Spanish Vocabulary - ir Verbs

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The Spanish language has three basic types of verbs:

  1. Spanish verbs that end in -ar
  2. Spanish verbs that end in -er 
  3. Spanish verbs that end in -ir 

This page lists some basic Spanish verbs that end in -ir.

Spanish -ir verbs

abatir
to overthrow, throw down

abolir
to abolish

abrir
to open

aburrir
to bore, to be boring

acudir
to attend, to answer a call

admitir
to admit, permit

adquirir
to get, to acquire

advertir
to advise, to warn


afluir
to flow into or towards

aņadir
to join, to augment

aplaudir
to applaud

asistir
to attend (classes)

asumir
to assume

atribuir
to attribute

circunvenir
to circumvent


competir
to compete

concebir
to conceive, to imagine

concluir
to conclude

conducir
to drive, to conduct

confluir
to meet, flow together

confundir
to confuse, to confound

conseguir
to acquire, to get

consentir
to consent

constituir
to constitute, to form

construir
to construct, to build

consumir
to consume

contradecir
to contradict

contravenir
to contravene

contribuir
to contribute

convenir
to convene

convertir
to convert, to change

corregir
to correct

cubrir
to cover, put a lid on

cumplir
to complete, to finish

decidir
to decide

decir
to say, to tell

deducir
to deduce, to infer

definir
to define

deprimir
to depress

describir
to describe

descubrir
to discover, to uncover

desobstruir
to unclog, to unblock

despedir
to say goodbye

destruir
to destroy

desvestir
to undress

dirigir
to direct, to manage

discutir
to discuss

disminuir
to diminish, to decrease

distinguir
to distinguish

distribuir
to distribute

disuadir
to dissuade

divertirse
to have fun, enjoy oneself

dividir
to divide

dormir
to sleep

elegir
to elect, to choose

emitir
to emit

entrevenir
to intervene

escribir
to write


excluir
to exclude, to bar

exhibir
to exhibit

exigir
to expect, to demand

existir
to exist
extinguir
to extinguish

fingir
to feign, to fake

fluir
to flow

gruņir
to grunt, to growl

hervir
to boil

huir
to flee, to run away

impedir
to impede

imprimir
to print

incluir
to include

incurrir
to incur

inducir
to induce, to persuade

inferir
to infer

infligir
to inflict

influir
to influence, to act on

inscribir
to inscribe

insistir
to insist

instituir
to institute, to found

instruir
to instruct, to teach

intervenir
to intervene

interrumpir
to interrupt

introducir
to introduce


invertir
to invest

ir
to go


medir
to measure



obstruir
to obstruct, to block

ocurrir
to occur

oír
to hear

omitir
to omit

partir
to divide, to split

pedir
to ask for, to request

percibir
to perceive

permitir
to permit, to allow, to let

persistir
to persist

persuadir
to persuade

preferir
to prefer

presidir
to preside

presumir
to presume

prevenir
to preview, to anticipate

producir
to produce

prohibir
to prohibit, to forbid


pulir
to polish, to finish

recibir
to receive

reducir
to reduce, to diminish

referir
to refer

reír
to laugh

sacudir
to shake off, to beat, jerk

salir
to exit, to leave, go out

seguir
to follow, to continue

servir
to serve

sonreír
to smile

subir
to rise, to go up

sustituir
to substitute

traducir
to translate

transcribir
to transcribe

transferir
to transfer

transmitir
to transmit

unir
to unite

venir
to come

vestir
to dress, to get dressed

vivir
to live, to be alive


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