Further catenative verbs according to meaning
Result: come to; get to; prove to; turn out to
He came to be highly regarded by all his colleagues.
John Le Carré proved to be a fine story-teller at the Hay Festival.
They got to know each other well.
The stranger turned out to be a neighbor – after all.
Manner or attitude: The manner in which a person performs an action and an attitude of mind towards performing it are expressed by verbs such as decline to happen to; hasten to; hesitate to; regret to; venture to
I happen to like her a lot, so shut up = showing annoyance at something said.
I regret to inform you = inform with regret.
I hesitate to ask you this favor = ask reluctantly.
They hastened to reassure her = reassure immediately.
No-one ventured to contradict him = dare to.
May I venture to suggest a different direction? = suggest politely (formal).
