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Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions
Taking inventory , Taking , Removing it from , Dropping , Putting it on , Inserting it into , Eating 

Standard actions which move the actor
Going , Entering , Exiting , Getting off 

Standard actions concerning the actor's vision
Looking , Examining , Looking under , Searching , Consulting it about 

Standard actions which change the state of things
Locking it with , Unlocking it with , Switching on , Switching off , Opening , Closing , Wearing , Taking off 

Standard actions concerning other people
Giving it to , Showing it to , Waking , Throwing it at , Attacking , Kissing , Answering it that , Telling it about , Asking it about , Asking it for 

Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
Waiting , Touching , Waving , Pulling , Pushing , Turning , Pushing it to , Squeezing 

Standard actions which always do nothing unless rules intervene
Saying yes , Saying no , Burning , Waking up , Thinking , Smelling , Listening to , Tasting , Cutting , Jumping , Tying it to , Drinking , Saying sorry , Swearing obscenely , Swearing mildly , Swinging , Rubbing , Setting it to , Waving hands , Buying , Singing , Climbing , Sleeping 

Standard actions which happen out of world
Quitting the game , Saving the game , Restoring the game , Restarting the game , Verifying the story file , Switching the story transcript on , Switching the story transcript off , Requesting the story file version , Requesting the score , Preferring abbreviated room descriptions , Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions , Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions , Switching score notification on , Switching score notification off , Requesting the pronoun meanings 

Actions defined by the extension Epistemology by Eric Eve
Requesting epistemic status of   

Actions defined by the extension Inform ATTACK Core by Victor Gijsbers
Switching weightings on   , Switching weightings off   

Actions defined by the extension Inform ATTACK by Victor Gijsbers
Checking the numbers boolean   , Switching the numbers off   , Switching the numbers on   , Hitting   , Readying   , Concentrating   , Parrying   , Dodging   

Actions defined by the extension Kerkerkruip Systems by Victor Gijsbers
Digging   , Collapsing   , Healing   , Teleporting   , Disintegrating   , Turning bat   , Turning vampire   

Actions defined by the extension Kerkerkruip Items by Victor Gijsbers
Inhaling   , Throwing   , Applying it to   , Spraying   , Reading   , Snorting   

Actions defined by the extension Kerkerkruip Monsters by Victor Gijsbers
Piercing   , Armadillo-eating   , Scaling   , Stunning   , Golem-disarming   , Lashing   , Reaping   , Mindblasting   , Dominating   , Tentacle-constricting   , Tentacle-shaking   , Confusing   , Bodmall-fogging   , Bodmall-transmuting   , Bodmall-barkskinning   , Bodmall-summoning   , Summoning thorns   , Unghouling   , Aswang-shifting   , Aswang-hexing   , Aswang-fleeing   , Pulsating   , Imping   , Imp-grabbing   

Actions defined by the extension Kerkerkruip Actions and UI by Victor Gijsbers
Retreating   , Going to   , Shorter going to   , Asking status   , Remembering   , Sensing   , Trophylisting   , Showing commands   , Praying   , Direction-jumping   , Equipping   , Talking to   , Plunking   , Plonking   , Ramboing   , Meatboying   , Reducing   , Testreadying   

Actions defined by the extension Kerkerkruip Start and Finish by Victor Gijsbers
Asking for help   , Achievemenuing   

Named kinds of action

acting fast 
  defined as any of the following acts:
    Examining something 
    Taking inventory 
    Smelling 
    Smelling something 
    Looking 
    Looking under something 
    Listening 
    Listening to something 
    Thinking 

ethereal-forbidden 
  defined as any of the following acts:
    Taking 
    Removing something from 
    Dropping 
    Putting something on 
    Inserting something into 
    Eating 
    Searching 
    Consulting something about 
    Switching on 
    Switching off 
    Opening 
    Closing 
    Wearing 
    Taking off 
    Giving something to 
    Throwing something at 
    Kissing 
    Touching 
    Pulling 
    Pushing 
    Turning 
    Pushing something to 
    Squeezing 
    Burning 
    Tasting 
    Cutting 
    Tying something to 
    Drinking 
    Swinging 
    Rubbing 
    Readying 
    Throwing 
    Applying something to 
    Spraying 
    Snorting 
    Stunning 

ethereal-forbidden-second 
  defined as any of the following acts:
    Locking something with 
    Unlocking something with 

Commands available to the player

"[direction]" - Going
"[any visited room]"  - Going to 

"a [thing]"  - Attacking 
"about"  - Asking for help 
"abstract", a testing command not available in the final game
"achieve"  - Achievemenuing 
"achievements"  - Achievemenuing 
"actions", a testing command not available in the final game
"activate [something]"  - Switching on 
"adjust", same as "set" 
"answer to [person]"  - Talking to 
"answer [text] to [someone]" - Answering it that  (reversed)
"apply [something] to [something]"  - Applying it to 
"ask [someone] for [something]" - Asking it for 
"ask [someone] about [text]" - Asking it about 
"attach", same as "tie" 
"attack [something]" - Attacking 
"awake", same as "wake" 
"awaken", same as "wake" 

"bat"  - Turning bat 
"bat form"  - Turning bat 
"boast"  - Talking to 
"break", same as "attack" 
"brief" - Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
"burn [something]" - Burning 
"buy [something]" - Buying 

"c"  - Concentrating 
"carry", same as "take" 
"check", same as "examine" 
"chop", same as "cut" 
"clean", same as "rub" 
"clear", same as "push" 
"climb [something]" - Climbing 
"climb [a number]"  - Scaling 
"climb up/over [something]" - Climbing 
"close [something]" - Closing 
"close up [something]" - Closing 
"close off [something]" - Switching off 
"co"  - Concentrating 
"collapse [direction]"  - Collapsing 
"commands"  - Showing commands 
"concentrate"  - Concentrating 
"confuse"  - Confusing 
"consult [something] on/about [text]" - Consulting it about 
"cover", same as "close" 
"crack", same as "attack" 
"cross", same as "enter" 
"cut [something]" - Cutting 

"deactivate [something]"  - Switching off 
"describe", same as "examine" 
"destroy", same as "attack" 
"dig [direction]"  - Digging 
"discard", same as "drop" 
"display", same as "show" 
"disrobe", same as "shed" 
"do"  - Dodging 
"dodge"  - Dodging 
"doff", same as "shed" 
"dom [something]"  - Dominating 
"dominate [something]"  - Dominating 
"don", same as "wear" 
"drag", same as "pull" 
"drink [something]" - Drinking 
"drop [things preferably held]" - Dropping 
"drop [something preferably held] at/against [something]" - Throwing it at 
"drop [other things] in/into/down [something]" - Inserting it into 
"drop [other things] on/onto [something]" - Putting it on 
"drop [something] in [something]"  - Inserting it into 
"dust", same as "rub" 

"eat [something preferably held]" - Eating 
"embrace", same as "kiss" 
"enter" - Entering 
"enter [something]" - Entering 
"epistat [any thing]"  - Requesting epistemic status of 
"equip [something]"  - Equipping 
"examine [something]" - Examining 
"exit" - Exiting 

"fasten", same as "tie" 
"feed", same as "give" 
"feel", same as "touch" 
"fight", same as "attack" 
"flee"  - Retreating 

"get out/off/down/up" - Exiting 
"get in/on" - Entering 
"get [things]" - Taking 
"get in/into/on/onto [something]" - Entering 
"get off/down [something]" - Getting off 
"get [things inside] from [something]" - Removing it from 
"give [someone] [something preferably held]" - Giving it to  (reversed)
"give [something preferably held] to [someone]" - Giving it to 
"glklist", a testing command not available in the final game
"go" - Going 
"go to"  - Shorter going to 
"go on"  - Shorter going to 
"go [direction]" - Going 
"go [something]" - Entering 
"go [any visited room]"  - Going to 
"go into/in/inside/through [something]" - Entering 
"go to [any visited room]"  - Going to 
"gonear", a testing command not available in the final game

"hear [something]" - Listening to 
"help"  - Asking for help 
"hint"  - Asking for help 
"hints"  - Asking for help 
"hit", same as "attack" 
"hold", same as "take" 
"hop", same as "jump" 
"hug", same as "kiss" 

"i", same as "inventory" 
"info"  - Asking for help 
"inhale [thing]"  - Inhaling 
"insert [other things] in/into [something]" - Inserting it into 
"inv", same as "inventory" 
"inventory" - Taking inventory 

"jump" - Jumping 
"jump [direction]"  - Direction-jumping 
"jump in [something]"  - Entering 
"jump into [something]"  - Entering 

"kill", same as "attack" 
"kiss [someone]" - Kissing 

"l", same as "look" 
"lash"  - Lashing 
"lash out"  - Lashing 
"leave", same as "exit" 
"light", same as "burn" 
"list trophies"  - Trophylisting 
"listen" - Listening to 
"listen to [something]" - Listening to 
"lock [something] with [something preferably held]" - Locking it with 
"long" - Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
"look" - Looking 
"look [something]" - Examining 
"look at [something]" - Examining 
"look inside/in/into/through [something]" - Searching 
"look under [something]" - Looking under 
"look up [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)

"meatboy"  - Meatboying 
"memory"  - Remembering 
"menu"  - Asking for help 
"move", same as "push" 
"murder", same as "attack" 

"nap", same as "sleep" 
"no" - Saying no 
"normal" - Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
"notify" - Switching score notification on 
"notify on" - Switching score notification on 
"notify off" - Switching score notification off 
"nouns" - Requesting the pronoun meanings 
"numbers"  - Checking the numbers boolean 
"numbers off"  - Switching the numbers off 
"numbers on"  - Switching the numbers on 

"offer", same as "give" 
"open [something]" - Opening 
"open [something] with [something preferably held]" - Unlocking it with 
"out", same as "exit" 

"p"  - Parrying 
"pa"  - Parrying 
"parry"  - Parrying 
"pay", same as "give" 
"pick up [things]" - Taking 
"pick [things] up" - Taking 
"pierce [thing]"  - Piercing 
"plonk"  - Plonking 
"plunk [something]"  - Plunking 
"polish", same as "rub" 
"pr"  - Praying 
"pray"  - Praying 
"present", same as "show" 
"press", same as "push" 
"pronouns" - Requesting the pronoun meanings 
"prune", same as "cut" 
"pull [something]" - Pulling 
"punch", same as "attack" 
"purchase", same as "buy" 
"purloin", a testing command not available in the final game
"push [something]" - Pushing 
"push [something] [direction]" - Pushing it to 
"push [something] to [direction]" - Pushing it to 
"put on [something preferably held]" - Wearing 
"put [something preferably held] on" - Wearing 
"put down [things preferably held]" - Dropping 
"put [things preferably held] down" - Dropping 
"put [other things] in/inside/into [something]" - Inserting it into 
"put [other things] on/onto [something]" - Putting it on 

"q" - Quitting the game 
"quit" - Quitting the game 

"r"  - Remembering 
"rambo"  - Ramboing 
"random", a testing command not available in the final game
"read [symbol-extra]"  - Examining 
"read [thing]"  - Reading 
"ready [thing]"  - Readying 
"reap [any person]"  - Reaping 
"reduce [person]"  - Reducing 
"relations", a testing command not available in the final game
"remember"  - Remembering 
"remove [something preferably held]" - Taking off 
"remove [things inside] from [something]" - Removing it from 
"restart" - Restarting the game 
"restore" - Restoring the game 
"retreat"  - Retreating 
"rotate", same as "turn" 
"rub [something]" - Rubbing 
"rub [something] on [something]"  - Applying it to 
"rules", a testing command not available in the final game
"run", same as "go" 

"save" - Saving the game 
"say", same as "answer" 
"scale", same as "climb" 
"scales [a number]"  - Scaling 
"scenes", a testing command not available in the final game
"scope", a testing command not available in the final game
"score" - Requesting the score 
"screw", same as "turn" 
"script" - Switching the story transcript on 
"script on" - Switching the story transcript on 
"script off" - Switching the story transcript off 
"scrub", same as "rub" 
"search [something]" - Searching 
"sense"  - Sensing 
"set [something] to [text]" - Setting it to 
"shed [something preferably held]" - Taking off 
"shift", same as "push" 
"shine", same as "rub" 
"short" - Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
"shout", same as "answer" 
"show commands"  - Showing commands 
"show [someone] [something preferably held]" - Showing it to  (reversed)
"show [something preferably held] to [someone]" - Showing it to 
"showheap", a testing command not available in the final game
"showme", a testing command not available in the final game
"showverb", a testing command not available in the final game
"shut", same as "close" 
"sing" - Singing 
"sip", same as "drink" 
"sit on/in/inside [something]" - Entering 
"sit on top of [something]" - Entering 
"skip", same as "jump" 
"sleep" - Sleeping 
"slice", same as "cut" 
"smash", same as "attack" 
"smell" - Smelling 
"smell [thing]"  - Snorting 
"smell [something]" - Smelling 
"sniff", same as "smell" 
"snort [thing]"  - Snorting 
"sorry" - Saying sorry 
"speak", same as "answer" 
"spray [something]"  - Spraying 
"squash", same as "squeeze" 
"squeeze [something]" - Squeezing 
"stand" - Exiting 
"stand up" - Exiting 
"stand on [something]" - Entering 
"stat"  - Asking status 
"stats"  - Asking status 
"status"  - Asking status 
"stun [person]"  - Stunning 
"summon thorns"  - Summoning thorns 
"superbrief" - Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
"swallow", same as "drink" 
"sweep", same as "rub" 
"swing [something]" - Swinging 
"swing on [something]" - Swinging 
"switch [something switched on]" - Switching off 
"switch [something]" - Switching on 
"switch on [something]" - Switching on 
"switch [something] on" - Switching on 
"switch [something] off" - Switching off 
"switch off [something]" - Switching off 

"take inventory" - Taking inventory 
"take [things]" - Taking 
"take off [something]" - Taking off 
"take [something] off" - Taking off 
"take [things inside] from [something]" - Removing it from 
"take [things inside] off [something]" - Removing it from 
"talk to [person]"  - Talking to 
"taste [something]" - Tasting 
"tell [someone] about [text]" - Telling it about 
"test", a testing command not available in the final game
"testready"  - Testreadying 
"think" - Thinking 
"thorn"  - Summoning thorns 
"thorns"  - Summoning thorns 
"throw [something]"  - Throwing 
"throw [something] in [something]"  - Inserting it into 
"throw [something] into [something]"  - Inserting it into 
"thump", same as "attack" 
"tie [something] to [something]" - Tying it to 
"torture", same as "attack" 
"touch [something]" - Touching 
"trace", a testing command not available in the final game
"transcript" - Switching the story transcript on 
"transcript on" - Switching the story transcript on 
"transcript off" - Switching the story transcript off 
"tree", a testing command not available in the final game
"trophies"  - Trophylisting 
"trophy"  - Trophylisting 
"turn vampire"  - Turning vampire 
"turn [something]" - Turning 
"turn [something] on" - Switching on 
"turn on [something]" - Switching on 
"turn [something] off" - Switching off 
"turn off [something]" - Switching off 
"twist", same as "turn" 

"uncover", same as "open" 
"unlock [something] with [something preferably held]" - Unlocking it with 
"unscrew", same as "turn" 
"unwrap", same as "open" 
"use [weapon]"  - Readying 
"use [package of ment]"  - Snorting 
"use [clothing]"  - Wearing 
"use [scroll]"  - Reading 
"use [grenade]"  - Throwing 

"vampire"  - Turning vampire 
"vampire bat"  - Turning bat 
"verbose" - Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
"verify" - Verifying the story file 
"version" - Requesting the story file version 

"wait" - Waiting 
"wake" - Waking up 
"wake up" - Waking up 
"wake [someone]" - Waking 
"wake [someone] up" - Waking 
"wake up [someone]" - Waking 
"walk", same as "go" 
"watch", same as "examine" 
"wave" - Waving hands 
"wave [something]" - Waving 
"wear [something preferably held]" - Wearing 
"weightings on"  - Switching weightings on 
"weightings off"  - Switching weightings off 
"wield [thing]"  - Readying 
"wipe", same as "rub" 
"wreck", same as "attack" 

"x", same as "examine" 

"y", same as "yes" 
"yes" - Saying yes 

"z", same as "wait" 

Tokens which can be used in Understand

In addition to the tokens listed below, any description of an object or value can be used: for example, "[number]" matches text like 127 or SIX, and "[open door]" matches the name of any nearby door which is currently open.

Names of objects are normally understood only when they are within sight, but writing 'any' lifts this restriction. So "[any person]" allows every name of a person, wherever they happen to be.

"[anybody]"  - same as "[someone]"

"[anyone]"  - same as "[someone]"

"[anything]"  - same as "[thing]"

"[other things]" 

"[somebody]"  - same as "[someone]"

"[someone]" 

"[something]"  - same as "[thing]"

"[something preferably held]" 

"[text]" 

"[things]" 

"[things inside]" 

"[things preferably held]" 

"[a time period]"

Actions in alphabetical order