircissement
- Eclipse
- Economize
- Ecstasy
- Edder
- Eddy
- Edge
- Edify
- Edit
- Editorialize
- Edituate
- Educate
- Educe
- Edulcorate
- Eek
- Eeke
- Efface
- Effascinate
- Effect
- Effectuate
- Effeminate
- Effeminize
- Effervesce
- Effierce
- Effigiate
- Efflagitate
- Efflate
- Effloresce
- Efflorescent
- Efflower
- Effluviate
- Efflux
- Efforce
- Efform
- Effort
- Effranchise
- Effray
- Effront
- Effulge
- Effume
- Effund
- Effuse
- Egerminate
- Egest
- Egg
- Egger
- Eglomerate
- Egotize
- Egress
- Egyptize
- Ejaculate
- Eject
- Eke
- Elaborate
- Elance
- Elapse
- Elaqueate
- Elate
- Elbow
- Eld
- Elect
- Electioneer
- Electrify
- Electrize
- Electrocute
- Electrolyze
- Electroplate
- Electrotonize
- Electrotype
- Elegize
- Element
- Elenchize
- Elevate
- Elf
- Elicit
- Elicitate
- Elide
- Elimate
- Eliminate
- Elinguate
- Elix
- Elixate
- Eloign
- Eloignate
- Eloin
- Eloinate
- Elong
- Elongate
- Elope
- Elucidate
- Eluctate
- Elucubrate
- Elude
- Emacerate
- Emaciate
- Emaculate
- Emanate
- Emancipate
- Emarginate
- Emasculate
- Embace
- Embale
- Emball
- Embalm
- Embank
- Embar
- Embarge
- Embargo
- Embark
- Embarrass
- Embase
- Embasement
- Embastardize
- Embathe
- Embattail
- Embattle
- Embay
- Embeam
- Embed
- Embellish
- Embetter
- Embezzle
- Embillow
- Embitter
- Emblanch
- Emblaze
- Emblazon
- Emblem
- Emblematize
- Emblemize
- Embloom
- Emblossom
- Enable
- Enact
- Enambush
- Enamel
- Enamor
- Enarch
- Enavigate
- Enbibe
- Enbroude
- Encage
- Encalendar
- Encamp
- Encanker
- Encapsulate
- Encarnalize
- Encase
- Encash
- Encave
- Enchafe
- Enchain
- Enchair
- Enchannel
- Enchant
- Encharge
- Enchase
- Enchasten
- Enchest
- Enchisel
- Encircle
- Enclasp
- Enclave
- Enclitic
- Enclitical
- Encloister
- Enclose
- Enclothe
- Encloud
- Encoach
- Encoffin
- Encolden
- Epicurize
- Epidermis
- Epigrammatize
- Epilogize
- Epiloguize
- Episcopate
- Episcopize
- Epistle
- Epistolize
- Epitaph
- Epithet
- Epitomize
- Equal
- Equalize
- Equate
- Equibalance
- Equilibrate
- Equip
- Equiparate
- Equipensate
- Equiponderate
- Equivalence
- Equivalent
- Equivalue
- Equivocate
- Eradiate
- Eradicate
- Erase
- Ere
- Erect
- Ergat
- Erme
- Ermine
- Ern
- Erode
- Erogate
- Err
- Eruct
- Eructate
- Erudiate
- Erupt
- Escalade
- Escape
- Escarp
- Escheat
- Eschew
- Escort
- Escot
- Esloin
- Espalier
- Espouse
- Espy
- Esquire
- Essay
- Essence
- Essentiate
- Establish
- Estate
- Esteem
- Estimate
- Estimation
- Estop
- Estrange
- Estrangle
- Estray
- Estreat
- Estrepe
- Estuate
- Etch
- Etching
- Eternalize
- Eternify
- Eternize
- Etherealize
- Etherize
- Etiolate
- Ettle
- Etymologize
- Euchre
- Euhemerize
- Eulogize
- Eunuch
- Eunuchate
- Euphemize
- Euphonize
- Euphuize
- Euripize
- Europeanize
- Evacate
- Evacuate
- Evade
- Evaluate
- Evanesce
- Evangelize
- Evanish
- Evaporate
- Even
- Evene
- Event
- Eventerate
- Eventilate
- Eventuate
- Everse
- Evert
- Evesdrop
- Evestigate
- Evibrate
- Evict
- Evidence
- Evince
- Evirate
- Eviscerate
- Evitate
- Evite
- Evocate
- Evoke
- Evolve
- Evomit
- Evulgate
- Exacerbate
- Exacinate
- Exact
- Exacuate
- Exaggerate
- Exagitate
- Exalt
- Examine
- Example
- Exanimate
- Exantlate
- Exarate
- Exasperate
- Exauctorate
- Exaugurate
- Exauthorate
- Exauthorize
- Excalceate
- Excamb
- Excambie
- Excarnate
- Excarnificate
- Excavate
- Excave
- Excecate
- Excedent
- Exceed
- Excel
- Excelsior
- Except
- Excern
- Excerpt
- Exchange
- Exchequer
- Excide
- Excipient
- Excise
- Excitate
- Excite
- Exclaim
Verbs that Start with E with their Meanings
- Elaborate: to make something more complicated, sophisticated, or detailed than it needs to be.
- Elapse: to pass time; to go by; to pass a long period of time.
- Elated: very happy or proud.
- Elbowing: pushing someone out of the way, especially by a physical effort and usually resulting in an accident or injury.
- Elect: put in a position of authority; chose someone as president, judge, etc.; choose someone to perform some task because they seem competent and worthy of that responsibility; choose a person as leader because they are popular (in politics).
- Elevated: lifted up or raised.
- Elicit: subtly suggest; cause to be given or revealed involuntarily, without a direct question or statement being made or accusations being made directly to anyone in particular.
- Eliminate: remove (someone) from the competition of an event; remove someone from the race to be selected as a winner.
- Eliminated: unable to participate in or take part in an activity anymore; being left out, excluded, etc.
- Elongated: to make something progressively larger or longer; not long enough.
- Eloped: to run away secretly because they are afraid to face their intended spouse when they leave.
- Elucidate: to remove the confusion or obscurity that is causing a problem; show why something has happened the way it did (usually hypothetical situation); help someone grasp a difficult concept or idea.
- Eluded: have escaped notice or been hidden from view by someone else; avoid notice of someone (by making them feel guilty) about something not being done (something is undone).
- Emaciated: being underweight because of a disease or illness; very thin and weak; a person who is dangerously skinny.
- Emasculated: remove the male sex organs from someone who is alive.
- Embark: to leave for a trip by using some form of transportation (example: you should not embark for this trip unless you like adventure and novelty).
- Embarked: left for another place in order to go on a journey; begun one’s trip on a boat, train, etc.
Conclusion
A lot of verbs start with e. However, there is no need to memorize all the verbs that start with e, because they are all regular verbs. You will just have to learn them one at a time.
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