Linking verbs

to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more formal word than seem

be (verb)

used for giving information about someone or something, by giving their name, job, position etc, describing them, or saying where they are

be (verb)

used for saying how someone behaves, or for telling them how to behave

become (verb)

to change and start to be something different, or to start to have a different quality

become (verb)

to begin to have a particular job or position of authority, or to begin to be a member of a group

become (verb)

to begin to be used for a different purpose

come over (British)

Britishinformal to react in a particular way

feel (verb)

to be in a particular state as a result of an emotion or a physical feeling

feel (verb)

if something feels nice, good, strange etc, it gives you this feeling

feel (verb)

if something feels soft, hard etc, that is what it is like when you touch it

form (verb)

to be something, or to be the parts that something consists of

get (verb)

to start to be in a particular state or have a particular quality

get (verb)

to become: used with past participles to form passives

get (verb)

to put on or take off clothing

go (verb)

to change to another condition, usually a worse one

go (verb)

to be in a particular state or situation, especially one in which you do not have something or in which something is not done

grow (verb)

literary used for saying that someone or something gradually starts to have a feeling or quality

it seems ()

used for saying that something appears to exist or be true

it seems/looks/appears ()

used for saying what seems to be true

look (verb)

to seem to be something

look (verb)

used for giving your opinion about how likely it is that something will happen or be true

look your age (verb)

to have a particular appearance

make (verb)

to have the right qualities for a particular job, purpose etc

measure (verb)

to be a particular size

prove (verb)

if something proves to have a particular quality, things happen that show it has that quality

remain (verb)

to continue to be in a particular situation or condition

remain (verb)

to continue to be something, even after a long period of time

remain (verb)

to have a particular attitude, opinion, or belief and not change it

render (verb)

to make someone or something be or become something

represent (verb)

if something represents another thing, it is that thing

seem (verb)

to appear to be something, or to appear to have a particular quality

smell (verb)

to have a particular smell

sound (verb)

to seem good, bad, interesting, exciting etc according to what you have heard, read, or know

taste (verb)

to have a particular flavour. Food can taste sweet like sugar, salty like salt, sour like a lemon, or bitter like strong black coffee

turn (verb)

to change and do or become something else

turn (verb)

to change and become another colour

turn (verb)

to become a particular age or a particular time

weigh (verb)

to have a particular weight

Synonyms and antonyms of Linking verbs in British Thesaurus