Verbs

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Here is list of verbs to use for developing learning objectives. Learning objectives should contain measurable, physical action verbs (list, count, point, jump) as opposed to cognitive verbs (remember, recognize, understand, examine). These are not ALL physical verbs, but it is a start and it will be pruned over time.

A

 * Accelerate
 * Accommodate
 * Accomplish
 * Accumulate
 * Achieve
 * Acquire
 * Act
 * Activate
 * Adapt
 * Add
 * Address
 * Adjust
 * Administer
 * Advertise
 * Advise
 * Advocate
 * Aid
 * Aide
 * Align
 * Allocate
 * Amend
 * Analyze
 * analyze
 * annotate
 * Answer
 * Anticipate
 * Apply
 * Appoint
 * Appraise
 * Approve
 * Arbitrate
 * Arrange
 * Articulate
 * Ascertain
 * ascertain
 * Assemble
 * Assess
 * Assign
 * Assist
 * Assume
 * Attain
 * Attend
 * attend
 * Attract
 * Audit
 * audit
 * Augment
 * Author
 * Authorize
 * Automate
 * Avert
 * Award

B

 * Bargain
 * Begin
 * Bolster
 * Boost
 * Bought
 * Brief
 * Broaden
 * Budget
 * Build
 * build
 * Built

C

 * Calculate
 * calculate
 * Calibrate
 * Canvass
 * Capture
 * Care
 * Catalog
 * Catalogue
 * Categorize
 * Cater
 * Cause
 * Centralize
 * Chair
 * Charge
 * Chart
 * Check
 * Check in
 * Check out
 * Clarify
 * Classify
 * Coach
 * Code
 * Collaborate
 * Collate
 * Collect
 * Combine
 * Comfort
 * Commence
 * Communicate
 * Compare
 * compare
 * Compile
 * Complete
 * Compose
 * Compute
 * Conceive
 * Conceptualize
 * Conciliate
 * Conclude
 * Condense
 * Conduct
 * Confer
 * Confirm
 * Connect
 * Conserve
 * Consider
 * consider
 * Consolidate
 * Construct
 * construct
 * Consult
 * Contact
 * Contract
 * Contribute
 * contribute
 * Control
 * control
 * Convert
 * Convey
 * Convince
 * Cooperate
 * Co-operate
 * Coordinate
 * Copy
 * Correct
 * Correlate
 * Correspond
 * Counsel
 * Create
 * create
 * Critique
 * Cultivate
 * Customize

D

 * Dealt with
 * Debate
 * Debug
 * Decide
 * Decrease
 * Dedicate
 * Deduce
 * Defend
 * Defer
 * Define
 * define
 * Delegate
 * Deliver
 * Demonstrate
 * Depict
 * Depreciated
 * Derive
 * Describe
 * Design
 * design
 * Detail
 * Detect
 * Determine
 * determine
 * Develop
 * develop
 * Devise
 * Devote
 * Diagnose
 * Diagram
 * Differentiate
 * differentiate
 * Direct
 * Discharge
 * Disclose
 * Discover
 * Discriminate
 * Discuss
 * Dispatch
 * Display
 * Dissect
 * Disseminate
 * Distinguish
 * Distribute
 * Diversify
 * Document
 * Draft
 * Draw
 * Drew

E

 * Earn
 * Edit
 * Educate
 * Effect
 * Elect
 * Elicit
 * Eliminate
 * Emphasize
 * Employ
 * Enable
 * Encourage
 * Enforce
 * Engineer
 * Enhance
 * Enlarge
 * Enlighten
 * Enlist
 * Enrich
 * Ensure
 * Enter
 * Entertain
 * Enumerate
 * Equip
 * erect
 * Establish
 * establish
 * Estimate
 * estimate
 * Evaluate
 * evaluate
 * evolve
 * Examine
 * examine
 * Exchange
 * Execute
 * Exercise
 * Exhibit
 * Expand
 * Expedite
 * Experiment
 * Explain
 * Explore
 * explore
 * Express
 * Extend
 * Extract
 * extract
 * Extrapolate

F

 * Fabricate
 * fabricate
 * Facilitate
 * Familiarize
 * Fashion
 * File
 * Filter
 * Finalize
 * Fine-tune
 * Fix
 * Focus
 * Forecast
 * form
 * Formulate
 * formulate
 * Fortify
 * Forward
 * Foster
 * Found
 * Frame
 * Fund
 * Furnish
 * Further

G

 * Gather
 * Gauge
 * Generate
 * generate
 * Govern
 * Grade
 * Grant
 * Greet
 * Guide

H

 * Handle
 * Head
 * Help
 * Highlight
 * Hire
 * Host

I

 * Identify
 * identify
 * Illustrate
 * Impart
 * Implement
 * implement
 * Import
 * Improve
 * Improvise
 * Incorporate
 * Increase
 * Index
 * Individualize
 * Influence
 * Inform
 * Initiate
 * Innovate
 * inquire
 * Inspect
 * inspect
 * Inspire
 * Install
 * install
 * Institute
 * institute
 * Instruct
 * Insure
 * Integrate
 * integrate
 * Interact
 * Interface
 * Interpret
 * interpret
 * Intervene
 * Interview
 * Introduce
 * Invent
 * Inventory
 * Investigate
 * investigate
 * Involve

J

 * Join
 * Judge
 * judge
 * Justify

L

 * Label
 * Launch
 * Lead
 * Learn
 * Lecture
 * License
 * Lighten
 * Liquidate
 * List
 * Listen
 * Litigate
 * Lobby
 * Localize
 * Locate
 * Log

M

 * Maintain
 * maintain
 * make
 * Manage
 * Manufacture
 * manufacture
 * Map
 * Market
 * Master
 * Maximize
 * Measure
 * Mechanize
 * Mediate
 * Mentor
 * Merge
 * Methodize
 * Minimize
 * Mobilize
 * Model
 * Moderate
 * Modernize
 * Modify
 * modify
 * Monitor
 * monitor
 * Motivate

N

 * Narrate
 * Navigate
 * Negotiate
 * notice
 * Notify
 * Nurse
 * Nurture

O

 * Observe
 * observe
 * Obtain
 * Officiate
 * Offset
 * Operate
 * Orchestrate
 * Order
 * Organize
 * organize
 * Orient
 * Orientate
 * Originate
 * originate
 * Outline
 * Overhaul
 * Oversaw
 * Oversee

P​

 * Package
 * Participate
 * Perceive
 * Perfect
 * Perform
 * perform
 * Persuade
 * Photograph
 * Pilot
 * Pioneer
 * Plan
 * plan
 * Practice
 * Predict
 * Prepare
 * Present
 * Preserve
 * Preside
 * Prevent
 * Print
 * Prioritize
 * Probe
 * probe
 * Process
 * Produce
 * produce
 * Program
 * Project
 * Promote
 * Propose
 * Provide
 * Publicize
 * Publish
 * Purchase
 * pursue

Q

 * Qualify
 * Quantify
 * Quote

R

 * Raise
 * Ran
 * Rank
 * Rate
 * Read
 * Reason
 * reason
 * Recall
 * Recognize
 * Recommend
 * recommend
 * Reconcile
 * Record
 * record
 * Recreate
 * Recruit
 * Rectify
 * Reduce
 * Refer
 * Refine
 * Register
 * Regulate
 * Rehabilitate
 * Reinforce
 * Relate
 * Related
 * Release
 * Remodel
 * Render
 * Renew
 * Reorganize
 * Repair
 * Replace
 * Report
 * Represent
 * Research
 * Reserve
 * Resolve
 * resolve
 * Respond
 * Restore
 * Restrict
 * Retain
 * Retrieve
 * Revamp
 * Reveal
 * Review
 * review
 * Revise
 * revise
 * Revitalize
 * Route

S

 * Sample
 * Save
 * Scan
 * scan
 * Schedule
 * Screen
 * screen
 * Script
 * Scrutinize
 * Search
 * search
 * Secure
 * seek
 * Segment
 * Select
 * Serve
 * Service
 * Set goals
 * Set up
 * Settle
 * Shape
 * Share
 * Show
 * Simplify
 * Simulate
 * Sketch
 * Sold
 * Solicit
 * Solve
 * solve
 * Sort
 * Speak
 * Spearhead
 * Specialize
 * Specify
 * Spoke
 * Stage
 * Standardize
 * Start
 * Stimulate
 * Straighten
 * Strategize
 * Streamline
 * Strengthen
 * Structure
 * Study
 * study
 * Submit
 * Substantiate
 * Substitute
 * Suggest
 * Summarize
 * Supervise
 * Supply
 * Support
 * Surpass
 * Survey
 * Sustain
 * Symbolize
 * Synthesize
 * Systematize

T

 * Tabulate
 * Tail
 * Target
 * Taught
 * Teach
 * Tend
 * Terminate
 * Test
 * test
 * Theorize
 * Time
 * Tour
 * Trace
 * trace
 * Track
 * track
 * Trade
 * Train
 * Transcribe
 * Transfer
 * Transform
 * Translate
 * Transmit
 * Transport
 * Transpose
 * Travel
 * Treat
 * Triple
 * Troubleshot
 * Tutor

U

 * Uncover
 * Undertook
 * Unify
 * Unveil
 * Update
 * update
 * Upgrade
 * Upheld
 * Use
 * Utilize

V

 * Validate
 * Value
 * Verify
 * View
 * Visit
 * Visualize
 * Vitalize
 * Volunteer

W

 * Weigh
 * Widen
 * Win
 * Withdraw
 * Witness
 * Write

X

 * Xerox

Z

 * Zap
 * Zero in
 * Zip
 * Zone off
 * Zoom in
 * Zoom out