Verbs That Start With B

Ban all your baseless biases that say language learning can’t be fun. Exploring verbs that start with "b" is a great way to begin to walk students through the alphabet in an orderly yet fun way. In fact, you can teach eager minds with word lists for every letter of the alphabet and every part of speech. For now, let’s kick things off with the motivators of the crowd — a list of action verbs.

50 Verbs Starting With B

Let’s take a look at 50 of the most commonly used "b" verbs. See how many you’d like to use in your next story or poem. Perhaps they’ll liven up your writing! After each definition, you'll also find a few synonyms for each verb.

Verb	Definition	Synonyms
back	to move in a backward motion or to support	reverse, sponsor, fund
bake	to cook food in an oven	oven cook, roast
balance	to make something even in weight, size or amount	stabilize, steady, level
ban	to stop people from doing something	outlaw, forbid, prevent
base	to build upon a foundation of knowledge	ground, root, construct
be	to exist	live, exist, occur
bear	to be able to cope with or hold the weight	sustain, shoulder, support
beat	to win or to hit	triumph, overcome, strike
become	to grow or change into	develop into, grow into, metamorphose
beg	to plead for something	implore, entreat, beseech
begin	to start something	launch, initiate, commence
behave	to act in an appropriate manner	comport, conduct oneself, act appropriately
behold	to see or perceive	observe, view, have vision of
believe	to have confidence in the truth of something	to consider accurate, to be convinced
belong	to fit in or be suitable for	to go with something, to be part of something
bend	to give a curve or angle to something	contort, curl, flex
bet	to wager money in a competition	gamble, speculate, stake
beware	to be cautious of potential danger	watch out, look out, be mindful
bind	to tie or stick together	fasten, connect, shackle
bite	to use your teeth to dig into something	chomp, munch, nip
blame	to declare someone else responsible for a fault	accuse, hold responsible, hold liable
bleed	to lose blood	hemorrhage, exude, discharge
blend	to combine things in a harmonious manner	mix, synthesize, incorporate
bless	to ask for the favor of God	prayerfully offer good wishes, anoint, glorify
blink	to open and close quickly, especially the eyelids	flutter, open and close, on and off
block	to prevent something from happening	impede, obstruct, stop
blow	to expel air in a forceful manner	puff, blast, exhale
blur	to make something indistinct or hazy	obscure, make bleary, cloud
boast	to brag about oneself	gloat, crow, show off
boil	to change from liquid to gas	to reach 100° Celsius, to reach 212° Fahrenheit
bolster	to support or strengthen something	prop, hold up, steady
book	to make reservations for something in advance	reserve, schedule, slot
boost	to raise, push higher or promote	hoist, support, heighten
born	past participle of “to bear;” to be brought forth	created, birthed, originated
borrow	to take something with the intention of giving it back	hire, obtain temporarily, rent
bother	to annoy, worry or cause discomfort	annoy, irritate, vex
bounce	to jump or move suddenly	leap, hop, skip
bound	to leap or jump	spring, leap, skip
break	to smash, split or fracture	crack, burst, destroy
breathe	to take air in and let it out	respire, inhale, exhale
brew	to make something to drink by mixing parts together, boiling, and steeping	ferment, mull, steep
bring	to carry or take something or someone to a location	deliver, carry, accompany
browse	to look at something casually	skim, peruse, scan
build	to construct, create or put together	erect, frame, make
bully	to force one’s way aggressively	browbeat, tyrannize, domineer
burn	to be on fire	combust, incinerate, blaze
burst	to break apart suddenly and with force	explode, rupture, shatter
bury	to place in the ground, cover up or hide	inter, entomb, bury
buy	to purchase or get by an exchange of something of value	acquire, procure, pay for
bypass	to provide an alternative way around	circumvent, detour, alternate route

3 Common Types of Verbs

Now you have a lot more action verbs to bring to your vocabulary. However, it's important to be aware that action verbs aren't the only kind of verb. They are the most common type of verb, but linking verbs and helping verbs are also used quite frequently.

action verb - Verbs that indicate things you can do are action verbs. When you browse a store, you are doing something. When you buy certain items, you are engaging in another action. These verbs are action words because they describe specific actions.
helping verb - Verbs that help the main verb of the sentence by extending its meaning are helping verbs. They are always paired with other verbs. The phrase "be browsing" contains a helping verb that starts with "b" (be) and a main "b" verb (browsing). You could form a sentence by stating, “I want to be browsing the clothing aisle.”
linking verb - Verbs that connect the subject of the sentence to more information, rather than expressing an action, are linking verbs. Words like “am,” “is,” “are,” and “were” are examples of linking verbs. Consider this example: “Bruce is big." Here, the word "is" is a linking verb, but the "b" word "big" is an adjective.

For even more information on the different variations of verbs, take the time to learn more about what a verb is. By taking a deeper dive into this part of speech, you'll discover additional forms of verbs.

10 Example Sentences With B-Words

Every sentence needs a verb. The basic formula for a sentence is subject + verb + direct object. In the sentence, “Glenda bought soda,” “Glenda” is the subject, “bought” is an action verb and “soda” is the direct object. Explore a few more "b" verbs from the master list above doing their job as they bounce across some sample sentences.

Help me balance the seesaw.
At night, she might become a fairy.
If Tucker doesn’t behave, he won’t get his dessert.
I believe in God.
Do not blame your brother for the mess you made.
His paper cut is starting to bleed again.
Watch the deer bound across the grassy knoll.
She helped him book a flight to the Philippines.
He loves to go to the bookstore and browse the gardening section.
John decided to bypass the freeway for some backcountry roads.

Blend B-Words Into Your Writing

Without verbs, most of our sentences wouldn’t take flight. Hopefully, some of these verbs that start with "b" will find their way into your next short story or poem. Keep bolstering your vocabulary even more by discovering a long list of adjectives that begin with "b." For more "b" words, explore an even bigger collection of words that start with "b" on WordFinder by YourDictionary. Or, if you want to stick with verbs, visit verbs that start with "c" to advance to the next letter.