Basic motion verbs: lopen (to walk), rennen (to run), rijden (to drive/ride), fietsen (to cycle), zwemmen (to swim), vliegen (to fly), varen (to sail/travel by water), klimmen (to climb), springen (to jump), vallen (to fall), liggen (to lie down), zitten (to sit), staan (to stand).
Direction and manner: gaan (to go), komen (to come), vertrekken (to depart/leave), aankomen (to arrive), terugkomen (to return/come back), doorlopen (to continue walking), omdraaien (to turn around), inhalen (to overtake), stoppen (to stop), remmen (to brake), versnellen (to accelerate). These separable verbs are common in travel and navigation contexts.
Colloquial motion expressions: even snel gaan (to quickly go/nip), er vandoor gaan (to make off/leave quickly), aansluiten (to join/queue up), doorstappen (to stride forward), rondlopen (to walk around), voorbijgaan (to pass by), binnenkomen (to enter/come in), buitengaan (to go outside). Movement verbs in Dutch often pair with directional prefixes that change the meaning significantly.