List of 308 Irregular Verbs in English
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In English, verb conjugation rules are more like guidelines - there are a huge number of verbs that don't follow them. Want some examples of irregular verbs in English? Check out this list of terms.
| arise | kneel | overthrow | slide |
| awake | know | overwind | sling |
| backslide | lay | overwrite | slink |
| be | lead | partake | slit |
| bear | leave | pay | smite |
| beat | lend | prebuild | sneak |
| become | let | predo | sow |
| begin | lie | premake | speak |
| bend | light | prepay | speed |
| beset | lose | presell | spend |
| bid | make | preset | spin |
| bind | mean | preshrink | spit |
| bite | meet | proofread | split |
| bleed | miscast | prove | spread |
| blow | misdeal | put | spring |
| break | misdo | quit | stand |
| breed | mishear | read | steal |
| bring | mislay | reawake | stick |
| browbeat | mislead | rebid | sting |
| build | misread | rebind | stink |
| burst | misset | rebuild | stride |
| buy | misspeak | recut | strike |
| cast | misspend | redeal | string |
| catch | mistake | redo | strive |
| choose | misteach | redraw | sublet |
| cling | misunderstand | regrind | swear |
| come | miswrite | regrow | sweep |
| cost | mow | rehang | swell |
| creep | offset | rehear | swim |
| crossbreed | outbid | relight | swing |
| cut | outbreed | remake | take |
| deal | outdo | repay | teach |
| dig | outdraw | reread | tear |
| disprove | outdrink | rerun | tell |
| dive | outdrive | resell | think |
| do | outfight | resend | throw |
| draw | outfly | reset | thrust |
| drink | outgrow | resew | tread |
| drive | outride | retake | typeset |
| eat | outrun | reteach | typewrite |
| fall | outsell | retear | unbend |
| feed | outshine | retell | unbind |
| feel | outshoot | rethink | underbid |
| fight | outsing | rewake | undercut |
| find | outsit | rewear | underfeed |
| fit | outsleep | reweave | undergo |
| flee | outspeak | rewin | underlie |
| fling | outspeed | rewind | undersell |
| fly | outspend | rewrite | underspend |
| forbid | outswear | rid | understand |
| forego | outswim | ride | undertake |
| foresee | outthink | ring | underwrite |
| foretell | outthrow | rise | undo |
| forget | outwrite | run | unfreeze |
| forgive | overbid | saw | unhang |
| forgo | overbreed | say | unhide |
| forsake | overbuild | see | unsew |
| freeze | overbuy | seek | unsling |
| get | overcome | sell | unspin |
| give | overdo | send | unstick |
| go | overdrink | set | unstring |
| grind | overeat | sew | unweave |
| grow | overfeed | shake | unwind |
| handwrite | overhang | shave | uphold |
| hang | overhear | shear | upset |
| have | overlay | shed | wake |
| hear | overpay | shine | waylay |
| hide | override | shit | wear |
| hit | overrun | shoot | weave |
| hold | oversee | show | weep |
| hurt | oversell | shrink | win |
| inbreed | oversew | shut | wind |
| inlay | overshoot | sing | withdraw |
| interbreed | oversleep | sink | withhold |
| interweave | overspend | sit | withstand |
| interwind | overtake | slay | wring |
| keep | overthink | sleep | write |
