Table 4-34 Business English Core Verbs (First 350 entries in order of Usage ranking)

Table 4-34:　Business English Core Verbs (First 350 entries in order of Usage ranking)
U.R.	Entry	K	U.R.	Entry	K	U.R.	Entry	K
1	be	-50	51	leave	-47	101	handle	367
2	have	304	52	consider	98	102	read	0
3	do	53	53	suggest	161	103	advise	317
4	thank	10,276	54	agree	178	104	sell	38
5	make	96	55	believe	6	105	schedule	1,785
6	know	399	56	put	-30	106	move	-56
7	look	753	57	serve	149	107	seem	-382
8	give	252	58	help	149	108	deliver	188
9	like	314	59	arrange	794	109	ship	505
10	receive	2,380	60	hold	0	110	add	-5
11	enclose	5,579	61	attend	474	111	purchase	1,079
12	take	0	62	expect	13	112	supply	236
13	send	2,004	63	bring	-14	113	plan	434
14	appreciate	4,687	64	learn	138	114	change	37
15	hope	2,437	65	confirm	875	115	submit	374
16	let	1,207	66	complete	502	116	remain	-25
17	see	0	67	attach	750	117	apply	33
18	call	603	68	tell	-67	118	reach	-5
19	work	930	69	inform	701	119	order	2,126
20	find	0	70	talk	7	120	check	647
21	get	-130	71	join	178	121	express	100
22	write	412	72	decide	50	122	note	69
23	follow *	361	73	regard (+ing) *	1,651	123	fill	0
24	provide	624	74	mention	229	124	(be) delighted	288
25	ask	258	75	contact	1,477	125	miss	12
26	think	-20	76	show	-115	126	open	0
27	come	-180	77	allow	77	127	sign	11
28	want	33	78	prepare	208	128	spend	-26
29	meet	524	79	review	818	129	invite	295
30	need	693	80	increase	71	130	indicate	85
31	include	249	81	concern (+ing) *	149	131	introduce	107
32	offer	1,040	82	become	-260	132	involve	6
33	use	0	83	speak	9	133	refer	101
34	wish	2,004	84	arrive	193	134	lead	-87
35	accept	2,004	85	place	-34	135	explain	0
36	(be) pleased *	11,858	86	regret	591	136	hesitate	437
37	feel	36	87	visit	848	137	run	-153
38	discuss	1,145	88	begin	-81	138	pass	-11
39	hear	656	89	start	-16	139	base	0
40	go	-711	90	recommend	313	140	select	95
41	pay	51	91	extend	236	141	experience	361
42	keep	16	92	assure	459	142	share	16
43	continue	344	93	improve	209	143	establish	9
44	say	-2,300	94	develop	0	144	maintain	27
45	understand	1,283	95	propose	225	145	stay	110
46	return	423	96	try	-127	146	deal	0
47	(be) interested *	825	97	set	-25	147	buy	0
48	request	3,306	98	create	-9	148	happen	-41
49	enjoy	711	99	date	0	149	reduce	0
50	require	153	100	cause	24	150	remember	0
	61.70%			72.60%			79.04%
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U.R.	Entry	K	U.R.	Entry	K	U.R.	Entry	K
151	choose	0	201	draw	-71	251	win	-116
152	realize / -se	25	202	hire	34	252	assign	14
153	announce	4	203	stop	-66	253	act	-150
154	ensure	120	204	occur	0	254	notice	43
155	settle	18	205	avoid	0	255	congratulate	209
156	report	66	206	seek	-11	256	name	0
157	apologize / -se	391	207	grant	7	257	finish	-15
158	present	87	208	intend	5	258	prevent	0
159	satisfy	98	209	enter	-19	259	cut	-146
160	assist	283	210	promise	0	260	specify	79
161	answer	0	211	close	-11	261	price	1,465
162	assume	14	212	raise	-34	262	fit	0
163	live	-225	213	impress	54	263	depend	-13
164	lose	-97	214	entitle	54	264	discover	-18
165	appear	-101	215	stand	-235	265	resolve	63
166	turn	-385	216	contribute	15	266	travel	87
167	grow	-123	217	value	0	267	collect	0
168	carry	-123	218	guarantee	143	268	excite	96
169	welcome	440	219	conduct	0	269	demonstrate	3
170	wait	-16	220	study	0	270	employ	0
171	replace	22	221	proceed	148	271	distribute	36
172	relate	51	222	trust	86	272	disappoint	85
173	expand	117	223	achieve	-4	273	process	47
174	publish	63	224	install	69	274	mail	715
175	mean	-179	225	cancel	102	275	acknowledge	24
176	limit	22	226	contain	-9	276	anticipate	36
177	accord	-7	227	revise	173	277	investigate	12
178	prefer	31	228	respond	22	278	delay	607
179	describe	-14	229	approve	18	279	pick	-18
180	list	520	230	build	-34	280	hono(u)r	109
181	quote	13	231	drop	-15	281	earn	0
182	address	477	232	permit	83	282	eliminate	4
183	design	9	233	locate	23	283	forward	?
184	manufacture	152	234	remind	21