Transparent verbs

Verb	Category	Example	Meaning contributed by the transparent verb
appear	Appearance / evidence	The findings appear to support the hypothesis.	appearance, evidence-based inference
begin	Process / change over time	The economy began to recover.	start of a process
cease	Process / change over time	The conflict ceased to exist.	ending
continue	Process / change over time	The situation continued to deteriorate.	continuation
come	Process / change over time	The idea came to be accepted.	gradual development
fail	Failure / non-occurrence	The system failed to operate.	unsuccessful outcome
go on	Process / change over time	The debate went on to become controversial.	later development
happen	Occurrence / unexpected event	She happened to be there.	accidental occurrence
prove	Tendency / general pattern	The method proved to be effective.	demonstrated result
remain	State / unresolved condition	The issue remains to be solved.	persistence
seem	Appearance / evidence	The results seem to indicate a problem.	appearance, inference
start	Process / change over time	The system started to fail.	start of a process
tend	Tendency / general pattern	Prices tend to increase over time.	regular tendency
turn out	Tendency / general pattern	The assumption turned out to be incorrect.	eventual discovery