7621 French verbs
English meanings and conjugation tables, from everyday verbs to specialist terms. Browse by letter or start with the frequently used verbs below.
Frequently used verbs
- êtrebe; exist; be located
- avoirhave; own; experience a feeling or condition
- allergo; travel; be doing (health); be going to
- fairedo; make; cause something to happen
- pouvoircan; be able to; be allowed to
- diresay; tell; mean
- vouloirwant; wish; intend
- savoirknow a fact; know how to
- devoirmust; have to; owe; be expected to
- voirsee; watch; meet; understand
- venircome; come from; have just done (venir de)
- penserthink; believe; intend
- parlerspeak; talk; discuss
- prendretake; have food or a drink; catch transport
- croirebelieve; think
- aimerlove; like; enjoy
- passerpass; spend time; hand over; take an exam
- trouverfind; consider; think something is
- laisserleave; let; allow
- attendrewait for; expect
- arriverarrive; happen; manage to (arriver à)
- falloirbe necessary; need to (impersonal: il faut)
- appelercall; name; phone
- donnergive; provide; yield
- regarderlook at; watch; concern
- partirleave; depart; start from
- arrêterstop; arrest
- tuerkill
- mettreput; place; put on
- demanderask; ask for; request
- resterstay; remain
- sortirgo out; take out; come out
- connaîtreknow a person or place; be familiar with
- essayertry; try on
- mourirdie
- comprendreunderstand; include
- aiderhelp; assist
- entendrehear; mean; intend
- chercherlook for; seek; try to (chercher à)
- revenircome back; return; amount to
- écouterlisten to; pay attention to
- perdrelose; waste
- finirfinish; end
- sentirfeel; smell; sense
- jouerplay; act; gamble
- travaillerwork; study; work on
- commencerbegin; start
- plaireplease; appeal to; be liked by
- rendregive back; return; make someone or something become
- désolerdistress; upset; be sorry (être désolé)
- rentrergo home; come back in; bring in
- tenirhold; keep; last; care about (tenir à)
- vivrelive; experience
- devenirbecome
- changerchange; exchange
- oublierforget; leave behind
- envoyersend; dispatch
- mangereat
- occuperoccupy; take up space or time; employ
- entrerenter; go in; bring in
- tomberfall; drop; happen to fall on a date
- garderkeep; look after; guard
- payerpay; pay for
- excuserexcuse; forgive
- marcherwalk; work; function
- tirerpull; shoot; draw
- apprendrelearn; teach; find out
- espérerhope; hope for
- montrershow; point out
- importerimport; matter
- se souvenirremember; recall (se souvenir de)
- ouvriropen
- utiliseruse
- rencontrermeet; encounter
- portercarry; wear; bear
- suivrefollow; attend a course; keep up with
- gagnerwin; earn; gain
- semblerseem; appear
- foutreput (vulgar); do (vulgar); not care (s’en foutre, vulgar)
- rappelercall back; remind; recall
- retrouverfind again; meet again; regain
- continuercontinue; carry on
- sauversave; rescue
- retournerturn over; go back; return something
- asseoirseat; sit someone down; establish
- boiredrink
- dormirsleep
- acheterbuy; purchase
- écrirewrite
- quitterleave a place or person; take off clothes
- servirserve; be used for; help oneself (se servir)
- manquermiss; lack; fail to; be missed by
- emmenertake someone along; take someone away
- adorerlove; adore; worship
- volerfly; steal
- inquiéterworry; trouble
- répondreanswer; reply; be responsible for (répondre de)
- battrebeat; defeat; whisk
- lireread
- prierpray; ask politely; request