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Glossary of Action Verbs: A Guide for Writing Job Descriptions, Exercises of Grammar and Composition

A comprehensive list of action verbs commonly used in writing job descriptions. It covers various verbs such as 'Add', 'Adopt', 'Advise', 'Analyze', and many more, along with their meanings and examples. This glossary is an essential resource for HR professionals and recruiters to effectively write clear and accurate job descriptions.

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  • Can you provide examples of verbs used for giving advice in job descriptions?
  • What is the meaning of the verb 'Add' in the context of job descriptions?
  • How does the verb 'Analyze' differ from 'Anticipate' in job descriptions?

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Glossary of Action Verbs
The following compilation of action verbs is intended as a guide to common verbs used
in writing job descriptions.
Act โ€“ To exert oneโ€™s powers in such a way as to bring about an effect; to carry out a
purpose.
Add โ€“ To affix or attach; to perform mathematical addition of figures.
Administer โ€“ To manage or direct the application or execution of; to administrate.
Adopt โ€“ To take and apply or put into practice; to accept, as a report.
Advise โ€“ To give advice to; to recommend a course of action (not simply to tell or
inform).
Affirm โ€“ To confirm or ratify.
Align โ€“ To arrange or form in a line.
Amend โ€“ To change or modify.
Analyze โ€“ To study the factors of a situation or problem in order to determine the
solution or outcome. Factors studied should be unrelated and then from this
information individual makes a decision. To study various unrelated facts to
arrive at a conclusion.
Anticipate โ€“ To foresee events, trends, consequences, or problems.
Apply โ€“ To adjust or direct; to put in use, as a rule.
Appraise โ€“ To evaluate as to quality, status, effectiveness.
Approve โ€“ To sanction officially; to accept as satisfactory; to ratify (thereby assuming
responsibility for). Used only when individual has final authority.
Arrange โ€“ To place in proper order.
Ascertain โ€“ To find out or learn for a certainty.
Assemble โ€“ To collect or gather together in a predetermined order; to fit together the
parts of.
Assign โ€“ To fix, specify or delegate. Legally, to transfer or make over to another.
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Glossary of Action Verbs

The following compilation of action verbs is intended as a guide to common verbs usedin writing job descriptions.

Act โ€“ To exert oneโ€™s powers in such a way as to bring about an effect; to carry out a purpose. Add โ€“ To affix or attach; to perform mathematical addition of figures. Administer โ€“ To manage or direct the application or execution of; to administrate. Adopt โ€“ To take and apply or put into practice; to accept, as a report. Advise โ€“ To give advice to; to recommend a course of action (not simply to tell orinform).

Affirm โ€“ To confirm or ratify. Align โ€“ To arrange or form in a line. Amend โ€“ To change or modify. Analyze โ€“ To study the factors of a situation or problem in order to determine the solution or outcome. Factors studied should be unrelated and then from thisinformation individual makes a decision. To study various unrelated facts to arrive at a conclusion. Anticipate โ€“ To foresee events, trends, consequences, or problems. Apply โ€“ To adjust or direct; to put in use, as a rule. Appraise โ€“ To evaluate as to quality, status, effectiveness. Approve โ€“ To sanction officially; to accept as satisfactory; to ratify (thereby assumingresponsibility for). Used only when individual has final authority.

Arrange โ€“ To place in proper order. Ascertain โ€“ To find out or learn for a certainty. Assemble โ€“ To collect or gather together in a predetermined order; to fit together the parts of. Assign โ€“ To fix, specify or delegate. Legally, to transfer or make over to another.

Assist โ€“ To lend aid; to help; to give support to. Assume โ€“ To take to or upon oneself; to undertake. Assure โ€“ To confirm; to make certain of; to state confidently. Attach โ€“ To bind, fasten, tie or connect. Attend โ€“ To be present for the purpose of making a contribution. Audit โ€“ To make a final and official examination of accounts. Authorize โ€“ To empower; to permit; to establish by authority. Balance โ€“ To arrange or prove so that the sum of one group equals the sum of another. Batch โ€“ To group into a quantity for one operation. Calculate โ€“ To ascertain by computation. Cancel โ€“ To strike out or cross out. Carry โ€“ To convey through the use of the hands. Center โ€“ To place or fix in or at the center; to collect to a point. Chart โ€“ To draw or exhibit in a chart or graph. Check โ€“ To examine; to compare for verification. Circulate โ€“ To disseminate; to distribute in accordance with a plan. Classify โ€“ To separate into groups having systematic relations. Clear โ€“ To obtain the concurrence, dissent or agreement of other officers prior to signature. Clear โ€“ (office equipment) to renew a previous accumulation of figures. Close โ€“ To end or terminate. Code โ€“ To transpose words or figures into symbols or characters (letters or numbers). Collaborate โ€“ To work or act jointly with others. Collate โ€“ To bring together in a predetermined order.

Disseminate โ€“ To spread information or ideas. Distribute โ€“ To divide or separate into classes; to pass around; to allot. Divide โ€“ To separate into classes or parts, subject to mathematical division. Draft โ€“ To write or compose papers or documents in rough, preliminary, or final form, often for clearance and approval by others. Edit โ€“ To revise and prepare as for publication. Effectively recommend โ€“ To initiate an action or procedure, subject only to the routine or administrative control of some other person. Establish โ€“ To set up; to institute; to place on a firm basis. Evaluate โ€“ To appraise; to ascertain the value of. Examine โ€“ To investigate; to scrutinize; to subject to inquiry by inspection or test. Execute โ€“ To give effect; to follow through to the end; to complete. Exercise โ€“ To bring to bear or employ actively, as authority or influence. Expedite โ€“ To hasten the movement or progress of; to remove obstacles; to accelerate. Extract โ€“ To draw forth; to withdraw; to separate; to determine by calculation. Facilitate โ€“ To make easy or less difficult. Feed โ€“ To supply material to a machine. Figure โ€“ To compute. File โ€“ To lay away papers, etc., arranged in a methodical manner. Fill in โ€“ To enter information on a form. Find โ€“ To locate by search. Flag โ€“ To mark in some distinctive manner. Follow- up โ€“ To check the progress of; to see if results are satisfactory. Formulate โ€“ To put into a systemized statement; to develop or devise a plan or policy, or procedure.

Furnish โ€“ To provide, supply, or give. Gather โ€“ To collect; to harvest; to accumulate and place in order. Implement โ€“ To carry out; to perform acts essential to the execution of a plan or program;to give effect to.

Inform โ€“ To instruct; to communicate knowledge of. Initiate โ€“ To originate; to begin; to introduce for the first time, as a plan, policy, orprocedure.

Insert โ€“ To put or thrust in; to introduce as a word in a sentence. Inspect โ€“ To examine carefully and critically. Instruct โ€“ To impart knowledge to; to supply direction to. Interpret โ€“ To explain the meaning of; to translate; to elucidate. Interview โ€“ To question in order to obtain facts or opinions. Inventory โ€“ To count and make a list of items. Investigate โ€“ To inquire into systematically. Issue โ€“ To distribute formally. Itemize โ€“ To state in terms or by particulars; to set or note down in detail. Line โ€“ To cover the inside surface; to rule. List โ€“ To itemize. Locate โ€“ To search for and find; to position. Maintain โ€“ To hold or keep in any condition; to keep up to date or current, as records. Make โ€“ To cause something to assume a designated condition. Manage โ€“ To control and direct; to guide; to administer. Measure โ€“ To determine length or quantity of. Merge โ€“ To combine.

Receive โ€“ To take, as something that is offered. Recommend โ€“ To suggest courses of action or procedures to other persons who have the primary responsibility for adopting and carrying out the actions or proceduresrecommended.

Reconstruct โ€“ To construct again; to restore. Record โ€“ To register; to make a record of. Refer โ€“ To direct attention; to make reference, as in referring to record. Register โ€“ To enter in a record; to list. Release โ€“ To permit the publication or dissemination of information at a specified datebut not before.

Remit โ€“ To transfer or send, as money in payment. Render โ€“ To furnish or contribute. Represent โ€“ To take the place of. Request โ€“ To ask for something. Require โ€“ To demand; to insist upon. Requisition โ€“ To make a request for something, usually records or supplies. Report โ€“ To furnish information or data. Research โ€“ To inquire specifically, using involved and critical investigation. Review โ€“ To go over or examine deliberately or critically, usually with a view to approval or dissent; to analyze results for the purpose of giving an opinion. Revise โ€“ To make a new, improved, or up-to-date version of. Route โ€“ To prearrange and direct locations to which an article is to be sent. Scan โ€“ To examine point by point; to scrutinize. Schedule โ€“ To plan a time table; to set specific times for. Screen โ€“ To examine closely, generally so as to separate one group or class form another.

Search โ€“ To look over and through for the purpose of finding something. Secure โ€“ To get possession of; to obtain. See โ€“ To make certain of; to learn through observation. Select โ€“ To choose from a number of others of similar kind. Separate โ€“ To set apart from others for a special use; to keep apart. Sign โ€“ To affix a signature to. Sort โ€“ To put in a definite place or rank according to kind, class, etc. Stack โ€“ To pile up. Stimulate โ€“ To excite, rouse, or spur on. Study โ€“ To consider attentively; to ponder or fix the mind closely upon a subject. Submit โ€“ To present, for decision, information for jud gement of others. Sub-total โ€“ To take interim total. Subtract โ€“ To deduct one number from another. Summarize โ€“ To make an abstract; to brief. Supervise โ€“ To oversee for directions; to inspect with authority; to guide and instruct with immediate respons ibility for purpose to performance; to superintend; to lead.Types of supervision include:

(1) Direct Supervision โ€“ Involves guidance and direction over individuals who report to and are directly responsible to the supervisor. Includes supervision of work, training, and personnel functions. (2) Close Supervision โ€“ Individual does not use own initiative. Is instructed by supervisor as to the solution and selection of the proper procedures to follow. (3) Limited Supervision โ€“ Individual proceeds on his own initiative in compliance withpolicies, practices, and procedures prescribed by his immediate supervisor.

(4) General Supervision โ€“ Involves guidance and direction actually carried out by the immediate supervisor.