Learn Russian / Word lists

The 500 most common verbs in Russian 🇷🇺

Russian verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Russian	English	Example
1	быть	to be
2	мочь	can, be able to
3	сказать	to say, to tell
4	говорить	to speak, to talk
5	знать	to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
6	стать	to stand in a certain location or near someone or something
7	хотеть	to want, to desire
8	иметь	to have, to possess
9	сделать	to make, to do
10	идти	to go
11	делать	to make, to do
12	видеть	to see
13	думать	to think
14	работать	to work
15	жить	to live
16	являться	to report , to appear
17	смотреть	to look, to gaze
18	получить	to receive, to get
19	дать	to give
20	понять	to understand, to comprehend, to see
21	понимать	to understand, to comprehend, to see
22	начать	to begin, to start, to commence
23	найти	to find
24	считать	to calculate
25	взять	to take
26	пойти	to go
27	оказаться	to turn out, to be found, to prove
28	прийти	to come , to arrive
29	любить	to love, to like, to be fond of, to grow fond of )
30	остаться	to remain, to stay
31	писать	to write
32	сидеть	to sit
33	находиться	to be found, to turn up
34	увидеть	to see, to catch sight of, to notice
35	казаться	to seem, to appear, to look
36	стоять	to stand
37	решить	to solve, to settle
38	стоить	to cost
39	давать	to give
40	ответить	to answer, to reply
41	выйти	to exit, to go out
42	спросить	to ask, to inquire + person in genitive case)
43	принять	to take
44	написать	to write
45	пройти	to pass, to go, to walk
46	смочь	to be able, to manage
47	начинать	to begin, to start
48	следовать	to follow
49	использовать	to use, to apply
50	становиться	to stand, to take a stand
51	ждать	to wait for
52	читать	to read
53	существовать	to exist, to be, to live
54	пытаться	to attempt, to try
55	посмотреть	to look
56	оставаться	to remain, to stay
57	вернуться	to return, to come back	Мимо нас, мимо нас, пьяное солнце. Оно уйдёт и больше не вернётся.Mimo nas, mimo nas, pʹjanoje solnce. Ono ujdjót i bolʹše ne vernjótsja.
58	происходить	to take place, to happen, to occur
59	вести	to lead, to preside over, to chair
60	помнить	to remember, to recollect, to think of, to keep in mind
61	называть	to call, to name
62	появиться	to appear, to show up, to emerge
63	хотеться	to want, to desire
64	прийтись	to suit, to fit + dative, someone)
65	узнать	to recognize
66	играть	to play
67	заниматься	to study, to learn
68	лежать	to lie
69	помочь	to help
70	бывать	to be
71	заметить	to notice, to remark, to note, to observe
72	чувствовать	to feel
73	создать	to create
74	продолжать	to continue, to proceed , to go on
75	подумать	to think , to have a think, to consider, to reflect, to ponder
76	уйти	to leave, to depart, to go
77	представлять	to present, to offer
78	слышать	to hear
79	ходить	to go, to walk
80	показать	to show
81	отвечать	to answer, to reply
82	просить	to ask for, to request, to pray, to beg
83	поставить	to put, to place, to set, to stand, to station
84	открыть	to open
85	представить	to present, to offer
86	рассказать	to tell
87	выходить	to go out, to come out, to walk out
88	оставить	to leave, to leave alone
89	получать	to receive, to get, to obtain, to accept
90	бояться	to fear, to be afraid
91	привести	to bring
92	искать	to look for, to search
93	принимать	to take
94	приходить	to come , to arrive
95	спать	to sleep
96	брать	to take
97	произойти	to take place, to happen, to occur
98	провести	to lead, to conduct, to guide, to steer, to take
99	проходить	to pass, to go, to walk
100	купить	to buy, to purchase
101	позволять	to allow, to permit
102	забыть	to forget
103	связать	to tie, to bind
104	требовать	to demand, to request
105	слушать	to listen, to listen to
106	относиться	to treat + dative case)
107	собираться	to gather
108	верить	to believe, to trust
109	назвать	to call, to name
110	удаться	to turn out well, to be a success
111	попасть	to hit
112	рассказывать	to tell
113	уходить	to leave, to depart, to go
114	спрашивать	to ask, to inquire + person in genitive case)
115	ехать	to go , to ride, to drive
116	нравиться	to like
117	приходиться	to suit, to fit + dative, someone)
118	войти	to enter, to go in , to get in
119	предложить	to offer, to profer
120	начаться	to begin, to start, to set in, to break out
121	держать	to hold, to keep, to support
122	приехать	to arrive, to come
123	касаться	to touch
124	проводить	to spend , to pass
125	успеть	to have time, to find time
126	вспомнить	to remember, to recall, to recollect
127	стараться	to try, to attempt
128	пить	to drink
129	подойти	to approach, to come to, to walk to, to draw near
130	показывать	to show
131	позволить	to allow, to permit
132	предлагать	to offer, to proffer
133	составлять	to constitute, to make up, to form
134	надеяться	to hope
135	действовать	to do an action or activity
136	случиться	to happen, to occur, to come about + instrumental, with)
137	умереть	to die of natural causes
138	состоять	to consist
139	входить	to enter, to go in , to get in
140	уметь	to be able to, can
141	желать	to wish, to desire
142	убить	to kill
143	помогать	to help
144	услышать	to hear
145	пользоваться	to use, to utilize
146	установить	to install, to place, to mount
147	вызвать	to call, to send for
148	объяснить	to explain
149	сообщить	to communicate, to report, to let know
150	поднять	to raise, to elevate, to increase
151	встать	to stand up, to get up, to rise
152	выглядеть	to look, to appear, to seem
153	иметься	to be, to be present, to be available, to there is / there are
154	возникать	to arise, to appear, to emerge, to originate, to spring up
155	оказываться	to turn out, to be found, to prove
156	отметить	to mark
157	добавить	to add
158	учиться	reflexive of учи́ть , to learn
159	потерять	to lose, to waste
160	бросить	to throw
161	служить	to serve someone or something
162	получиться	to come in, to arrive
163	вызывать	to call, to send for
164	ожидать	to expect, to anticipate
165	обнаружить	to disclose, to show, to reveal, to display
166	сесть	to sit down
167	остановиться	to stop
168	означать	to mean, to signify
169	глядеть	to look
170	появляться	to appear, to show up, to emerge
171	ставить	to put, to place, to set, to stand, to station
172	поехать	to go
173	принести	to bring , to fetch to transport toward somebody/somewhere)
174	называться	to identify oneself, to give one’s name
175	выбрать	to choose, to select, to pick out
176	согласиться	to agree , to consent, to assent
177	подходить	to fit
178	бежать	to run, to be running
179	возвращаться	to return, to come back
180	возникнуть	to arise, to appear, to emerge, to originate, to spring up
181	снять	to take off, to take away, to take down
182	зависеть	to depend , to rely
183	положить	to put, to lay, to lay down, to deposit
184	показаться	to appear, to come into view, to come in sight
185	определить	to determine
186	создавать	to create
187	получаться	to come out, to arrive
188	попросить	to ask for, to request
189	хватать	to grasp, to grab, to seize, to snap, to snatch, to catch, to catch hold of
190	отдать	to give back, to return
191	расти	to grow, to increase
192	звать	to call
193	занять	to borrow
194	обратиться	to turn
195	встречаться	to meet, to encounter, to come across + instrumental case)
196	есть	to eat
197	почувствовать	to feel
198	обладать	to possess, to have, to own
199	начинаться	to begin, to start, to set in, to break out
200	значить	to mean, to signify
201	попробовать	to test, to attempt, to try
202	считаться	to settle accounts , to consider, to take into consideration, to reckon
203	принадлежать	to belong
204	подняться	to rise, to go up, to get up
205	заставить	to compel, to force, to make
206	платить	to pay
207	приводить	to bring
208	закрыть	to cover, to hide
209	построить	to build
210	направить	to direct
211	составить	to constitute, to make up, to form
212	отличаться	to differ
213	нести	to bear, to bring, to carry
214	кричать	to cry, to shout, to scream, to yell
215	встретить	to meet, to encounter, to come across
216	наблюдать	to watch, to observe
217	отказаться	to abandon
218	обращаться	to turn to, to turn into
219	судить	to judge, to try, to adjudicate
220	носить	to carry, to bear
221	выступать	to project, to protrude, to jut, to jut out, to come out, to stand out
222	отправить	to send, to dispatch, to forward
223	занимать	to borrow
224	стремиться	to aspire, to strive, to aim, to long, to crave
225	решать	to solve, to settle
226	упасть	to fall, to drop
227	поддерживать	to support, to back, to second, to uphold
228	напоминать	to remind, to dun
229	передать	to hand over, to deliver, to give
230	утверждать	to assert, to argue, to allege, to state
231	позвонить	to ring + accusative, a bell, someone's house, etc.)
232	двигаться	to move
233	попытаться	to attempt, to try
234	изменить	to change, to alter, to modify, to edit
235	петь	to sing
236	находить	to find
237	собрать	to gather, to collect
238	рассматривать	to look at, to peruse, to examine
239	понравиться	to like
240	указать	to show, to indicate
241	участвовать	to take part, to participate, to collaborate
242	родиться	to be born
243	вспоминать	to recall, to remember, to recollect, to reminisce
244	выполнять	to carry out, to implement, to accomplish, to fulfill, to execute, to perform
245	использоваться	passive of испо́льзовать : to be in use, to be used
246	закончить	to finish, to end
247	поверить	to entrust, to confide, to trust
248	обратить	to turn, to direct
249	бить	to beat
250	перестать	to stop, to cease, to quit
251	звонить	to ring
252	молчать	to keep silent, to be silent
253	выпить	to drink, to drink up
254	прочитать	to read, to read through
255	отправиться	to depart, to set off
256	падать	to fall, to drop, to sink, to decline
257	хватить	to snatch and devour
258	покупать	to buy, to purchase
259	обещать	to promise, to pledge
260	исчезнуть	to disappear, to vanish
261	простить	to excuse, to forgive, to pardon
262	смеяться	to laugh
263	соответствовать	to correspond, to conform, to agree, to comply, to be in line
264	выполнить	to carry out, to implement, to accomplish, to fulfill, to execute, to perform
265	собраться	to gather, to assemble mutually reflexive
266	состояться	to take place, to come about
267	мешать	to stir
268	перейти	to cross, to get over, to get across
269	открывать	to open
270	послать	to send, to dispatch
271	признать	to recognize
272	определять	to determine
273	уехать	to go away, to drive off, to leave, to depart
274	измениться	to change
275	улыбнуться	to smile
276	испытывать	to try, to test, to assay
277	полагать	to define
278	снимать	to take off, to take away, to take down
279	объявить	to declare, to tell, to advertise, to express
280	обеспечить	to provide, to supply
281	содержать	to contain, to hold
282	учить	to teach, to instruct
283	улыбаться	to smile
284	оставлять	to leave, to leave alone
285	погибнуть	to perish, to die of unnatural causes, to be killed
286	здравствовать	to be well, to prosper, to thrive
287	посвятить	to devote, to dedicate
288	звучать	to sound
289	поговорить	to have a conversation, to talk
290	разговаривать	to speak, to talk, to converse
291	требоваться	to need, to require
292	плакать	to cry, to weep
293	придумать	to make up, to think out, to devise, to contrive, to invent
294	заходить	to go , to come in , to call, to drop in
295	объяснять	to explain, to illustrate, to clarify, to illuminate
296	поступить	to act, to behave, to do things
297	выбирать	to choose, to select, to pick out
298	достигнуть	to reach, to arrive at
299	сохранить	to save
300	встретиться	to meet
301	предполагать	to assume, to suppose
302	устроить	to arrange, to organize, to establish
303	строить	to build, to construct
304	организовать	to organise, to arrange
305	лететь	to fly, to be flying
306	расположить	to place, to dispose, to arrange, to set
307	совершить	to accomplish, to perform, to commit, to perpetrate, to make
308	проверить	to examine, to check, to control, to verify, to test, to audit
309	достать	to reach, to touch
310	суметь	to be able, to manage, to succeed
311	добиться	to achieve, to attain, to get, to reach
312	опубликовать	to publish, to issue
313	говориться
314	садиться	to sit down, to sit up
315	включать	to switch on, to power up, to enable
316	захотеть	to begin to want, to begin to desire
317	включить	to switch on, to power up, to enable
318	взглянуть	to glance at, to look at
319	заключаться	to conclude , to end
320	описать	to describe, to depict, to portray
321	менять	to swap, to barter
322	присутствовать	to be present
323	научиться	to learn
324	забывать	to forget
325	замечать	to notice, to remark, to note, to observe
326	ездить	to go , to ride, to drive
327	терять	to lose, to waste
328	следить	to watch, to follow, to spy
329	вырасти	to grow, to increase
330	приносить	to bring , to fetch
331	держаться	to hold on
332	спасти	to save, to rescue
333	готовить	to prepare, to make ready
334	продать	to sell
335	производить	to make, to carry out, to execute, to effect
336	переходить	to cross, to get over, to get across
337	обеспечивать	to provide, to supply
338	заставлять	to compel, to force, to make
339	подниматься	to rise, to go up, to get up
340	дойти	to go to, to come to, to arrive at, to reach
341	поступать	to act, to behave, to do things
342	продолжаться	to last, to continue/be continued, to go on, to endure, to lengthen
343	приобрести	to purchase, to gain
344	допустить	to admit
345	привыкнуть	to get used to, to get accustomed to
346	подать	to give, to proffer, to pass
347	бороться	to fight, to wrestle, to struggle, to strive
348	гореть	to burn
349	встречать	to meet, to encounter, to come across
350	пригласить	to invite
351	ввести	to introduce
352	повторять	to repeat, to reiterate
353	сообщать	to communicate, to inform, to report, to tell, to say, to let know
354	указывать	to show, to indicate
355	развиваться	to develop
356	назначить	to appoint, to designate, to nominate
357	исходить	to issue , to come , to originate , to emanate
358	учитывать	to take into account, to take into consideration, to appreciate
359	доказать	to prove, to demonstrate
360	явиться	to report , to appear
361	сложиться	to chip in, to club together , to pool , to pool one's money / resources
362	познакомиться	to meet, to make the acquaintance, to make somebody’s acquaintance, to get acquainted
363	меняться	to change
364	оценить	to appraise, to price
365	произвести	to make, to carry out, to execute, to effect
366	готовиться	to get ready, to prepare oneself
367	продавать	to sell
368	собирать	to gather, to collect, to harvest
369	закончиться	to finish, to end, to be over
370	основать	to found, to establish
371	рассмотреть	to look at, to peruse, to examine
372	вставать	to stand up, to get up, to rise
373	извинить	to excuse, to pardon, to forgive + accusative)
374	вернуть	to return, to give back
375	изучать	to study, to learn
376	зайти	to go , to come in , to call, to drop in
377	прибыть	to arrive
378	страдать	to suffer
379	прислать	to send
380	разработать	to work out, to elaborate, to develop, to design, to engineer, to devise
381	подготовить	to prepare, to train
382	записать	to write down, to enter
383	обращать	to turn, to direct
384	наступить	to tread, to step on
385	мечтать	to dream
386	превратиться	to turn into, to change into
387	задать	to set, to assign
388	остановить	to stop, to bring to stop
389	кивнуть	to nod, to beckon
390	обсуждать	to discuss, to consider
391	напомнить	to remind, to dun
392	приезжать	to arrive, to come
393	проводиться	to be carried out, to be held, to be conducted, to be in progress
394	повторить	to repeat, to reiterate
395	отдавать	to give back, to return
396	передавать	to hand over, to deliver, to give
397	продолжить	to continue, to proceed , to go on
398	интересовать	to interest, to concern
399	общаться	to communicate , to converse, to mix
400	висеть	to hang, to be suspended
401	способствовать	to promote, to further, to favour, to be conducive
402	разрешить	to permit, to allow, to let
403	выпустить	to let out, to let go, to release, to set free
404	спешить	to hurry, to hasten, to make haste, to be in a hurry
405	делаться	to become, to get, to grow, to turn
406	повернуться	to turn, to swing, to change intransitive
407	уничтожить	to destroy, to annihilate, to obliterate, to wipe out, to blot out, to crush
408	попадать	to hit
409	предоставить	to let have , to leave
410	умирать	to die of natural causes
411	сходить	to go down, to come down, to descend, to get off
412	проснуться	to awake, to wake up
413	перевести	to lead, to convey, to transfer, to move, to shift, to transmit, to switch
414	нуждаться	to need
415	постараться	to try, to attempt
416	выделить	to pick out, to choose, to single out
417	разобраться	to deal with, to sort out
418	заняться	to study, to learn
419	поднимать	to raise, to elevate, to increase
420	покинуть	to leave, to quit, to forsake
421	болеть	to be sick, to be ill, to be ailing
422	представляться	to occur, to present itself, to offer, to arise
423	протянуть	to stretch, to extend
424	предстоять	to lie ahead, to be at hand, to be in the offing
425	задавать	to set, to assign
426	устраивать	to arrange, to organize, to establish
427	выразить	to express, to convey
428	устать	to get tired
429	приказать	to order, to command, to give orders, to direct
430	сомневаться	to doubt
431	вздохнуть	to sigh, to take breath
432	бросать	to throw, to drop
433	воспользоваться	to avail oneself , to make use, to profit , to take advantage , to seize
434	добраться	to get , to reach
435	удаваться	to turn out well, to be a success
436	соединить	to unite, to join
437	летать	to fly
438	кончиться	to finish, to end
439	запретить	to forbid, to prohibit, to ban
440	стрелять	to shoot, to fire
441	убивать	to kill
442	подписать	to sign
443	выступить	to project, to protrude, to jut, to jut out, to come out, to stand out
444	лечь	to lie down
445	рассчитывать	to calculate, to compute
446	управлять	to govern, to rule
447	оказывать	to show, to render, to do, to provide
448	сыграть	to play
449	выдержать	to stand, to withstand, to bear, to sustain, to endure
450	повезти	to convey, to carry , to deliver, to transport
451	послушать	to listen, to listen to
452	привезти	to bring, to fetch
453	победить	to win, to be victorious over, to conquer, to vanquish, to defeat
454	заплатить	to pay
455	убедиться	to be convinced, to receive evidence
456	отмечать	to mark
457	открыться	to open
458	захватить	to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clench, to collar
459	найтись	passive of найти́ : to happen to have, to be discovered
460	приняться	to set about, to start doing
461	отказываться	to abandon
462	предположить	to assume, to suppose
463	поймать	to catch, to take
464	подождать	to wait
465	достигать	to reach, to arrive at
466	защищать	to defend, to guard, to protect
467	воспринимать	to perceive, to apprehend
468	предпочитать	to prefer
469	выдать	to give out, to pay out, to hand, to issue, to distribute
470	ударить	to strike, to knock, to hit, to punch
471	курить	to smoke
472	свидетельствовать	to testify, to witness, to be evidence
473	подтвердить	to confirm, to corroborate, to bear out, to endorse, to ratify, to verify
474	броситься	to fling , to throw oneself on, to dash, to rush
475	взяться	to take something with hands, to take
476	дышать	to breathe, to respire
477	схватить	to grasp, to grab, to seize, to snap, to snatch, to catch, to catch hold of
478	внести	to carry in, to bring in
479	гулять	to walk, to go for a walk, to stroll
480	подарить	to give, to present, to donate
481	заключить	to conclude, to close, to end
482	совершать	to accomplish, to perform, to commit, to perpetrate, to make
483	применять	to apply, to use, to employ
484	вступить	to enter, to march into
485	определяться	to take shape, to be / become formed , to clarify itself
486	вывести	to take out, to lead out, to bring out, to move out, to help out
487	тянуть	to pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
488	ощущать	to feel, to sense, to perceive, to appreciate
489	случаться	to happen, to occur, to come about + instrumental, with)
490	забрать	to take away, to seize, to collect, to capture, to take possession
491	реализовать	to realize, to bring about, to see fulfilled
492	владеть	to own, to possess, to be master of, to be in possession of
493	обойтись	to cost, to come to
494	последовать	to follow
495	спорить	to dispute, to argue
496	осуществлять	to realize, to accomplish, to fulfill, to put into practice
497	удивиться	to wonder , to be surprised, to be amazed
498	влиять	to pour in
499	убедить	to convince
500	бегать	to run

Russian frequency word lists

Most common words

100 200 300 400 500 750 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 5000

Most common nouns

100 200 300 400 500 750 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000

Most common verbs

100 200 300 400 500 750 1000 1500 2000 3000

Most common adjectives

100 200 300 400 500 750 1000 1500

Most common adverbs

100 200 300 400 500 750