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Social Verbs in Spanish
Social verbs are the glue of human interaction — greeting, thanking, apologising, celebrating, arguing, and reconciling. These verbs will help you navigate friendships, family relationships, and social situations with grace and confidence in any Spanish-speaking context.
194 verbs in this category
All Social verbs
- hablar to speak / to talkConjugate →
- conocer to know (people/places)Conjugate →
- tratar to try / to treat / to deal withConjugate →
- permitir to permit / to allowConjugate →
- presentar to present / to introduceConjugate →
- reconocer to recognizeConjugate →
- cumplir to fulfill / to complyConjugate →
- aceptar to acceptConjugate →
- preguntar to ask (a question)Conjugate →
- acercar to bring closerConjugate →
- elegir to choose / to electConjugate →
- promover to promoteConjugate →
- unir to unite / to joinConjugate →
- relacionar to relate / to connectConjugate →
- impedir to prevent / to impedeConjugate →
- comunicar to communicateConjugate →
- visitar to visitConjugate →
- liberar to liberate / to freeConjugate →
- discutir to discuss / to argueConjugate →
- compartir to shareConjugate →
- bailar to danceConjugate →
- cantar to singConjugate →
- votar to voteConjugate →
- mentir to lieConjugate →
- robar to steal / to robConjugate →
- amar to loveConjugate →
- odiar to hateConjugate →
- sufrir to sufferConjugate →
- divertirse to have funConjugate →
- alegrarse to be glad / to rejoiceConjugate →
- enamorarse to fall in loveConjugate →
- casarse to get marriedConjugate →
- divorciarse to get divorcedConjugate →
- organizar to organizeConjugate →
- vestir to dress / to wearConjugate →
- peinar to combConjugate →
- maquillar to apply makeupConjugate →
- decorar to decorateConjugate →
- prestar to lendConjugate →
- regalar to give (a gift)Conjugate →
- enseñar to teach / to showConjugate →
- opinar to have an opinion / to thinkConjugate →
- convencer to convinceConjugate →
- persuadir to persuadeConjugate →
- acordar to agree / to decideConjugate →
- comprometer to commit / to compromiseConjugate →
- prometer to promiseConjugate →
- engañar to deceive / to cheatConjugate →
- respetar to respectConjugate →
- insultar to insultConjugate →
- agradecer to thank / to be gratefulConjugate →
- disculpar to excuse / to forgiveConjugate →
- perdonar to forgiveConjugate →
- felicitar to congratulateConjugate →
- saludar to greetConjugate →
- despedir to fire / to say goodbyeConjugate →
- invitar to inviteConjugate →
- rechazar to rejectConjugate →
- colaborar to collaborateConjugate →
- competir to competeConjugate →
- empatar to tie / to draw (sports)Conjugate →
- premiar to award / to rewardConjugate →
- castigar to punishConjugate →
- prohibir to prohibit / to forbidConjugate →
- obedecer to obeyConjugate →
- desobedecer to disobeyConjugate →
- rebelarse to rebelConjugate →
- protestar to protestConjugate →
- quejarse to complainConjugate →
- reclamar to claim / to demandConjugate →
- denunciar to report / to denounceConjugate →
- defender to defendConjugate →
- arrestar to arrestConjugate →
- criar to raise / to breedConjugate →
- alimentar to feed / to nourishConjugate →
- rehabilitar to rehabilitateConjugate →
- actuar to actConjugate →
- anunciar to announce / to advertiseConjugate →
- entregar to deliver / to hand overConjugate →
- adoptar to adoptConjugate →
- amenazar to threatenConjugate →
- asistir to attend / to assistConjugate →
- avergonzar to embarrass / to shameConjugate →
- bendecir to blessConjugate →
- consolar to consoleConjugate →
- derrotar to defeatConjugate →
- disculparse to apologizeConjugate →
- disfrutar to enjoyConjugate →
- enfrentar to face / to confrontConjugate →
- enojar to anger / to annoyConjugate →
- exagerar to exaggerateConjugate →
- excluir to excludeConjugate →
- extrañar to miss (someone) / to find strangeConjugate →
- gobernar to govern / to ruleConjugate →
- incluir to includeConjugate →
- insistir to insistConjugate →
- molestar to bother / to annoyConjugate →
- mudarse to move (house)Conjugate →
- acudir to go, to attend, to come toConjugate →
- alegrar to make happy, to cheer upConjugate →
- atender to attend to, to serve, to pay attentionConjugate →
- callar to be quiet, to silenceConjugate →
- ceder to yield, to give in, to transferConjugate →
- coincidir to coincide, to agree, to matchConjugate →
- convivir to live together, to coexistConjugate →
- aconsejar to advise, to recommendConjugate →
- acostumbrar to be accustomed to, to get used toConjugate →
- agradecerse to be appreciated, to be welcomeConjugate →
- alternar to alternate, to socializeConjugate →
- animarse to cheer up, to feel encouragedConjugate →
- apropiarse to appropriate, to take possession ofConjugate →
- atraer to attract, to drawConjugate →
- bromear to joke, to kid aroundConjugate →
- comprometerse to commit oneself, to get engagedConjugate →
- conciliar to reconcile, to conciliateConjugate →
- confrontar to confront, to faceConjugate →
- criticar to criticizeConjugate →
- convenir to be convenient, to agree, to suitConjugate →
- conversar to converse, to chatConjugate →
- alojar to lodge, to accommodate, to hostConjugate →
- apreciar to appreciate, to valueConjugate →
- decepcionar to disappointConjugate →
- desafiar to challengeConjugate →
- enfadarse to get angryConjugate →
- festejar to celebrateConjugate →
- fingir to pretendConjugate →
- fastidiar to annoyConjugate →
- fiar to trustConjugate →
- disilusionar to disillusionConjugate →
- desanimar to discourageConjugate →
- empoderar to empowerConjugate →
- envidiar to envyConjugate →
- hablar de to talk aboutConjugate →
- gesticular to gesticulateConjugate →
- humillar to humiliateConjugate →
- destacarse to distinguish oneselfConjugate →
- homenajear to pay tribute toConjugate →
- esperanzar to give hopeConjugate →
- guardar silencio to keep silentConjugate →
- enorgullecer to make proudConjugate →
- entusiasmar to enthuseConjugate →
- halagar to flatterConjugate →
- guiñar to winkConjugate →
- ignorar to ignoreConjugate →
- imitar to imitateConjugate →
- impresionar to impressConjugate →
- integrar to integrateConjugate →
- interceder to intercedeConjugate →
- interrumpir to interruptConjugate →
- jactarse to boastConjugate →
- juntar to join / to gatherConjugate →
- librar to free / to wageConjugate →
- ligar to tie / to flirtConjugate →
- luchar to fight / to struggleConjugate →
- marchar to march / to leaveConjugate →
- movilizar to mobilizeConjugate →
- normalizar to normalizeConjugate →
- incomodar to inconvenience / to make uncomfortableConjugate →
- lamentar to lament / to regretConjugate →
- merecer to deserveConjugate →
- inclinarse to lean / to bowConjugate →
- intervenir to interveneConjugate →
- moderar to moderateConjugate →
- maravillar to amaze / to astonishConjugate →
- insinuar to insinuate / to hintConjugate →
- oponerse to opposeConjugate →
- pactar to agree, to make a pactConjugate →
- presentarse to introduce oneself, to show upConjugate →
- repartir to distribute, to share outConjugate →
- reírse to laughConjugate →
- pertenecer to belongConjugate →
- privar to depriveConjugate →
- reconquistar to reconquer, to win backConjugate →
- rehusar to refuse, to declineConjugate →
- reunir to gather, to bring togetherConjugate →
- pacificar to pacify, to bring peaceConjugate →
- platicar to chat, to talk (Latin America)Conjugate →
- sortear to raffle, to draw lots, to dodgeConjugate →
- tolerar to tolerate, to bear, to put up withConjugate →
- unificar to unify, to unite, to standardizeConjugate →
- vengar to avenge, to take revengeConjugate →
- vulnerar to violate, to infringe, to harmConjugate →
- tensionar to tension, to put under stress, to strainConjugate →
- terciar to intervene, to mediate, to step inConjugate →
- solidarizar to show solidarity, to stand togetherConjugate →
- tutelar to tutor, to supervise, to be guardian ofConjugate →
- sonreír to smileConjugate →
- trocar to exchange, to barter, to swapConjugate →
- vanagloriar to boast, to brag, to vauntConjugate →
- zamplar to gobble up, to wolf down foodConjugate →
- vapulear to thrash, to beat, to lambasteConjugate →
- vocear to shout, to cry out, to call outConjugate →
- veranear to spend the summer, to summerConjugate →
- zurrar to thrash, to tan (a hide), to beatConjugate →