Welsh speech-lore has called the verb the soul[1] of the thought-wording.
Among the thousands of sundriness of time-taking there are some wide differences which should be borne in mind.
Unoutreaching or Intransitive.
Time-takings, which must or may end with the time-taking thing, as
To be. John cannot be another man.
To sleep; to walk. John cannot sleep or walk another man.
Outreaching (Transitive).
Time-takings that may begin with the time-taking thing, and reach out to another, as
To strike; to see. John may strike or see another man.