Learning the right words can change how fast you improve in English. This list of 1000 English Words With Meanings focuses on the most common words used in everyday English. By learning these words, you can understand a large part of normal English text and speak more easily about daily topics like introducing yourself, talking about your routine, or asking simple questions.
These essential words are useful for real life. They cover areas such as food, travel, work, family, and basic conversations. The words are arranged in a clear and simple order, so you can learn them step by step without feeling overwhelmed.
As you study these 1000 English words with meanings, try to pay attention to pronunciation as well. Saying words correctly helps others understand you, makes you sound more natural, and improves your listening skills over time. With regular practice, this list can become a strong foundation for confident English communication.
1000 English Words With Meanings
Part 1
- able—having skill
- about—concerning
- above—higher than
- accept—agree to take
- account—record
- across—from one side to another
- act—do
- action—deed
- add—put together
- address—location
- admit—confess
- adult—grown person
- advance—move forward
- advice — guidance
- affect — influence
- afraid — scared
- after — later than
- again — one more time
- against — opposed to
- age — years lived
- agree — say yes
- ahead — in front
- air — breathing gas
- allow — let
- almost — nearly
- alone — by oneself
- along — together with
- already — before now
- also — too
- although — even though
- always — at all times
- among — in the middle of
- amount — quantity
- angry — mad
- animal — living creature
- answer — reply
- any — one or more
- appear — seem
- apply — request
- area — region
- argue — debate
- arm — upper limb
- around — surrounding
- arrive — reach
- art — creative work
- as — like
- ask — question
- at — in a place
- attack — assault
- attempt — try
- attend — go to
- attention — focus
- avoid — stay away
- away — not here
- baby — infant
- back — rear
- bad — not good
- bag — container
- ball — round object
- bank — money place
- base — foundation
- be — exist
- beat — strike
- beautiful — attractive
- because — for a reason
- become — turn into
- bed — sleep furniture
- before — earlier than
- begin — start
- behind — at the back
- believe — think true
- below — under
- best — top
- better — improved
- between — in the middle
- big — large
- bill — invoice
- bird — winged animal
- birth — being born
- bit — small piece
- black — dark color
- blood — red fluid
- blue — blue color
- board — flat panel
- body — physical form
- book — written pages
- both — two together
- bottle — container
- bottom — lowest part
- box — container
- boy — male child
- brain — thinking organ
- break — separate
- bring — carry here
- brother — male sibling
- build — make
- business — work activity
- buy — pay for
- call — phone / name
- can — be able to
- car — vehicle
- care — look after
- carry — hold and move
- case — situation
- catch — grab
- cause — reason
- center — middle
- certain — sure
- chair — seat
- chance — opportunity
- change — make different
- child — young person
- choose — select
- city — large town
- class — lesson group
- clean — not dirty
- clear — easy to see/understand
- close — shut
- cold — low temperature
- come — move here
- common — usual
- company — business
- compare — find differences
- complete — finished
- computer — electronic machine
- condition — state
- consider — think about
- contain — hold inside
- continue — keep going
- control — manage
- copy — make the same
- correct — right
- cost — price
- count — add numbers
- country — nation
- course — class / direction
- cover — put over
- create — make
- cross — go across
- cry — shed tears
- cut — divide
- danger — risk
- dark — little light
- date — calendar day
- day — 24 hours
- dead — not alive
- decide — choose
- decision — choice
- deep — far down
- develop — grow/improve
- die — stop living
- different — not the same
- difficult — not easy
- dinner — evening meal
- direction — way to go
- discover — find
- do — perform
- doctor — medical professional
- dog — domestic animal
- door — entrance
- down — not up
- draw — make a picture
- dream — sleep thoughts
- drive — operate a car
- drop — fall
- during — at that time
- each — every one
- early — before usual time
- earth — the world
- east — a direction
- easy — not hard
- eat — consume food
- education — learning system
- effect — result
- effort — hard work
- eight — number 8
- either — one of two
- end — finish
- enjoy — like
- enough — sufficient
- enter — go in
- equal — the same
- even — flat / equal
- event — important happening
- ever — at any time
- every — each one
- example — sample
- expect — think will happen
- experience — life knowledge
- explain — make clear
- eye — seeing organ
- face — front of head
- fact — truth
- fall — drop down
- family — relatives
- far — not near
- fast — quick
- father — male parent
- fear — feeling of danger
- feel — sense
- few — not many
- field — open land
- fight — battle
- fill — make full
- find — discover
- fine — good/okay
- fire — flames
- first — number one
- fish — water animal
- floor — ground surface
- fly — move in air
- follow — go after
- food — what we eat
- foot — part of leg
- for — intended for
- force — strong power
- form — shape
- found — discovered
- four — number 4
- free — not cost / not trapped
- friend — close person
- from — starting point
- front — forward part
- full — complete
- fun — enjoyment
- game — play activity
- garden — plant area
- get — receive
- girl — female child
- give — hand over
- go — move
- good — nice
- government — ruling system
- great — very good
- green — green color
- ground — earth surface
- group — collection
- grow — increase
- guess — think without knowing
- happen — occur
- happy — joyful
- hard — difficult
- have — own
- he — male pronoun
- head — top part
- hear — listen
- help — assist
- her — female object pronoun
- here — in this place
- high — tall / above
Part 2
- hill — small mountain
- him — male object pronoun
- himself — the same male person
- his — belonging to him
- history — past events
- hit — strike
- hold — keep in hand
- hole — empty space
- holiday — day of rest
- home — place to live
- hope — wish
- horse — large animal
- hospital — medical building
- hot — high temperature
- hotel — place to stay
- hour — 60 minutes
- house — living building
- how — in what way
- however — but
- hundred — number 100
- hungry — needing food
- hurt — cause pain
- idea — thought
- if — condition word
- important — very necessary
- improve — make better
- in — inside
- include — contain
- increase — grow
- information — facts
- interest — curiosity
- into — inside of
- issue — problem
- it — thing pronoun
- its — belonging to it
- job — work
- join — connect
- just — only
- keep — hold
- key — important item
- kill — cause death
- kind — type
- know — understand
- knowledge — information learned
- land — ground
- language — way of speaking
- large — big
- last — final
- late — not early
- laugh — show happiness
- law — rule
- lead — guide
- learn — study
- leave — go away
- left — not right
- leg — lower limb
- less — smaller amount
- let — allow
- level — height or stage
- life — existence
- light — brightness
- like — enjoy
- line — long mark
- list — written items
- listen — hear carefully
- little — small
- live — exist
- local — nearby
- long — not short
- look — see
- lose — fail to win
- loss — something lost
- love — strong feeling
- low — not high
- machine — mechanical device
- main — most important
- make — create
- man — adult male
- manage — control
- many — a lot
- market — buying place
- matter — importance
- may — possibility
- mean — intend
- measure — calculate size
- meet — come together
- member — part of group
- memory — ability to remember
- message — information sent
- method — way of doing
- middle — center
- might — possibility
- mile — distance unit
- mind — thinking part
- minute — short time
- miss — fail to hit
- moment — short time
- money — currency
- month — time period
- more — greater amount
- morning — early day
- most — greatest number
- mother — female parent
- move — change place
- much — large amount
- music — sound art
- must — necessity
- my — belonging to me
- myself — the same person
- name — title
- nation — country
- natural — from nature
- near — close
- necessary — needed
- need — require
- never — not ever
- new — not old
- news — recent information
- next — following
- night — dark time
- no — negative answer
- noise — sound
- none — not one
- nor — neither
- north — direction
- not — negative word
- note — short writing
- nothing — no thing
- notice — observe
- now — current time
- number — amount
- object — thing
- observe — watch
- occur — happen
- of — belonging to
- off — not on
- offer — propose
- office — workplace
- often — many times
- oil — liquid fuel
- old — aged
- on — touching surface
- once — one time
- one — single
- only — just
- open — not closed
- operate — run
- opinion — belief
- opportunity — chance
- order — request
- organization — group
- other — different
- our — belonging to us
- out — outside
- over — above
- own — possess
- page — paper side
- pain — physical hurt
- paper — writing material
- parent — mother or father
- part — piece
- particular — specific
- party — celebration or group
- pass — go by
- past — time before
- pay — give money
- people — humans
- per — for each
- period — length of time
- person — human being
- place — location
- plan — arrangement
- play — enjoy activity
- point — idea
- police — law officers
- poor — not rich
- popular — liked by many
- position — place
- possible — able to happen
- power — strength
- practice — training
- prepare — get ready
- present — gift / current
- pressure — force
- problem — difficulty
- process — steps
- produce — make
- product — item made
- program — planned activity
- project — planned work
- protect — keep safe
- prove — show truth
- provide — supply
- public — for everyone
- pull — drag
- purpose — reason
- push — press forward
- put — place
- quality — level of good
- question — inquiry
- quick — fast
- quiet — silent
- quite — fairly
- race — competition
- raise — lift
- range — extent
- rate — speed or price
- reach — arrive
- read — look at words
- ready — prepared
- real — true
- reason — cause
- receive — get
- recent — not long ago
- record — written history
- reduce — make less
- reflect — think about
- region — area
- relate — connect
- remain — stay
- remember — recall
- remove — take away
- report — written account
- require — need
- research — study carefully
- resource — supply
- respond — answer
- result — outcome
- return — come back
- right — correct
- rise — go up
- risk — danger
- road — street
- role — position
- room — space
- rule — regulation
- run — move fast
- safe — not dangerous
- same — identical
- save — keep
- say — speak
- school — learning place
- science — study of nature
- score — points
- sea — large water
- season — time of year
- seat — place to sit
- second — number two
- section — part
- see — look at
Part 3
- seek — try to find
- seem — appear
- sell — exchange for money
- send — deliver
- sense — understanding
- series — connected events
- serious — important
- serve — provide service
- set — place or group
- seven — number 7
- several — more than two
- shake — move quickly
- share — give part
- she — female pronoun
- short — not long
- show — display
- side — edge
- sign — symbol
- simple — easy
- since — from that time
- sing — make music with voice
- single — one only
- sister — female sibling
- sit — rest on seat
- site — place
- situation — condition
- six — number 6
- size — how big
- skill — ability
- sleep — rest state
- small — little
- smile — happy face
- so — therefore
- social — related to society
- society — people together
- some — a few
- someone — a person
- something — an object or idea
- sometimes — occasionally
- son — male child
- song — music piece
- soon — shortly
- sort — type
- sound — noise
- source — origin
- south — direction
- space — empty area
- speak — talk
- special — different
- spend — use money or time
- sport — physical activity
- spring — season
- staff — workers
- stage — step
- stand — be upright
- standard — normal level
- star — bright object
- start — begin
- state — condition or region
- stay — remain
- step — movement
- still — not moving
- stop — end
- store — shop
- story — tale
- street — road
- strong — powerful
- structure — organized form
- student — learner
- study — learn
- style — way of doing
- subject — topic
- success — achievement
- such — of that type
- suddenly — quickly
- suffer — feel pain
- suggest — propose
- summer — season
- support — help
- sure — certain
- system — organized method
- table — furniture
- take — grab
- talk — speak
- task — job
- teach — instruct
- teacher — educator
- team — group working together
- technology — applied science
- tell — inform
- ten — number 10
- tend — usually do
- term — word or period
- test — exam
- than — comparison word
- thank — express gratitude
- that — pointing word
- their — belonging to them
- them — object pronoun
- theory — explanation idea
- there — in that place
- these — plural this
- they — plural pronoun
- thing — object
- think — use mind
- third — number three
- this — near object
- those — plural that
- though — although
- thought — idea
- three — number 3
- through — from one side to another
- time — measured duration
- today — this day
- together — with others
- tonight — this evening
- too — also
- top — highest part
- total — whole amount
- touch — feel with hand
- toward — in direction of
- town — small city
- trade — exchange
- treat — deal with
- tree — tall plant
- trip — journey
- trouble — problem
- true — correct
- try — attempt
- turn — rotate
- two — number 2
- type — kind
- under — below
- understand — know meaning
- unit — single part
- until — up to time
- up — higher
- upon — on
- use — employ
- useful — helpful
- usually — normally
- value — worth
- various — different kinds
- very — extremely
- view — sight
- visit — go to see
- voice — sound from mouth
- wait — pause
- walk — move slowly
- wall — vertical structure
- want — desire
- war — armed conflict
- watch — look at
- water — clear liquid
- way — method
- we — plural I
- week — seven days
- weight — heaviness
- well — good condition
- west — direction
- what — question word
- when — time question
- where — place question
- whether — if
- which — choice word
- while — during time
- white — light color
- who — person question
- whole — complete
- why — reason question
- wide — broad
- wife — married woman
- will — future word
- win — succeed
- wind — moving air
- window — glass opening
- wish — desire
- with — together
- within — inside
- without — lacking
- woman — adult female
- wonder — feel curiosity
- word — language unit
- work — job
- worker — employee
- world — earth
- worry — feel concern
- write — form letters
- wrong — incorrect
- yard — outdoor area
- yeah — yes
- year — twelve months
- yes — agreement
- yet — until now
- you — person addressed
- young — not old
- your — belonging to you
- yourself — the same person
- youth — young people
- zone — area
part 4
- ability — skill or power
- abroad — in another country
- absence — not present
- absolute — complete
- academic — related to education
- access — ability to enter
- accident — unexpected event
- active — energetic
- actual — real
- adapt — adjust
- addition — something added
- adequate — enough
- adjust — change slightly
- admire — respect
- adopt — take as own
- adult — grown person
- advantage — benefit
- adventure — exciting experience
- advertise — promote
- advice — suggestion
- afford — have money for
- agency — organization
- agenda — list of plans
- aid — help
- aim — goal
- alarm — warning
- alter — change
- ambition — strong desire
- analyze — examine
- ancient — very old
- anger — strong emotion
- announce — make known
- annual — yearly
- anxiety — worry
- apparent — clear
- appeal — request
- approach — method
- approve — agree
- argue — disagree verbally
- arrange — organize
- arrest — take by police
- assist — help
- assume — suppose
- assure — promise
- attach — connect
- attitude — way of thinking
- attract — draw interest
- author — writer
- average — normal
- aware — knowing
- balance — stability
- barrier — obstacle
- basis — foundation
- behave — act
- benefit — advantage
- blame — hold responsible
- boundary — limit
- brief — short
- budget — money plan
- cancel — stop
- capacity — ability
- category — group
- challenge — difficulty
- charge — cost or accuse
- circumstance — situation
- claim — state as fact
- clarify — make clear
- commit — promise
- communicate — share information
- compare — examine differences
- compete — try to win
- complain — express dissatisfaction
- concentrate — focus
- conclude — finish
- confidence — belief in self
- confirm — verify
- conflict — disagreement
- consequence — result
- consider — think about
- construct — build
- consume — use up
- contain — hold
- context — situation
- contribute — give help
- convince — persuade
- cope — manage
- create — make
- criticize — judge negatively
- culture — way of life
- damage — harm
- debate — discussion
- decline — refuse or decrease
- define — explain meaning
- demand — request strongly
- deny — say no
- depend — rely
- describe — explain in words
- design — plan
- destroy — ruin
- determine — decide
- develop — grow
- devote — give time to
- differ — be unlike
- distribute — share out
- economy — money system
- element — basic part
- emerge — appear
- emphasis — importance
- enable — allow
- encounter — meet unexpectedly
- encourage — support
- engage — take part
- enhance — improve
- ensure — make sure
- establish — create
- estimate — guess amount
- evaluate — judge
- evidence — proof
- evolve — develop gradually
- expand — grow larger
- expect — believe will happen
- expose — show
- factor — element
- failure — lack of success
- feature — characteristic
- focus — attention
- function — purpose
- generate — produce
- goal — aim
- grant — give officially
- impact — effect
- implement — put into action
- imply — suggest
- improve — make better
- include — contain
- indicate — show
- influence — affect
- inform — tell
- initial — first
- inspire — motivate
- install — put in place
- intend — plan
- invest — put money into
- involve — include
- issue — problem
- justify — explain reason
- maintain — keep
- manage — control
- measure — calculate
- method — way
- motivate — encourage
- occur — happen
- participate — take part
- perceive — notice
- perform — do
- policy — rule
- predict — say before
- prevent — stop
- prioritize — give importance
- process — steps
- promote — encourage
- react — respond
- recover — return to normal
- reduce — make less
- reflect — think about
- refuse — say no
- require — need
- respond — reply
- restrict — limit
- result — outcome
- retain — keep
- reveal — show
- risk — danger
- role — function
- schedule — plan time
- secure — safe
- select — choose
- significant — important
- solve — find answer
- strategy — plan
- structure — organization
- succeed — achieve
- support — help
- survive — stay alive
- sustain — continue
- target — goal
- theory — explanation
- transfer — move
- transform — change completely
- trend — direction
- achieve — reach goal
- adjust — adapt
- analyze — examine
- approach — method
- assess — evaluate
- assign — give task
- assist — help
- assume — suppose
- benefit — advantage
- capacity — ability
- challenge — difficulty
- concept — idea
- context — situation
- contribute — help
- cooperate — work together
- criteria — standards
- data — information
- decline — decrease
- demonstrate — show
- derive — get from
- detect — notice
- deviate — change path
- dominate — control
- eliminate — remove
- emphasize — stress importance
- encounter — meet
- exploit — use fully
- facilitate — make easier
- generate — create
- identify — recognize
- implement — carry out
- integrate — combine
- interpret — explain meaning
- justify — give reason
- modify — change
- monitor — watch closely
- optimize — improve fully
- prioritize — rank importance
- resolve — solve
- retain — keep
- simulate — imitate
- specify — state clearly
- stabilize — make steady
- substitute — replace
- sustain — support
- terminate — end
- utilize — use
- validate — confirm
- verify — check
- adapt — adjust
- clarify — explain
- coordinate — organize
- innovate — create new ideas
- justify — explain
- optimize — improve
- prioritize — give priority
- restructure — reorganize
- streamline — simplify
- transform — change
- utilize — make use of
Conclusion
Learning English becomes easier when you focus on the right words. These 1000 English words with meanings cover the vocabulary you need for everyday conversations, reading, and understanding real English.
You don’t need to rush. Learn a few words each day, review them often, and try using them in sentences. Small daily practice leads to big results over time.