Bring vs Take

The essential difference between these two words is that bring implies movement towards
someone or something:
Bring your instrument with you when you come over.
Whereas take implies movement away from someone or something:
Take your belongings with you when you’re leaving.

Look v See v Watch

look (at)

When we look, we try to see. We make a special effort. We concentrate our eyes on something.

 Look! It's snowing!

 Look at this photo! Isn't it beautiful?
 I'm looking but I don't see it.

see

We use see to mean simply that an image comes into our eyes. It may not be deliberate. As
soon as we open our eyes, we see things.

 I can see a cloud in the sky.

 I suddenly saw a bird fly in front of me.
 Didn't you see Ram? He was waving at you.

watch

With the verb watch, we are much more active. Watch is like look, but requires more effort
from us. We watch things that are going to move or change in some way. And we watch the
movements and changes.

 The police decided to watch the suspected murderer rather than arrest him
immediately. They hoped he would lead them to the body.
 I like watching motor racing on TV.
 If you watch that egg for long enough you'll see it hatch.
End v Finish

We use the verbs end and finish in similar ways, to mean ‘come to a stop’:

I think that his contract ends this month.

What time does the film finish?

We use finish to say that we complete something that we are doing. It emphasises that the
process stops within a specific period of time. End would not normally be used in these
examples:

He finished his meal in just three minutes.

If we had the right tools, we could finish the job by Friday this week.

Her brother finished last in the race.

We use end to say that stopping something is significant, and has a clear conclusion or
shape. Finishwouldn’t normally be used in these examples:

The course of the river ended in a delightful harbour with small sailing boats everywhere.

Many historians agree that the medieval period in Europe ended in the mid-sixteenth century.

Verbs that end in -ed are usually in the past tense.

Sit – Seat – Seated

Seat : (noun)

( 1 ) Thing made or used for sitting on

She rose from seat to welcome me.
( 2 ) Place where one pays to site in a vehicle or in a theatre etc…
There are no seats left on the flight.
Book four seats for the concert.
( 3 ) Place where something is based or where an activity is carried on
In India, Delhi is the seat of government.

Seat : (verb)

( 1 ) Make something / someone sit

I seated the girl next to her mother.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please be seated.
I seated myself on the sofa.
( 2 ) Have seats for (a specified number of people)
This is a hall that seats 567 persons.

Sit : (verb)
( 1 ) Be in a position in which the body is upright and resting on the buttocks either on a seat or
on the ground
Please sit on the chair.
( 2 ) (Of clothes) fit the body well
The dress sits well on her.
The coat sits badly across the shoulders.
( 3 ) Be a candidate for an examination
He will sit for the test tomorrow.

Come and Go
We use come to talk about movements to the place where the speaker or the listener is.

‘John, will you come here.’ ‘I’m coming.’ (NOT I am going.) (Here we are talking about
movement to the place where the speaker / listener is.)
We came to live here in 1990. (NOT We went to live here in 1990.)
We use go for movements to other places.
I want to go and live in the woods. (NOT I want to come and live in the woods.)
We went to the park yesterday. (NOT We came to the park yesterday.)

Raise and Rise

Raise must have an object, as it is a transitive verb. It is a regular verb; its three forms are raise,
raised, raised:

Raise your hand if you know the answer.

Our favourite restaurant has raised its prices again. It’s getting very expensive.

Rise does not take an object, as it is an intransitive verb. It is an irregular verb; its three forms
are rise, rose, risen:

The sun rose at 5.30 this morning.

Rents have risen sharply in this part of town.

Say v Tell

Say and tell have similar meanings, but they are used in different ways.
A good way to know when to use each is to remember that somebody says something,
but somebody tell someone something. So the main difference is that when you use say, you
don't mention who said it, while when you use tell you do.
Examples:
Mary said she likes her new teacher.
Mary told me she likes her new teache
Here's another example.
Can you say good morning in another language? I can say good morning in three different
languages!
Can you tell your mother I called?
Another difference is that say can be followed by to, but not tell.
Examples:
What did he say to the police?
What did he tell the police?

Meanings of Tell and Say

The meanings of these two verbs, tell and say, are similar. The main meaning of tell is to "say or
write something to someone." The main meaning of say is to "use your voice to express
something in words." However, there are some clear and easy rules to follow about when to
use these two words, as shown below.
 Borrow v Lend
Use lend when you are giving money or items to someone. Use borrow when you are taking
money or items from someone (or funds from a bank!). Try to use "lend me" in place of "loan
me".

Do v Make
1. We use 'make' when we create or construct something. For example:

 She made a cake.

 I've made us some coffee.
 Did you really make those trousers?

2. We use 'do' for general activities. In this case, 'do' is often used with 'something',
'nothing', 'anything' or 'everything':

 What did you do at the weekend?

 I didn't do anything yesterday.
 She's fed up with doing everything herself. She needs some help.
 Are you doing anything interesting during the holidays?

Complement v Compliment

To complement is to complete something, supplement it, enhance it, or bring it to perfection.

For example, your shoes may complement your dress, you and your spouse may complement
each other, or minced garlic may complement a pasta dish.

To compliment is to give praise. For example, if I were to say that you have a very nice turtle,
this would be a compliment to both you and your turtle. Both words also work as nouns whose
meanings are easily inferred from the verb senses.

Lay v Lie

To lay is to set (or otherwise place) something in a resting position. Here are a few examples
of lay in a sentence.

I don’t like to lay my purse on the floor.

The dogs always lay their toys next to their water bowls.
How to Remember the Difference between Lay and Lie
(pLAce) and (recLIne)This mnemonic should help you remember that lay, which begins with the
letters L-A, has a long A sound like its definition: to place. On the other hand, lie, which starts
with the letters L-I, has a long I sound like its definition: to recline.
Lie is a verb which means ‘to be in or put yourself into a flat position’. It is an irregular verb and
it doesn’t take an object. The -ing form is lying and the past simple is lay. The -ed form, lain, is
very formal and is rarely used:
Ensure v Assure

Assure is a verb which means “to tell someone something positively or confidently to
dispel any doubts they may have” or “to make something certain to happen”.

“Assure Better Sleep During Holiday And Business Trips With This New Scientific
Discovery”
Huffington Post

“Melania Trump wants to assure you there is nothing mysterious about her disappearing
website”
The Washington Post

Meanwhile, ensure is a verb which denotes “to make certain that something shall occur
or be the case” or “to make sure that a problem shall not occur”.

“Independent Candidate Evan McMullin Could Help Ensure Clinton Victory”

Huffington Post

“Sadiq Khan calls for Brexit delay to ensure UK retains single market access”
The Independent

Listen v Hear
We use hear for sounds that come to our ears, without us necessarily trying to hear them! For
example, 'They heard a strange noise in the middle of the night.'

Listen is used to describe paying attention to sounds that are going on. For example, 'Last night,
I listened to my new Mariah Carey CD.'

So, you can hear something without wanting to, but you can only listen to something
intentionally. An imaginary conversation between a couple might go:
'Did you hear what I just said?'
'No, sorry, darling, I wasn't listening.'
Earn v Win

To earn -- this has a sense of "work," as in that when you have earned something, there was
some work done toward that. You may earn a raise by working harder. You may earn interest
on your money when it is invested.

To win - you can win something without work. You don't have to earn something to win. For
example, you may win a free haircut when you business card is randomly selected from a bowl