Transitive Verbs Starting with S and Containing VE

This list gathers 56 English transitive verbs starting with S and containing VE, such as Serve, Survive, Silver, Survey, Solve, Steven and Stove. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our verb grammar guide to study direct object patterns and examples.

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Starts with SA
2 words
save
salve
scavenge
screeve
scrive
scrieve
scravel
Starts with SE
2 words
serve
sever
shave
shiver
shove
shovel
shelve
shrivel
shrive
sheave
silver
sieve
silvering
silverplate
silverize
Starts with SK
1 words
skive
sleeve
sliver
slaver
slipcover
sleave
slive
Starts with SN
2 words
snivel
snavel
Starts with SO
2 words
solve
sovereignize
Starts with SP
2 words
spokeshave
spave
steven
stove
starve
stave
stovepipe
stevedore
stovepiping
stive
steeve
survive
survey
subvert
surveying
surveil
subserve
subverse
subvene
subvent
swerve
swivel
swive

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