passive reporting verbs

Mr Baechi (Switzerland)
a basic list of common reporting verbs that are used in passive structures; formal!
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  1. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
    It has been admitted that U.S. 'advisers' will accompany Filipino soldiers on patrol in the combat zones. (sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2002/.../151445_panganiban.htm)
  2. advise
    give advice to
  3. agree
    be in accord
  4. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
  5. announce
    make known
  6. argue
    present reasons to support one's views
  7. ask
    make a request or demand for something to somebody
  8. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  9. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
  10. beg
    make a solicitation or entreaty for something
  11. calculate
    make a mathematical computation
  12. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  13. consider
    think about carefully; weigh
  14. decide
    reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something
  15. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  16. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  17. discover
    determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  18. estimate
    judge tentatively
  19. expect
    regard something as probable or likely
  20. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  21. feel
    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
  22. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  23. imagine
    expect, believe, or suppose
  24. insist
    be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
  25. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  26. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
  27. mention
    make reference to
  28. pretend
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  29. propose
    present for consideration, examination, or criticism
  30. recommend
    express a good opinion of
  31. say
    utter aloud
  32. show
    make visible or noticeable
  33. suggest
    make a proposal; declare a plan for something
  34. suppose
    expect or believe
  35. suspect
    regard as untrustworthy
  36. think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  37. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  38. warn
    notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
  39. encourage
    inspire with confidence
  40. invite
    ask someone in a friendly way to do something
  41. instruct
    impart skills or knowledge to
  42. urge
    urge or force in an indicated direction
Created on Tue Sep 04 16:53:22 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Sep 11 04:02:44 EDT 2012)

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