Verb Conjugations

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French Verb Tables

On this page, you’ll find links to more than 1,600 French verbs conjugated into all the simple and compound tenses and moods.

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A

Abaisser – to lower

Abandonner – to abandon, give up, desert; (card game) to fold

Abattre – to fell, pull/cut/knock/bring down; to slaughter; to weaken, wear out

Abîmer – to damage, ruin; (familiar) – to beat up

Abolir – to abolish

Abonder – to abound (with), be full of; to be in complete agreement

Abonner – to subscribe

Aborder – to approach, come/go up to, reach; to broach (a subject), take on (a task)

Aboutir – to succeed, end up in/at, lead to

Aboyer – to bark

Abréger – to abridge, shorten, cut short

Abriter – to shelter; to shade, screen

Abrutir – to exhaust, daze, deaden

Absoudre – to absolve

Abstenir (s’) – to refrain, abstain from

Accélérer – to accelerate, speed up

Accentuer – to stress, add stress; to accentuate; to increase, intensify

Accepter – to accept

Acclamer – to acclaim, cheer

Accompagner – to accompany, go with

Accomplir – to accomplish, achieve

Accorder – to grant, admit

Accoster – to accost; (boat) to come alongside, to berth

Accoter – to lean, rest (on / against)

Accoucher – to be in labor, give birth, have a baby

Accourir – to rush up; to hurry, hasten

Accrocher – to hang (up), suspend; to hitch together; to catch, bump; to stick, jam, hit a snag

Accroître – to increase, heighten, enhance

Accueillir – to welcome

Acculer – to drive, push, force, corner

Accuser – to accuse, blame; to accentuate, emphasize; to show, register, look

Acharner (s’) – to dog, hound, attack unrelentingly, make an extraordinary effort

Acheter – to buy

Achever – to finish, end, complete

Acquérir – to acquire

Activer – to speed up; to stoke; to activate; (inf) to hurry up, get moving

Actualiser – to update; to review (salary); (finance) to forecast, discount; to actualize

Adapter – to adapt; to be appropriate (to / for)

Adjoindre – to appoint; to attach, add, append

Admettre – to admit

Administrer – to administer, govern, manage, run

Admirer – to admire

Adopter – to adopt; to pass (a law)

Adorer – to adore

Adosser – to stand, lean, back

Adoucir – to smooth, soften, tone down, mellow, make milder

Adresser – to address; to refer to (a doctor)

Advenir – to happen that/to, to become of

Aérer – to air, aerate; to lighten, make less dense

Affadir – to make dull, uninteresting, tasteless

Affaiblir – to weaken

Affaler (s’) – to fall, slump, collapse; to slide down (rope)

Affamer – to starve

Affecter – to affect, move; to feign, pretend; to allocate; to appoint, post

Afficher – to post, put up, display, exhibit

Affiner – to refine, mature; to slim down

Affirmer – to claim, assert

Affliger – to afflict

Affluer – to flow, flood in

Affoler – to terrify, make panic; (literary) to drive wild

Affréter – to charter

Affronter – to confront, face, brave

Affubler – to deck out in, attach

Agacer – to annoy, irritate, pester

Agenouiller (s’) – to kneel

Aggraver – to aggravate, increase, make worse

Agir – to act

Agiter – to wave, flutter, shake; to bother, trouble; to discuss, debate

Agrandir – to enlarge, increase, expand

Agréger – to aggregate, incorporate

Aguerrir – to harden (someone)

Aider – to help

Aimer – to like, to love

Ajouter – to add

Aligner – to line up, align, string together, bring into alignment; (familiar) to punish

Alimenter – to feed

Aller (to go) – Verb Tables

Allier – to ally, combine, unite

Allonger – to lengthen, stretch

Allouer – to allocate, allot

Allumer – to light; to turn on (electricity)

Alourdir – to weigh down, make heavy

Alphabétiser – to teach how to read and write, make literate, eliminate illiteracy

Altérer – to alter

Amariner – to find one’s sea legs; to take over (enemy ship)

Amarrer – to moor, dock, make fast

Améliorer – to improve

Aménager – to equip, plan, develop, adjust

Amener – to bring

Amorcer – to begin, initiate; to energize; to bait

Amplifier – to amplify, enlarge, accentuate

Amuser – to amuse, to entertain 

Analyser – to analyze

Anéantir – to annihilate, destroy; to overwhelm, exhaust

Animer – to animate, liven up; to present, host

Annoncer – to announce

Annuler – to cancel, annul, void

Apaiser – to pacify, soothe, appease, calm

Apercevoir – to glimpse, to perceive

Aplatir – to flatten, smooth down / out

Apparaître – to appear

Appartenir – to belong

Appeler – to call

Applaudir – to applaud, clap, commend

Appliquer – to apply; to administer, implement, use, enforce

Apporter – to bring

Apposer – to affix; (formal) to append (a signature)

Apprécier – to appreciate

Appréhender – to dread

Apprendre – to learn

Apprêter – to prepare, get ready (transitive)

Apprivoiser – to tame

Approcher – to approach, go/come near, to put/move nearer

Approprier – to suit, adapt

Approuver – to approve, ratify

Approvisionner – to supply, stock; to put money into; to load (a rifle)

Appuyer – to lean, press

Argumenter – to argue

Arnaquer (informal) – to swindle; to nab, arrest

Arracher – to pull out/up, to tear off/out/down

Arranger – to arrange

Arrêter – to stop, to arrest

Arriver – to arrive, to happen

Arrondir – to round (off / out), make round; to swell, enlarge

Arroser – to water, sprinkle, spray; (informal) to drink alcohol; to bribe

Articuler – to articulate, to link

Aspirer – to inhale; to aspire (to)

Assaillir – to assail, bombard, attack

Assaisonner – to season, add seasoning to; (figurative) to spice up

Assembler – to assemble, gather, collect

Asseoir (s’) – to sit down

Assiéger – to besiege, lay siege to; to mob, assail

Assister – to attend

Associer – to share, partner; to associate, link, combine

Assoupir – to make drowsy, dull, lull

Assouplir – to soften; to relax (rules)

Assourdir – to deafen; to muffle

Assumer – to assume, take on, accept

Assurer – to assure, ensure, insure

Astreindre – to compel, force

Attacher – to attach, tie up, fasten

Attaquer – to attack, assault; to take on, tackle, launch into; to challenge, contest

Atteindre – to reach, to arrive at

Attendre – to wait for

Atterrir – to land

Attirer – to attract, lure, entice, appeal to; to cause, bring about

Attraper – to catch, pick up, get; to be tricked, had; (informal) to tell off

Augmenter – to increase, raise, heighten

Autoriser – to authorize, grant permission; to make possible

Avaler – to swallow

Avancer – to advance

Avérer (s’) – to turn out, prove to be

Avertir – to warn

Avoir (to have) – Verb Tables

Avouer – to confess, admit

Axer – to center on, focus

B

Bachoter – to cram, swot (for a test)

Badiner – to jest, joke, treat lightly (usually used in negative)

Bagarrer – to argue, fight

Baigner – to bathe, wash, soak

Bâiller – to yawn; to gape (open), be ajar

Bailler (archaic) – to give

Baiser (familiar) – to understand; to screw over; (slang) – to have sex (screw, f***)

Baisser – to lower, pull / turn / let down

Balader (informal) – to take for a walk / stroll / drive

Balancer – to swing, rock; (informal) to shout, to throw away

Balayer – to sweep

Balbutier – to stammer, to babble

Baliser – to mark / map out, signpost, define; to tag, mark up; (fam) to be nervous

Banaliser – to trivialize; to make commonplace, make seem ordinary

Bannir – to banish, dismiss, exclude, prohibit

Barrer – to bar, block, barricade, close off; to cross out; to steer

Basculer – to fall / tip over, to change dramatically

Batailler – to battle, fight

Bâtir – to build

Battre – to beat, to defeat

Bavarder – to chat, prattle, gossip

Baver – to drool, dribble, drip, leak

Béer (literary) – to be wide open; to gape, stand gaping

Bégayer – to stammer, stutter

Bénéficier – to benefit, gain, enjoy, get, have

Bénir – to bless

Bercer – to rock, cradle, lull, soothe

Berner – to fool, hoax

Beurrer – to butter

Bicher (informal) – to feel happy

Bichonner – to pamper, lavish care on

Bidonner (informal) – to fake

Biler (se) (informal) – to worry oneself sick, get worked up

Blaguer (informal) – to be joking, kidding; to tease, make fun of

Blâmer – to blame; to reprimand, rebuke

Blanchir – to bleach, whiten

Blesser – to hurt, injure

Bleuir – to turn blue

Bloquer – to stop, lock, tighten

Blottir (se) – to curl / huddle / snuggle up

Bluffer (informal) – to bluff, fool; to impress

Boire – to drink

Boiter – to limp, wobble; to be unsound, shaky

Bondir – to jump, leap up, bounce

Border – to hem, edge, trim; to line, run alongside; to tuck in (bed)

Borner – to limit, restrict; mark off / out

Bosser (informal) – to work, study, slog, swot

Boucher – to cork, put the cork in; to plug, fill up; to block, choke, clog

Bouchonner – (traffic) to be congested; (horse) to rub down

Boucler – to buckle, fasten; to complete; to curl; (inf) to lock up

Bouger – to move

Bouillir – to boil, be boiling

Bouleverser – to shock, greatly distress; to disrupt

Bouquiner (informal) – to read, to have one’s nose in a book

Bourrer – to fill, cram full, stuff

Bousculer – to jostle, bump into; to hurry, rush; to shake up, enliven

Boutonner – to button (up)

Brancher – to plug in, connect; (informal) to interest

Branler – to be shaky, unsteady, rickety, loose; (vulgar slang) to do, to be up to something

Braquer – to point, aim, gaze; to steer; to antagonize, make s.o. dig their heels in; (familiar) to hold up, pull a gun on

Brasser – to mix, stir, knead, shuffle; to brew (beer)

Braver – to stand up to, defy, brave

Bricoler – to do odd jobs, tinker

Brider – to bridle, restrain, curb, keep in check; to clamp, bind, lash together

Briller – to shine, sparkle, glitter

Briser – to break, smash, ruin

Bronzer – to tan, get a tan

Brosser – to brush

Brouter – to graze on

Broyer – to grind

Bruiner – to drizzle

Brûler – to burn

Brunir – to tan, darken

Bûcher – to fell, cut down; (informal) to study, cram, swot (up on)

Buriner – to engrave, chisel

Buter – to stumble, trip; to bump into; to score a goal; to prop up; to antagonize; (familiar) to kill, bump off

C

Cacher – to hide

Calciner – to burn to a cinder

Calculer – to calculate, work out

Caler – to wedge, chock; to prop up; (motor) to stall; (informal) to be full, to have eaten enough

Calfeutrer – to draft-proof; to fill, stop up

Calmer – to calm, pacify, subdue, quiet down; to soothe, ease; to appease, quench

Calquer – to trace, copy exactly; to translate literally

Cancaner – to gossip; (duck) to quack

Cantonner – to quarter, billet, station; to confine

Carburer (familiar) – to use as fuel, live on; to work quickly

Cartonner – to bind (hardcover book); (informal) to smash into; to do brilliantly

Casser – to break

Causer – to cause, bring about; (informal) to talk, chat, gossip

Céder – to give up, dispose of

Ceindre – to encircle, tie around; to don, put on

Célébrer – to celebrate

Certifier – to certify

Cesser – to cease

Chahuter – to create an uproar, to mess around

Chanceler – to totter, wobble

Changer – to change

Chanter – to sing

Charger – to charge

Charrier – to cart, carry (along); (informal) to tease, kid; (familiar) to go too far, overstep

Chasser – to hunt, chase

Châtier (formal) – to chastise, punish; to polish, refine

Chatouiller (informal) – to tickle

Chauffer – to warm (up), heat (up); (inf) to prepare, cram, train; to annoy; (fam) to flirt, hit on

Chausser – to put shoes on

Chavirer – to capsize; to fall over, overturn

Chercher – to look for

Chérir (literary) – to cherish, treasure, hold dear

Chiffonner – to crumple, crease; (inf) to bother, worry

Choisir – to choose

Chômer – to be idle, inactive; to be unemployed

Choper (informal) – to steal, pinch, nick; to catch

Choquer – to shock, offend

Chuchoter – to whisper, murmur

Chuter – to fall, to fail

Cibler – to target

Circonscrire – to confine, contain (an outbreak); to define, delimit

Circonvenir – to circumvent, get around, avoid

Circuler – to circulate, move, go

Cirer – to wax, polish; (inf) to kiss up to

Ciseler – to chisel, carve

Citer – to cite, quote; (law) to summon

Claquer – to bang; to flap (flag); to crack (whip); to snap, break; (inf) to be great; (fam) to die

Classer – to classify, file, grade; to close (a dossier)

Classifier – to classify

Cliquer – to click

Clocher (informal) – to be cockeyed, defective, to have something go wrong

Clore – to close, end, conclude

Cocher – to check/tick (a box, an item in a list); to notch

Cogner – to knock (into), bang, hammer, pound; (fam) to beat up

Coiffer – to do s.o.’s hair; to put a hat on s.o.; to top, cover (a mountain); to head up, be responsible for; (informal) to nose s.o. out, win by a hair

Coincer – to wedge, jam, get stuck; (informal) to nab

Collectionner – to collect (as a hobby)

Coller – to glue, paste, stick; to press; (inf) to put, shove, dump; to give

Colorier – to color (in)

Coltiner – to carry, lug around

Combattre – to fight, to combat

Combiner – to combine; to devise, think up

Commander – to order

Commencer – to begin, to start

Commettre – to commit (a crime), make (a mistake); (formal) to appoint, nominate

Communiquer – to communicate, transmit

Comparaître – to appear in court

Comparer – to compare

Compatir – to sympathize, share in someone’s grief

Compléter – to complete

Comporter – to consist of, be made up of, comprise; to have, include; to involve, entail

Composer – to compose, arrange, put together; to dial

Composter – to date stamp, punch (a ticket); to compost

Comprendre – to understand, to include

Compromettre – to compromise

Compter – to count, to charge for, to reckon

Concéder – to concede

Concentrer (se) – to concentrate

Concerner – to concern, be of concern to, affect

Concevoir – to imagine, conceive (of), design; to see, view, consider; to understand

Conclure – to conclude

Concourir – to compete

Condamner – to condemn, sentence

Conduire – to drive (transitive)

Confier – to confide, entrust

Confiner – to confine, put into confinement

Confire – to preserve, pickle, candy; to slow-cook

Confirmer – to confirm

Confluer – to join, flow together; (literary) to converge

Confondre – to confuse, mix up, mistake (for), confound

Conformer – to model on, match

Confronter – to confront; to compare (text)

Congédier – to dismiss

Conjuguer – to conjugate; to combine

Connaître – to know, to be familiar with

Connecter – to connect, log in, log on

Conquérir – to conquer

Consacrer – to devote, dedicate, consecrate

Conseiller – to advise, recommend

Consentir – to consent, agree (to); to grant

Conserver – to keep, maintain, retain; to can, preserve

Considérer – to consider

Consister – to consist (of / in)

Consolider – to consolidate; to strengthen, reinforce; to guarantee, fund

Consommer – to consume, to consummate

Constater – to notice, note

Constituer – to constitute, compose, make up; to set up, form

Construire – to build, to construct

Consulter – to consult

Consumer – to consume, devour; to burn; (literary) to expend, squander

Contacter – to contact

Contaminer – to contaminate, infect; to corrupt

Contenir – to contain

Contenter – to satisfy, please

Contester – to contest, challenge

Continuer – to continue

Contraindre – to force, compel

Contredire – to contradict, refute

Contrevenir – to contrevene

Contribuer – to contribute

Contrôler – to control, inspect

Convaincre – to convince

Convenir – to suit, be suitable

Converser – to converse

Convertir – to convert

Convoiter – to covet, lust for

Convoquer – to convene, convoke; to summon, invite

Copier – to copy, make a copy

Correspondre – to correspond

Corriger – to correct

Corrompre – to corrupt, bribe; to contaminate

Corseter – to constrain, constrict

Coter – to quote; to put odds on; to grade; to classify

Côtoyer – to be next to, rub shoulders with; to run alongside; to border/verge on

Coucher (se) – to go to bed

Coudoyer – to rub shoulders with, come into contact with

Coudre – to sew

Couler – to run, flow; to sink, go under; to pour

Couper – to cut

Courir – to run

Coûter – to cost

Couvrir – to cover

Cracher – to spit; to splutter, crackle

Craindre – to fear

Crapoter (informal) – to puff, smoke without inhaling

Craquer – to creak, squeak; to crack, crackle, crunch; to be falling apart, collapse; (inf) to be fed up, go crazy

Créer – to create

Crêper – to backcomb; to crimp

Creuser – to dig, hollow out

Crever – to burst, puncture; (inf) to wear out; (fam) to be starving, to kill

Crier – to scream

Crisper – to tense, clench, flex; to shrivel; (informal) to annoy

Critiquer – to criticize; to examine, assess

Crocheter – to crochet, to pick (a lock)

Croire (to believe) – Verb Tables

Croiser – to cross, to fold

Croître – to grow, increase

Croquer – to crunch, bite into; to sketch, outline; (informal) to squander

Cueillir – to pick, to gather

Cuire – to cook

Cuisiner – to cook

Cuiter (se) (familiar) – to get plastered, sloshed

Cultiver – to cultivate, grow

Curer – to clean / clear out

D

Dactylographier – to type

Daigner – to deign, condescend

Danser – to dance

Déballer – to unpack, to let out, to display

Débarquer – to unload; to disembark; (informal) to fire, sack; to turn up, arrive

Débarrasser – to clear, release, get rid of, get out of the way

Débattre – to debate, discuss

Débiter – to debit; to sell, retail; to produce, output; to cut, saw up; to utter, spout, spiel

Déblayer – to remove, clear (away); to tidy up

Débloquer – to release, free, unjam, unblock; (fam) to talk nonsense; to be crazy

Déboîter – to dislocate, dislodge, disconnect; (car) to pull out, change lanes

Déborder – to overflow, boil over; to extend beyond, outflank; to untuck (covers)

Déboulonner – to remove the bolts from; (informal) to discredit, debunk, oust

Débrancher – to unplug, disconnect; (inf) to switch off, stop paying attention

Débrayer – to disengage the clutch

Débrider – to unbridle; to untruss; to lance, incise

Débrouiller – to untangle, sort out; to get by, manage

Débuter – to begin, start (out), make one’s début

Décaler – to move forward/back

Décamper – to decamp, clear off

Décéder – (formal) to die, pass away

Déceler – to detect, discern; to indicate, reveal

Décerner – to award; (legal) to issue

Décevoir – to disappoint

Déchirer – to tear, rip

Décider – to decide

Déclarer – to declare

Déclencher – to set off, activate, release, start

Décliner – to decline, to offer a variety of

Décoiffer – to muss s.o.’s hair, take off s.o.’s hat; (informal) to take one’s breath away

Décoller – (plane) to take off; to unstick; (inf) to move, budge; to lose weight

Déconfiner – to free from confinement

Déconnecter – to disconnect, log out, log off

Déconner (familiar) – to joke, kid; to talk nonsense; to fool around

Décorer – to decorate

Décortiquer – to shell, hull, husk; to dissect (a document)

Découdre – to take out stitches, unpick, remove (a button)

Décourager – to discourage

Découvrir – to discover

Décréter – to decree, declare, order

Décrire – to describe

Décrocher – to unhook, take down; to pick up the phone

Dédaigner – to despise, look down on; to spurn, disregard

Dédicacer – to autograph; to dedicate (to)

Dédier – to dedicate, consecrate to

Dédire (se) – to retract, recant, go back on one’s word

Déduire – to deduct, to deduce

Défaillir – to faint; to falter, weaken

Défaire – to undo, dismantle, take down

Défausser (se) – to discard, throw away (a playing card)

Défavoriser – to penalize; to disadvantage

Défendre – to defend

Déferler – to unfurl; (waves) to break; (figurative) to sweep through, flood into

Défier – to challenge; to defy, brave

Définir – to define

Défouler – to help someone relax, unwind, get it out of their system

Dégager – to free, disengage; to clear; to emit

Dégénérer – to degenerate, deteriorate

Déglinguer (informal) – to bust, break into pieces

Dégoiser (informal) – to speak, spout, go on and on

Dégommer (familiar) – to demote; to unseat, fire, sack; to hit, down, knock out of the way

Dégoter (informal) – to find, dig up, unearth

Dégotter (informal) – to find, dig up, unearth

Dégringoler – to fall, tumble down; to collapse; (informal impersonal) – to be pouring (rain)

Dégriser – to sober up; to bring back down to earth

Déguerpir (inf) – to leave, clear off, scarper

Déguiser – to disguise, mask

Déguster – to taste, sample; to enjoy, savor; (informal) to suffer

Déjeuner – to have lunch

Délaisser – to abandon, give up, neglect

Délayer – to thin out/down, to mix; to drag/pad out

Délecter (se) – to delight in, thoroughly enjoy

Délester – to remove ballast; to cut off power; to eliminate a problem

Délirer – to be delirious; (informal) to jabber, ramble

Demander – to ask for

Démanger – to itch, be itchy

Démanteler – to dismantle, demolish

Démarrer – to start up / off

Démêler – to untangle, unravel, sort out

Déménager – to move (house)

Démener (se) – to struggle, thrash about; to exert oneself

Démettre – to dislocate; to dismiss

Demeurer – to stay, live

Démissionner – to resign; to give up; (informal) to fire, force to resign

Démolir – to demolish, wreck, destroy; to crush, shatter

Démonter – to dismantle, take down, take apart; to disconcert

Démontrer – to demonstrate, show, prove

Démordre – to give up, give in, let go

Démunir (de) – to deprive (of)

Dénoncer – to denounce, expose

Départir (se) – to abandon, drop, lose

Dépasser – to pass, go past, overshoot; to overhang, jut over/above; to exceed

Dépêcher (se) – to hurry

Dépeindre – to depict

Dépendre – to depend

Dépenser – to spend

Dépister – (medecine) to screen, detect; to trace, unearth, track down

Déplacer – to move, shift, displace

Déplaire – to displease; to be disliked

Déplorer – to lament, be concerned about

Déployer – to unfurl, open, spread out; to display; to deploy

Déposer – to put down, leave, deposit

Dépouiller – to go through, peruse; to skin, denude, divest, deprive

Dépoussiérer – to dust, clear away the cobwebs (literal and figurative)

Déprimer – to depress; to debilitate; (informal) to be depressed

Députer – to delegate (someone)

Déranger – to bother

Déraper – to slip, skid; (anchor) to drag; to get out of hand, make a faux pas

Dériver – to divert; to drift, wander; to derive

Dérober – to steal; to conceal

Dérouler – to unwind, unroll, roll out; (sports) to be easy

Dérouter – to divert, reroute; to disconcert, throw off the scent

Désabonner – to unsubscribe

Désapprouver – to disapprove of, disagree with

Descendre – to descend, to go down

Désentoiler – to remove the canvas from

Déséquilibrer – to unbalance, throw off balance, create an imbalance

Déshabiller (se) – to undress, take off one’s clothes

Désinfecter – to disinfect

Désirer – to desire

Désobéir – to disobey

Désoler – to sadden, distress, upset

Dessaisir (se) – to give up, part with, relinquish

Desservir – to clear away; to do a disservice to; to lead to; (transportation) to service

Dessiner – to draw

Destiner – to intend, mean for, devote; to destine

Détacher – to untie, detach, unfasten, undo; to remove, take off / out / down

Détaler (informal) – to bolt, take off, skedaddle

Déteindre – to run (dye); to fade, lose color, take color out of

Détendre – to release, to loosen

Détenir – to detain, hold

Détester – to hate

Détoner – to detonate, explode

Détonner – to clash, be out of place; to sing out of tune

Détourner – to divert, reroute; to hijack; to misappropriate; to deflect, distract; to turn away

Détraquer – to put out of order; to unsettle; (informal) to upset, shake up

Détruire – to destroy

Devancer – to be/get ahead of, to arrive before; to anticipate

Développer – to develop, expand, elaborate upon; to unfold, unroll

Devenir – to become

Déverrouiller – to unlock, unbolt; to release

Déverser – to pour (out); to unload, discharge

Deviner – to guess, foresee

Dévoiler – to unveil, reveal, expose

Devoir – should, must, to be able to

Dévorer – to devour, consume; (formal) to hide, choke back

Dialoguer – to enter into dialogue, have talks, interact

Différer – to differ

Diffuser – to diffuse, spread, disseminate, broadcast

Digérer – to digest; (informal) to put up with, accept, stomach

Diminuer – to reduce, decrease; to lessen, diminish; to weaken; to belittle

Dîner – to have dinner

Diplômer – to award a diploma to

Dire (to say, to tell) – Verb Tables

Diriger – to direct, manage, run, steer

Discuter – to discuss

Disjoindre – to disconnect, separate, take/break apart

Disparaître – to disappear

Disperser – to scatter; to break up (a collection); to dissipate (a group)

Disposer – to arrange, set, lay; to incline, dispose to do / towards; (formal) to leave

Disputer – to fight; to play (a match); (informal) to tell off

Disséminer – to disseminate, scatter, spread

Dissoudre – to dissolve, to disband

Distraire – to distract, divert; to entertain

Distribuer – to distribute

Divaguer – to ramble, rave

Diverger – to diverge, differ

Divorcer – to divorce, get divorced

Documenter – to document

Domicilier – to domicile at, set s.o.’s address as; to pay by banker’s order

Dompter – to tame, subdue, master

Donner – to give

Dormir – to sleep

Doser – to dose, measure out; to proportion, strike a balance; to grade

Doter – to equip, endow, grant

Doubler – to double; to dub; to pass

Doucher (se) – to shower, to take a shower

Douer – to bless, endow with

Douter – to doubt

Draguer – to dredge, drag; (informal) to flirt, chat up, try to pick up

Dresser – to draw up, create; to erect, set up, raise

Duper – to deceive, trick

Durer – to last

E

Ébaucher – to sketch, draft; to start up

Éblouir – to dazzle

Ébranler – to shake (literally and figuratively)

Ébrécher – to chip, nick, notch; to make a dent in

Écarteler – to tear apart

Écarter – to spread, move apart/away; to dismiss, remove

Échanger – to exchange

Échapper – to escape

Échouer – to fail, end up

Éclairer – to light, brighten (up); to clarify, shed light on; to scout, reconnoiter

Éclater – to burst, explode; (war) to break out

Éclipser – to eclipse, overshadow, outshine

Éclore – to hatch; to appear, take form; (flower) to open; (literary, figurative) to be born

Écœurer – to sicken, discourage

Éconduire – to dismiss, reject, turn away

Économiser – to save (on), conserve

Écoper – to bail out (boat); (inf) to take the rap, get (punishment)

Écouler (s’) – to flow, leak, seep; (time) to go by; (money) to disappear; to sell

Écourter – to shorten, cut short, cut down

Écouter – to listen to

Écraser – to crush, mash, pound, grind

Écrier (s’) – to exclaim

Écrire – to write

Écrouler (s’) – to fall (down), collapse, crumble

Édifier – to build, construct, erect; to edify, enlighten

Éduquer – to educate, teach

Effacer – to erase

Effectuer – to carry out, effect

Effondrer (s’) – to collapse, fall down

Efforcer (s’) – to try hard, strive, endeavor

Effrayer – to frighten

Égaler – to equal; to match, be matched

Égaliser – to equalize, make equal, level out; (sports) to tie

Égayer – to cheer up

Élaborer – to elaborate, work out (a system), draw up (a document)

Élaguer – to prune (literally and figuratively)

Élargir – to widen, broaden; to stretch; to free, release

Élever – to raise, bring up, rear; to erect, lift, elevate

Éliminer – to eliminate, discard, rule out

Élire – to elect

Éloigner – to move/take something away, remove; to banish, dismiss; to add space, space out

Emballer – to wrap, pack; (fam) to arrest, nick

Embarquer – to embark, load; (inf) to involve someone in; (fam) to carry off, to steal

Embarrasser – to hinder, clutter; to embarrass

Embaucher – to hire

Embêter – to bother, annoy

Emboîter – to fit together, fit into; to follow

Embrasser – to kiss, embrace

Embrayer – to engage the clutch

Embrouiller – to tangle up, confuse, muddle, mix up

Émerger – to emerge; to stand out; (informal) to wake up

Émerveiller – to fill with wonder, cause to marvel at

Emménager – to move in

Emmener – to take

Emmerder (inf) – to bother, bug; (fam) – to bore, to be in trouble; (slang) – to piss off

Émouvoir – to move, stir; to disturb, rouse, upset

Emparer (s’) – to seize, grab

Empêcher – to prevent

Empiler – to pile, stack (up); familiar – to steal, rook

Empirer – to worsen, get worse, deteriorate

Employer – to use, to employ

Emporter – to take

Empreindre – to imprint; to stamp, mark, tinge

Empresser (s’) – to bustle around, fuss about; to hasten to

Emprisonner – to imprison; to confine, trap

Emprunter – to borrow

Encadrer – to frame, surround; to train, manage; to control, restrict

Encastrer – to embed, recess, build in; to fit flush

Encenser – to heap, shower praise upon; (religion) to incense

Enchanter – to enchant, delight

Enchérir – to bid higher; to go beyond

Enclencher – to engage, get under way, set in motion

Encourager – to encourage

Endommager – to damage

Endormir – to put/send to sleep

Endosser – to put on (clothing); to take on (responsibility); to endorse (a check)

Enduire – to coat, smear, cover (a surface)

Endurer – to endure, bear

Énerver – to irritate, annoy; to overexcite

Enfiler – to thread, string; to take (a road); (informal) to slip on, to stick/shove into; (vulgar) to have sex

Enflammer – to set on fire; to inflame, kindle

Enfler – to fill, inflate; (familiar) to steal

Enfoncer – to drive into, penetrate; to break down/through/in

Enfreindre (formal) – to infringe, to break

Enfuir (s’) – to run away, to flee

Engager – to commit; to hire; to involve

Engendrer – to cause, generate; (formal) to father, beget

Engloutir – to engulf, swallow; to gobble up; to squander

Engourdir – to numb, dull, deaden

Engrener – to engage, set in motion, get involved

Enjoindre (formal) – to enjoin, charge (s.o. to do s.t.)

Enlever – to remove

Ennuyer – to bore, to bother

Enrayer – to curb, check, jam

Enregistrer – to record, save; to register, book; to show (profit/loss); to notice

Enrhumer (s’) – to catch a cold

Enrichir – to enrich, make rich

Enseigner – to teach

Ensoleiller – to fill with sunlight; to brighten, light up

Entacher – to soil, taint, blemish

Entamer – to start, broach, cut, dip into; to wear down, weaken; to damage, harm

Entarter – to pie, throw a pie at

Entendre – to hear, to understand

Enterrer – to bury, inter; to set aside, forget about; to hush up

Enthousiasmer – to fill with enthusiasm, get s.o. excited about

Entoiler – to mount on canvas

Entourer – to surround

Entraîner – to pull, drag, lead; to bring about, lead to, entail; to train, coach

Entreprendre – to begin; to undertake, embark upon

Entrer – to enter

Entretenir – to maintain, look after, support

Entrouvrir – to half-open, open halfway

Envahir – to invade

Envier – to envy, be envious of

Envisager – to consider, envisage

Envoyer – to send

Épanouir – (literary) to open, spread out (plant); to light up (face)

Épater (informal) – to amaze, impress

Épeler – to spell

Épicer – to spice, add spice to

Éplucher – to peel, to go over carefully

Épouser – to marry; to embrace, espouse

Époustoufler (informal) – to stagger, flabbergast

Épreindre (old-fashioned) – to juice

Éprouver – to feel, to experience, to test

Épuiser – to exhaust, tire out, wear out; to use up

Équiper – to equip, provide, fit out

Ériger – to erect; to set up, establish

Errer – to wander, rove, roam; to err

Escalader – to climb, scale

Escamoter – to evade, dodge, skip, get around; (informal) to steal, pinch

Espérer – to hope

Esquiver – to dodge, elude, evade

Essayer – to try

Essuyer – to wipe

Estimer – to estimate, esteem

Estomaquer (informal) – to flabbergast, stagger

Estomper – to blur, dim, soften

Établir – to establish

Étaler – to spread (out)

Étatiser – to nationalize, put under state control, take into public ownership

Éteindre – to turn off, to extinguish

Étendre – to spread, stretch, roll out

Éterniser – to drag out; (literary) to immortalize, perpetuate

Éternuer – to sneeze

Étirer – to stretch

Étoffer – to enrich, fill out, flesh out, extend

Étonner – to surprise, amaze, astonish

Étouffer – to suffocate, muffle

Étourdir – to stun, daze, deafen

Être (to be) – Verb Tables

Étreindre (formal) – to embrace, hug; to clutch, seize, grasp

Étrenner – to try (for the first time), to break in

Étudier – to study

Évader (s’) – to escape, get away

Évanouir (s’) – to faint

Éveiller – to awaken, to arouse (one’s curiosity), to stimulate

Éviter – to avoid

Évoluer – to evolve, develop; to move around

Évoquer – to evoke, call to mind; (law) to transfer to a higher court

Exagérer – to exaggerate

Exalter – to excite, fire up; to exalt, praise

Examiner – to examine; to consider, look into

Exaucer – to grant, fulfill

Exceller – to excel

Exciter – to rouse, whet, stimulate, thrill; to intensify, increase; to excite, arouse (sexually)

Exclamer (s’) – to exclaim

Exclure – to exclude, suspend, expel

Excursionner – to go on an excursion / trip

Excuser – to excuse, forgive

Exécuter – to execute, carry out, perform; (music) to play; to enforce

Exemplifier – to exemplify

Exercer – to exercise, practice, exert

Exiger – to demand

Exiler – to exile, banish

Exister – to exist

Expliquer – to explain

Exploiter – to exploit; to operate

Explorer – to explore, investigate, examine

Exploser – to explode, blow up; to soar; (fam) to smash

Exprimer – to express

F

Fabriquer – to manufacture, make; to fabricate, invent, make up

Fabuler – to invent stories; (informal) to talk nonsense

Fâcher – to anger, make mad

Faiblir – to weaken, get weaker; to flag, fail, give out

Faillir – to almost do

Faire (to do, to make) – Verb Tables

Falloir – to be necessary

Familiariser – to familiarize (s.o. with); to get (s.o.) used to

Fatiguer – to tire, make tired; to overwork; to annoy

Faufiler – (sewing) to tack, baste

Favoriser – to favor, be favorable to

Féconder – to impregnate, inseminate, fertilize, pollinate

Feindre – to feign, pretend to; (formal) to dissemble, dissimulate

Féliciter – to congratulate

Fendre – to split, slit, slash, cleave

Ferler – to furl

Fermenter – to ferment

Fermer – to close

Fêter – to celebrate

Feuilleter – to leaf through

Fiancer (se) – to get engaged

Ficher – to file, to drive/stick in; (informal) – to do, give, put

Fier (se) – to trust, rely on

Figer – to congeal, coagulate

Figurer – to represent, appear

Filer – to spin; to extend; to shadow, tail; to trickle; (inf) to give

Fileter – to thread

Filtrer – to filter, screen; to seep through, leak out

Finaliser – to finalize

Financer – to finance

Finir – to finish

Fixer – to fasten, fix; to set, arrange

Flairer – to sniff, smell; to sense

Flâner – to stroll, dawdle

Flécher – to mark with arrows

Fleurir – to blossom, bloom; to decorate with flowers

Flirter – to go out with, date; to flirt with, get near, approach

Flotter – to float, drift

Foncer – to charge, rush at; (informal) to move quickly

Fonctionner – to work, operate, function

Fonder – to found, set up, start, base; to justify

Fondre – to melt

Forcer – to force; to track down; to overdo it

Former – to train; to form, develop; to set up, create

Fouiller – to search; to dig, excavate

Fouler – to tread upon, trample

Fournir – to supply, provide, furnish

Fourrer (informal) – to stick, shove, stuff

Fourvoyer – to mislead, lead astray

Foutre (vulgar slang) – to do, to give, to put, to f***

Franchir – to clear, cross, get past

Frapper – to knock, to hit

Fredonner – to hum

Freiner – to brake, slow down; to check, curb, stem

Frémir – to shiver, shudder, tremble, shake

Fréquenter – to frequent, go to

Frire – to fry

Frissonner – to shudder, tremble, shiver, quiver

Froisser – to crumple, crease; to offend, hurt

Frôler – to skim, brush against, verge on, come close, just miss

Frotter – to rub

Frustrer – to frustrate, thwart, deprive; to defraud

Fuguer (informal) – to run away, run off

Fuir – to escape, to avoid

Fumer – to smoke

Fureter – to rummage, nose about

Fuser – to gush, spurt, burst out

G

Gâcher – to waste, spoil, ruin

Gager – (formal) to wager, bet; to guarantee (a loan)

Gagner – to earn, to win

Galérer (informal) – to work hard, slog, sweat blood; to struggle, have a hard time of it

Galocher (inf) – to French kiss, kiss with tongues

Galoper – to gallop; to run riot / wild

Garantir – to guarantee, secure

Garder – to keep

Garer – to park

Gaspiller – to waste

Gâter – to spoil, ruin

Gaver – to force-feed; to fill; (inf) to make s.o. angry

Gazer – to gas; (informal) to be, to go (as in “how are things? how’s it going?”)

Gazouiller – to chirp, warble; to babble, gurgle

Geindre – to groan, moan

Geler – to freeze

Gémir – to groan, creak

Gêner – to bother

Généraliser – to generalize; to bring / put into general use

Gercer – to chap, crack

Gérer – to manage

Gîter – (boat) to list, heel; to be aground

Glâner (literary) – to glean

Glisser – to slide, glide, slip

Gober – to swallow whole; (inf) to believe

Gommer – to erase, take away; to smooth out/away; to exfoliate; to gum, glue

Gonfler – to inflate, swell, puff out

Gourer (se) (familiar) – to screw up, goof up

Goûter – to taste

Grandir – to grow, to increase

Gratter – to scratch

Graver – to engrave, carve; (CD, DVD) to burn

Grêler – to hail

Gribouiller – to scribble, scrawl, doodle

Grignoter – to nibble, gnaw; to take gradually

Griller – to grill, toast, roast; to burn, scorch; (informal) to have a smoke

Grimper – to climb; (informal) to rocket, soar

Grincer – to grind, grate, creak, squeak

Griser – to intoxicate, make tipsy

Grogner – to grumble; to grunt, snort, growl

Grossir – to gain weight, to swell

Guérir – to cure, heal

Guetter – to watch intently; to watch out for, be watching / listening / waiting for

I

Idéaliser – to idealize

Identifier – to identify

Ignorer – to not know

Illuminer – to light up, illuminate

Illustrer – to illustrate; (literary) to bring fame to, make illustrious

Imaginer – to imagine

Imbiber – to soak, moisten

Immerger – to immerse; to build under water; to dump / bury at sea

Immigrer – to immigrate

Implanter – to introduce, establish, set up; to implant

Impliquer – to imply; to entail, involve, implicate

Importer – to import

Imposer – to impose, lay down; to set, fix (price, date); to establish, make known; to tax

Imprégner – to soak, imbue, permeate, fill, flood with

Impressionner – to impress, make an impression

Imprimer – to print, publish; to imprint, stamp; to transmit

Imputer – to attribute, blame, accuse, charge

Inaugurer – to inaugurate, open, unveil; to use for the first time, christen

Inclure – to include

Incorporer – to incorporate, integrate, mix, blend; to recruit, enlist

Indiquer – to indicate, point out, show; to recommend; to name, set (time/date/place)

Induire – to infer; to lead to, result in

Infecter – to infect, contaminate, poison

Infiltrer – to infiltrate

Infliger – to inflict

Influer – to influence, have an influence on

Informer – to inform

Injecter – to inject (literal and figurative)

Inonder – to flood, soak, drench; to inundate

Inquiéter – to worry (transitive)

Inscrire – to write down, to register (transitive)

Insérer – to insert

Insister – to insist

Inspecter – to inspect, examine

Inspirer – to inspire

Installer – to install, to furnish; to get settled

Instruire – to instruct

Insulter – to insult

Insurger (s’) – to rebel, revolt

Intégrer – to integrate

Intenter – to take to court, start proceedings, bring action

Interagir – to interact

Interdire – to forbid, prohibit

Intéresser – to interest

Interjeter – to appeal, lodge an appeal

Interpeller – to hail, call out to; to shout at, heckle; to question, take in for questioning

Interpréter – to interpret, perform

Interroger – to interrogate, question, ask; to examine, search

Interrompre – to interrupt, break

Intervenir – to intervene; to occur, take place; to reach (an agreement)

Interviewer – to interview

Intimider – to intimidate, make nervous

Introduire – to introduce, insert

Inventer – to invent, devise, think up

Investir – to invest

Inviter – to invite, to treat (pay for)

Irriter – to irritate, annoy; (literary) to arouse

Isoler – to isolate; to place in solitary confinement; to insulate, soundproof

M

Mâcher – to chew, chomp, munch

Maculer – to stain, to smudge

Magasiner (Canadian FR) – to go shopping

Maigrir – to lose weight, to get thinner

Maintenir – to maintain, keep

Maîtriser – to master, control, overcome

Manger – to eat

Manifester – to demonstrate, show, indicate

Manipuler – to handle, manipulate; to doctor, rig, fix

Manquer – to miss

Maquiller – to make up, fake, disguise

Marcher – to walk, to function

Marier – to marry

Marquer – to mark, show, indicate; to stamp, label, brand; to note

Marteler – to hammer, pound

Masser – to mass, assemble, gather, bring together

Mater – to subdue, get under control, quell; to checkmate; to caulk; (fam) to ogle

Mâter – to mast

Maudire – to curse

Méconnaître – to be unaware of; to ignore; to underrate, misjudge

Médire – to malign, speak ill of

Méduser – to dumbfound, stupefy

Méfier (se) – to mistrust, distrust; to be careful, watch out

Mégoter (informal) – to skimp

Mélanger – to mix (up)

Mêler – to mix, mingle, blend, shuffle; to implicate, involve

Menacer – to threaten, menace, jeopardize

Ménager – to go easy on, use carefully, handle with care; to organize, arrange

Mener – to lead

Mentionner – to mention

Mentir – to lie

Méprendre (se) – (literary) to be mistaken

Mépriser – to despise; to scorn, spurn

Mériter – to merit, deserve

Mesurer – to measure; to calculate, assess

Mettre – to put

Miauler – to meow

Mijoter – to simmer; to cook with care; (inf) to cook up, plot, scheme

Militer – to militate; to campaign, be an activist / a militant

Mimer – to mime; to mimic, imitate

Mincir – to get thinner

Minorer – to cut, reduce (taxes); to play down (importance), to reduce minimize (role)

Miser – to bet, stake, ante; (informal) to count / bank on

Mitiger (dated) – to mitigate

Mitonner – to simmer, slow-cook

Mobiliser – to mobilize, call up, rally; to raise funds

Modeler – to model, shape

Modérer – to moderate

Modifier – to modify, alter, change

Monter – to climb, to go up

Montrer – to show

Moquer (se) – to make fun

Mordiller – to nibble

Mordre – to bite

Motiver – to motivate; to justify, warrant

Moucher – to blow s.o.’s nose, help s.o. blow their nose; (informal) to put someone in their place

Moudre – to mill, grind

Mouiller – to dampen; to water down; (fam) to drag into, mix up in

Mouler – to mold, cast, make a cast of; to hug, shape, fit

Mourir – to die

Mouvoir – to move, power, drive

Moyenner – to calculate the mean; (archaic) to obtain

Muer – to molt, slough, shed its skin / hair; (voice) to change, break; (formal) to transform

Multiplier – to multiply; to increase, repeat, do more

Munir – to equip, arm

Mûrir – to ripen, mature

Muter – to transfer (job / location); to mutate

Mutualiser – to mutualize

P

Pâlir – to turn pale, grow dim, fade

Pallier – to overcome, get around, compensate for

Paner – to bread, coat with breadcrumbs

Paniquer (informal) – to panic, give someone a scare

Panser – to bandage, dress, put a dressing on

Papillonner – to flit around, flutter; to switch back and forth; (informal) to play the field

Papoter – to chatter

Paraître – to appear, to show up

Parcourir – to cover (some distance); to browse, skim through

Pardonner – to pardon, excuse, forgive

Parer – to stave/fend off; to deal with, remedy; to adorn

Parfaire – to perfect

Parier – to bet, wager

Parler – to speak, to talk

Partager – to share

Participer – to participate

Partir – to leave

Parvenir – to reach, achieve, manage to

Passer – to pass, to go past

Passionner – to fascinate; (debate) to inflame

Patienter – to wait, hold; to fill in / pass the time

Patiner – to skate; to slip, skid, spin

Payer – to pay

Peaufiner – to polish (up), put the finishing touches on

Pêcher – to fish, go fishing

Pécher – to sin

Pédaler – to pedal; (informal) – to hurry

Peigner (se) – to comb

Peindre – to paint

Peinturer (informal) – to slap paint on, paint badly

Peler – to peel

Pencher – to lean, tilt

Pendre – to hang

Pénétrer – to enter

Penser – to think

Percer – to pierce, drill

Percevoir – to perceive, detect, feel

Percuter – to strike, crash into; (familiar) to catch on, twig

Perdre – to lose

Perfectionner – to improve; to perfect

Perler – to form (sweat)

Permettre – to permit, to allow

Perpétuer – to perpetuate, carry on

Persister – to persist, last

Personnaliser – to personalize, customize

Persuader – to persuade, convince

Perturber – to disrupt, perturb, upset

Peser – to weigh

Péter (informal) – to burst; (familiar) – to fart, pass gas

Pétiller – to sparkle, twinkle; to bubble; to crackle (fire)

Photographier – to photograph, take a picture of

Piauler – to cheep, peep; (informal) to whine, whimper

Piéger – to trap

Piger (familiar) – to understand, get it, twig

Piloter – to pilot, fly; to run, manage

Pincer – to pinch, grip; (informal) – to catch, arrest

Piqueniquer – to picnic, have a picnic

Piquer – to sting, bite; to stick, stab, give a shot/jab

Pisser (fam) – to pee, go pee; to gush (out); to pour rain

Placer – to place, put, seat, station

Plaider – to plead; to go to court, litigate

Plaindre – to pity, (informal) to begrudge

Plaire – to please

Plaisanter – to joke, tease

Planer – to glide, hang, hover; (inf) to have one’s head in the clouds; to be high

Planifier – to plan

Planter – to plant, stick in, put; (familiar) to stab

Plébisciter – to elect by an overwhelming majority; to make into a tremendous success

Pleurer – to cry

Pleuviner – to drizzle

Pleuvoir – to rain

Plier – to fold, bend

Plonger – to dive, plunge, plummet

Pocher – to poach (cooking); to sketch; to be baggy (clothing)

Poignarder – to stab, knife

Pointer – to check/tick off; to clock in/out; to point, aim; to stick into; (literary) to soar up

Polir – to polish, buff

Polluer – to pollute

Porter – to carry, to wear

Poser – to put down, to install

Posséder – to possess

Postuler – to apply for (job); to postulate

Potasser (inf) – to cram, swot (up on / for a test)

Pourrir – to rot, spoil

Poursuivre – to pursue, chase after

Pourvoir – to provide, supply, fill

Pousser – to push, grow

Pouvoir (can, to be able to) – Verb Tables

Pratiquer – to practice

Précéder – to precede, come before, be in front/ahead of

Prêcher – to preach; to advocate

Précipiter – to throw, push; to speed up, hasten; to precipitate

Préciser – to specify, clarify

Préconiser – to recommend, advocate

Prédire – to predict, foretell

Préférer – to prefer

Prélever – to take (a sample); to deduct, withdraw, debit; to levy, impose (tax)

Prendre (to take) – Verb Tables

Préparer – to prepare

Prescrire – to prescribe; to recommend; to stipulate, order, command

Présenter – to present, to introduce

Préserver – to preserve, protect, safeguard

Préssentir – to sense, have a premonition of; to approach, sound out (someone)

Presser – to press, squeeze; to urge, push; to hasten, speed up

Présumer – to presume, assume

Prétendre – to claim, maintain

Prêter – to loan

Prévenir – to warn, to prevent

Prévoir – to foresee, anticipate

Prier – to pray, to beg

Privatiser – to privatize

Priver – to deprive

Privilégier – to favor

Proclamer – to proclaim, announce

Procrastiner (literary) – to procrastinate

Procurer – to procure, get, bring

Prodiguer – to lavish, pour out

Produire – to produce

Profiter – to take advantage, make the most of

Progresser – to progress, make progress; to increase, rise

Projeter – to project

Promener – to walk (transitive)

Promettre – to promise

Promouvoir – to promote

Prôner – to advocate, recommend; to laud, extol

Prononcer – to pronounce, utter

Propager – to propagate, spread

Proposer – to propose, suggest

Proscrire – to ban, prohibit, proscribe; to banish, exile

Protéger – to protect

Prouver – to prove

Provenir – to come from, be due to

Provoquer – to provoke, challenge; to cause, create, arouse

Publier – to publish

Puer – to stink

Punir – to punish

R

Rabioter (informal) – to get, wangle, grab; to swindle

Raccourcir – to shorten, cut

Raccrocher – to rehang; to hang up the phone

Raconter – to tell, recount

Radier – to cross off, strike off

Raffiner – to refine, polish; to be meticulous

Raffoler – to love, be crazy about

Rafraîchir – to refresh, freshen; to chill, cool

Raidir – to stiffen, tighten, tense

Rajeunir – to rejuvenate, look/feel younger

Ralentir – to slow down, slacken

Râler – to groan, moan; (informal) to complain

Ramasser – to gather, collect, pick up; (informal) to catch, get, receive

Ramener – to bring back

Ramer – to row (a boat), (inf) to work hard, struggle, slog

Ranger – to arrange, to put away

Rapetisser – to shorten, shrink; to make s.t. look/seem smaller; to belittle

Rappeler – to call back, to recall

Rapporter – to bring back; to bring in, yield; to add; to report, mention

Rapprocher – to bring closer/together; to compare; to connect, link

Raser (se) – to shave

Rassasier (formal) – to satisfy

Rassembler – to assemble, gather, collect

Rassurer – to reassure

Rater – to miss, fail

Rationner – to ration

Raturer – to make alterations, correct; to cross out, delete

Ravir – to delight; to rob

Rayer – to draw a line (on/through), to cross out

Rayonner – to be radiant, shine forth; to extend, exert influence, make felt

Réagir – to react

Réaliser – to achieve, fulfil; to make, build; to direct, produce (movie); (inf) to realize

Reboiser – to reforest

Rebondir – to bounce; to be revived, get going/moving again, take off again

Recevoir – to receive

Réchauffer – to reheat; to heat, warm (up)

Rechercher – to search for, seek, pursue

Rechigner – to balk (at doing something)

Réciter – to recite

Réclamer – to ask / beg / call for; to claim, lay claim to, demand; to complain

Récolter – to harvest, gather, collect

Recommander – to recommend

Recommencer – to restart, start again, start over; to resume, go on with

Récompenser – to reward

Réconcilier – to reconcile

Reconduire – to escort, accompany, take back (home, to the station…); to renew

Réconforter – to comfort; to fortify

Reconnaître – to recognize

Reconstruire – to rebuild, reconstruct

Recopier – to recopy, write out again

Recourir – to run again, to resort to

Recouvrir – to recover, to completely cover

Récrire – to rewrite, write again

Rectifier – to correct, rectify, amend; (familiar) to kill

Recueillir – to gather, collect

Reculer – to move back, recede

Récupérer – to get back, recover, regain; to pick up, collect; to rehabilitate

Recycler – to recycle, to retrain, to reinvest

Redescendre – to go back down, go down again; to take back down, take down again

Redevenir – to become again

Rédiger – to write, compose, draft

Redire – to say / tell again, repeat; to find fault with

Redoubler – to redouble, increase

Redouter – to dread, fear

Redresser – to straighten (up); to right, rectify

Réduire – to reduce

Refaire – to redo, do again, remake, make again

Refermer – to close (again)

Réfléchir – to reflect

Refléter – to reflect

Refroidir – to cool down, get cold; (familiar) to bump off

Réfugier (se) – to take refuge

Refuser – to refuse

Réfuter – to refute, disprove

Régaler – to treat to a delicious meal; to regale (with stories)

Regarder – to look at, to watch

Régir – to govern

Réglementer – to regulate, control

Régler – to settle, sort out, pay

Régner – to reign, rule

Regretter – to regret, miss

Réguler – to regulate, control

Rejeter – to reject

Rejoindre – to join, rejoin; to return to, catch up with, reunite

Réjouir – to delight, thrill

Relancer – to throw back, to restart; to pester, harass

Relativiser – to relativize, put into perspective

Relaxer – to relax (a muscle); to acquit, to release

Relever – to stand up; to lift, raise; to rebuild, restore; to season, enhance; to relieve, take over from; to find, pick out; to react

Relier – to connect, join together, link up / together; to bind (a book)

Reluire – to shine, gleam, glisten

Reluquer – to ogle, eye, have one’s eye on

Remanier – to rework, revise, modify; to reorganize, reshuffle

Remarquer – to notice, remark

Rembourser – to reimburse, refund; to pay off, pay back, settle

Remercier – to thank

Remettre – to put back, replace

Remmener – to take back

Remonter – to climb, go up again, to go back up

Remorquer – to tow, pull, haul, tug, drag along

Remplacer – to replace, substitute

Remplir – to fill

Remporter – to take back, take away again; to win

Remuer – to move, twitch, flick; to shake, stir

Renâcler – to snort, grumble, complain

Renaître – to be reborn, to revive, to recover; to spring up again

Renchérir – to add to, go further, go one better; to get more expensive; to raise one’s bid

Rencontrer – to meet

Rendre – to give back, to return

Renfermer – to contain

Renforcer – to reinforce, strengthen, consolidate

Renifler – to sniff; to snort; (informal) to sniff out, sense

Renoncer – to renounce, give up

Renouer – to tie again, re-tie; to renew, resume, revive

Renouveler – to renew

Rénover – to renovate, restore, refurbish; to reform

Renseigner – to provide information

Rentrer – to return home

Renverser – to knock over / down, spill; to run over; to tip, tilt, lean; to reverse, invert

Renvoyer – to fire, to send away/back

Répandre – to spread, spill, scatter

Reparaître – to reappear; to be republished, back in print

Réparer – to repair

Reparler – to talk again, speak again

Repartir – to restart; to leave again

Répartir – to distribute, share out

Repasser – to iron; to go over again

Repeindre – to repaint

Répercuter – to echo, reflect; to send / throw back; to pass on / along (a tax)

Repérer – to locate, spot, pinpoint

Répéter – to repeat

Répliquer – to reply, retaliate

Répondre – to respond, to answer

Reporter – to take back; to postpone, put off, defer; to transfer

Reposer – to rest, to put back down

Repousser – to push away / back, repel, repulse; to reject, turn down; to grow again

Reprendre – to take back, recapture

Représenter – to represent, mean; to show, depict, portray; to perform, put on, play

Reprocher – to criticize, blame

Reproduire – to reproduce, copy, duplicate

Répudier – to repudiate, renounce

Requérir – to require, call for; to request

Réseauter – to network

Réserver – to reserve, keep, save

Résider – to reside

Résigner (se) – to resign oneself

Résister – to resist, stand up to; to overcome, conquer

Résoudre – to resolve

Respecter – to respect, abide by, keep to

Respirer – to breathe, inhale; to exude, emanate, radiate

Ressembler – to resemble

Ressentir – to feel, experience

Resservir – to serve again, to refill

Ressortir – to come / go out (again), to stand out, to result from

Restaurer – to restore; to feed

Rester – to stay, to remain

Restituer – to return, restore, refund; to reconstruct, reproduce, recreate

Restreindre – to restrict, limit

Résumer – to summarize; to epitomize

Retarder – to delay, make late, hinder, hold up, set back

Reteindre – to dye again, re-dye, redye

Retenir – to retain, keep

Retirer – to remove, take off/out, withdraw

Retomber – to fall again; to collapse; to land

Rétorquer – to retort

Retourner – to return, to go back

Retraiter – to reprocess

Rétrécir – to shrink, contract, narrow, tighten

Retrouver – to find (again)

Réunir – to gather, join

Réussir – to succeed

Rêvasser – to daydream

Réveiller (se) – to wake up

Révéler – to reveal

Revendiquer – to claim, demand

Revenir – to come back, to return

Rêver – to dream

Revêtir – to take on, assume; (formal) to don, adorn; to endow, invest

Réviser – to revise, overhaul; to review, study, audit

Revoir – to see again, meet again; to review, revise, reconsider

Rhabiller (se) – to get dressed again

Rigoler (informal) – to laugh, have fun, joke

Rincer – to rinse; (familiar) to pay for drinks

Rire – to laugh

Risquer – to be possible, to risk

Rôder – to roam, wander; to loiter; to prowl

Roder – to break in (a motor); to grind

Rompre – to break (off)

Ronfler – to snore; to hum, purr; (informal) to sleep

Ronger – to gnaw, eat into, wear away

Ronronner – to purr, hum

Rouer – to beat, thrash

Rougir – to redden, to blush

Rouler – to roll; (informal) to swindle

Rouspéter (inf) – to moan, groan, grumble

Rouvrir – to reopen, open again

Ruer (se) – to pounce on, rush up / down / toward

Ruiner – to ruin, wreck

Ruisseler – to flow, stream

S

Saborder – to scuttle, scupper, put paid to

Sacrer – to crown, consecrate; (archaic) to swear

Sacrifier – to sacrifice, give up; to sell very cheaply

Saigner – to bleed

Saillir – to project, protrude, jut / stick out; to be prominent

Saillir (literary) – to gush forth

Saisir – to seize

Salir – to make dirty; to soil, sully, tarnish

Saluer – to greet, say good-bye, salute

Sangloter – to sob

Saouler (se) (informal) – to get drunk

Saper – to undermine, sap

Satisfaire – to satisfy, fulfill, appease, quench

Saupoudrer – to sprinkle, dust (with); to give sparingly

Sauter – to jump

Sauvegarder – to save (a file); to protect, safeguard; to uphold, maintain

Sauver – to save, rescue, salvage

Savoir (to know) – Verb Tables

Scanner – to scan

Sceller – to seal

Scier – to saw; (informal) to stagger, stupefy; to bore stiff

Scruter – to scrutinize, scan, examine

Sculpter – to sculpt, carve

Sécher – to dry

Secouer – to shake

Secourir – to help, assist, rescue, succor

Sécuriser – to secure, increase security; to make s.o. feel secure

Séduire – to seduce

Séjourner – to stay

Sélectionner – to select

Sembler – to seem

Semer – to sow, scatter

Sentir – to smell, to feel

Séparer – to separate

Serrer – to grip, squeeze, tighten

Servir – to serve, to be of service

Sevrer – to wean; (literary) to deprive

Sidérer – (informal) to stun, dumbfound

Siffler – to whistle, hiss, wheeze

Signaler – to signal, report

Signer – to sign

Signifier – to signify, mean

Sillonner – to cut across, to furrow

Simplifier – to simplify

Siroter – to sip

Situer – to site, situate, set; to locate

Skier – to ski

Soigner – to treat, tend, look after

Solliciter – to appeal to, tempt; (formal) to seek, solicit

Sommer – to add; (formal) to summon, command, enjoin

Songer – to dream, think about

Sonner – to ring

Sortir – to go out, leave

Soucier (se) – to care

Souder – to solder, weld, fuse together

Soudoyer – to bribe

Souffler – to blow

Souffrir – to suffer

Souhaiter – to wish

Soulager – to relieve, soothe

Soûler (se) (informal) – to get drunk

Soulever – to lift (up), raise; to stir up, rouse, arouse; (familiar) to steal

Souligner – to underline; to emphasize, stress

Soumettre – to submit; to subject, subdue, subjugate

Soupçonner – to suspect

Sourire – to smile

Souscrire – to subscribe, apply for

Soutenir – to support

Souvenir (se) – to remember

Spécialiser (se) – to specialize in

Spécifier – to specify, state

Squatter – to squat (in an apartment); (inf) to borrow

Stationner – to park, to remain

Stocker – to stock, stockpile, store

Stopper – to stop, halt; (sewing) to mend

Stresser – to put under stress, make stressed

Strier – to streak, groove, striate

Subir – to suffer, undergo, be subjected to; to be subject to, under the influence of

Sublimer – to enhance, elevate

Submerger – to submerge, flood; to engulf, overcome, overwhelm

Subventionner – to subsidize

Succéder – to succeed (to), follow, inherit, take over

Sucer – to suck; (familiar) to tipple, booze, guzzle

Suffire – to suffice

Suggérer – to suggest

Suicider (se) – to commit suicide

Suivre – to follow

Supplier – to beg, implore, beseech

Supporter – to support, endure

Supposer – to suppose, assume

Supprimer – to delete

Surfer – to surf, go surfing

Surgir – to loom / shoot / spring up, to appear suddenly; to arise, crop up

Surmener – to overwork, overtax

Surmonter – to surmount, overcome

Surpasser – to surpass, outdo

Surplomber – to overhang, overlook

Surprendre – to surprise

Sursauter – to jump, start, be startled

Surveiller – to watch over, monitor, supervise

Survenir – to occur, take place; to arise, arrive unexpectedly

Survivre – to survive

Survoler – to fly over; to skim through / over

Susciter – to incite, arouse, provoke; to create (difficulties)

Suspendre – to suspend, hang

Susurrer – to whisper, murmur

Symboliser – to symbolize

T

Tabasser (inf) – to beat up

Tabler (sur) – to count, bank, rely (on)

Tâcher – to try, endeavor

Tacher – to stain, mark

Tailler – to cut, carve, hew, engrave, sharpen, prune, trim

Taire (se) – to be quiet

Taler – to bruise (fruit)

Talonner – to pursue, hound; to kick, spur on; (boat) to scrape the river/sea bed

Tamiser – to sift, sieve, filter

Tamponner – to mob, dab at; to crash into; to stamp

Tanguer – to reel, sway; (ship) to pitch

Taper – to beat, bang, knock; to type; (inf) to scrounge, cadge

Taquiner – to tease, bother

Tarabuster – to bother, pester, badger

Tarder – to delay, dawdle, take a long time

Targuer (se) – to boast, pride oneself on

Tatouer – to tattoo

Taxer – to tax, impose a tax; to fix a price/rate; (informal) to bum, borrow; (familiar) to steal

Teindre – to dye, tint

Télécharger – to download

Téléphoner – to call

Téléporter – to teleport; (parachute) to beam down

Témoigner – to testify; to show, display

Temporiser – to delay, stall

Tendre – to tighten, tense, stretch, flex

Tenir – to hold, to keep

Tenter – to try, attempt, tempt

Terminer – to terminate, end, complete

Terrifier – to terrify

Tester – to test; to draw up one’s will

Texter – to text

Théoriser – to theorize (about)

Timbrer – to stamp, put a stamp on, postmark

Tiquer – to make a face, raise an eyebrow

Tirer – to pull, to shoot

Tolérer – to tolerate

Tomber – to fall

Tondre – to cut, clip, crop, mow, shear

Tordre – to twist

Torpiller – to torpedo

Toucher – to touch, affect

Tourner – to turn

Tousser – to cough

Tracasser – to bother, harass

Tracer – to draw, plot, mark out, outline

Traduire – to translate

Trahir – to betray; to break (promise); to fail, let down; to distort

Traîner – to pull, drag; to lag behind, dawdle; to lie around; to be plagued by

Traiter – to treat, to deal with

Trancher – to cut, slit; to settle, resolve; to stand out, contrast; (formal) to conclude, bring to a close

Transcrire – to transcribe

Transférer – to transfer

Transformer – to transform, change, alter, convert

Transmettre – to transmit, send, broadcast; to pass on/over, hand down/over; to forward

Transparaître – to show through

Transporter – to transport, carry

Travailler – to work

Traverser – to cross

Trébucher – to stumble, trip

Trembler – to tremble, shake

Tremper – to soak, drench, dip, dunk

Tressaillir – to thrill; to shudder, shiver; to wince; to startle

Tricher – to cheat

Tricoter – to knit

Trier – to sort (out), to select

Trimbaler (informal) – to lug/cart around, to trail along

Trinquer – to clink glasses, drink to; to be damaged; (inf) to take the rap

Tromper – to trick, deceive, mislead, be unfaithful

Tronquer – to truncate, shorten, cut out

Troquer – to swap, exchange, barter

Troubler – to disturb, disrupt; to trouble, bother, perturb

Trouer – to make / wear / punch a hole in, to pierce

Trouver – to find

Tuer – to kill

Tutoyer – to use “tu”

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