French verbs beginning with V

152 verbs with English meanings. Select a verb to see its conjugation.

• se vermoulerto grow worm-eaten (reflexive)
• se vianderto come a cropper, to take a tumble, to fall over (informal, reflexive)
• vaccinerto vaccinate
• vacillerto vacillate; to flicker out (as a candle)
• vacuoliserto form vacuoles
• vadrouillerto gad about, loiter about, wander around
• vagabonderto walk about, wander; to roam, wander, walk the earth
• vagirto wail; to howl; to bawl
• vaguerto wander, to wander aimlessly (dated, intransitive, literary)
• vaincreto defeat, vanquish (transitive); to win (intransitive)
• valdinguerto fall
• validerto validate
• valiserdrop, abandon or dismiss someone (informal)
• vallonnerto undulate; to roll
• valoirbe worth; be valid; bring someone a result
• valoriserto valorize, to add value
• valserto waltz; to be moved quickly and violently
• vamperto vamp (seduce)
• vampiriserto vampirize
• vandaliserto vandalise, to vandalize (transitive)
• vannerto winnow (transitive); to shake about, jolt, jostle (transitive); to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly) (transitive); to knacker, tire out, flush (informal)
• vanterto praise, to vaunt; to boast, brag (reflexive)
• vaporiserto vaporize (to turn into vapour) (transitive)
• vapoterto vape (smoke e-cigarettes)
• vaquerto busy oneself with, to be occupied with; to scurry about looking for food; to get down to business; to vacate (archaic)
• varapperto go rock climbing, climb rocks
• variabilisermake variable; set variables
• varierto vary
• varioliserinject the smallpox virus to immunize
• varlopersmooth wood with a jointer plane; cut away roughly; mistreat
• vasculariserto vascularize
• vasectomiserto vasectomize
• vaselinerto vaseline
• vaserto rain
• vasotomiservasectomize
• vasouillerto get entangled in explanations or actions
• vassaliserto vassal
• vaticinerprophesy in a grandiose manner
• vautrerto sprawl; to wallow (reflexive); to wallow (figurative, reflexive); to tumble heavily on the ground (informal, reflexive); to fail (informal, reflexive)
• vedettisermake famous
• veillerstay up; keep watch; look after; make sure
• veinerto vein (streak with marks similar to veins)
• velouterto give (something) a velvety finish; to soften, make smooth
• vendangerto vintage
• vendresell; sell out or betray someone
• vengeravenge; take revenge (se venger)
• venircome; come from; have just done (venir de)
• venterto be windy, to blow (impersonal)
• ventilerto ventilate; to break down (a total into parts); to discuss, debate (dated); to evaluate, estimate (dated)
• ventouserapply ventouses to a sickness; to have a romantic relationship; to go out with someone (figurative, slang)
• verbaliserto verbalize, to put into words (express using speech) (transitive); to make a statement (dresser un procès-verbal); to give somebody a ticket, a fine; to write up somebody (transitive)
• verbiagerto chatter
• verdirto turn green
• verdoyerto be/become verdant, green
• verduniserdisinfect water with chlorine
• verglacerto freeze; to ice over
• vermillerto dig for worms
• vermillonnerto paint with vermilion; to have a vermilion tint; to dig for roots
• vermoudreto grow worm-eaten (reflexive)
• vernaliserto subject plants to cold for flowering; to induce a cold period in plants; to treat seeds with cold to break dormancy
• vernirto varnish
• vernisserto glaze (pottery) (transitive)
• verrouillerto bolt (lock with a bolt); to lock (to prevent something, e.g. a button or keypad, from performing its task)
• verserto pour (transitive); to pay, to put money into a fund (transitive); to overturn (turn over, capsize) (intransitive)
• versifierto versify
• vert-de-griserbecome greenish
• verticaliserto make vertical
• vertébrerto add a backbone, a skeleton, a structure, to vertebrate
• vexerto irritate; to annoy; to offend, to hurt
• viabiliserto service (provide with services) (transitive)
• vibrerto vibrate (intransitive)
• vibrionnerto vibrate; to fidget
• vicierto invalidate (transitive); to vitiate (transitive)
• victimiserto victimize (transitive)
• vidangerto empty a reservoir, cesspit etc; to change the oil in the motor of a vehicle
• viderempty; clear out; gut a fish
• vidimerto collate a copy of a deed with the original and certify its conformity
• vidéosurveillermonitor with video cameras
• vieillirto grow old, to age (intransitive); to make (someone) look older (transitive); to make oneself look older (reflexive)
• viellerto play the vielle (intransitive)
• vietnamiserto Vietnamize (make (more) Vietnamese)
• vigiliserguard; watch
• vilipenderto vilipend, vilify, revile, scorn, despise, condemn (transitive)
• villégiaturerto spend a vacation
• vinaigrerto souse; to pickle
• vinerto add alcohol to a wine to conserve it, in order to transport it without it deteriorating; fortify
• vinifierto make into wine; to vinify
• violacerto turn purple, to purple
• violenterto subject to violence, commit violence upon (transitive); to rape, sexually assault (transitive)
• violerviolate; break a law; rape
• violonerto play the violin; especially, to play poorly, to fiddle
• virerturn; change into; transfer money; fire or throw out (informal)
• virevolterto twirl, spin around, loop around
• virgulerto put a comma or commas (in a text)
• viriliserto masculinize (transitive)
• virolerfit with a ring or ferrule
• virtualiservirtualize
• viseraim at; target; seek to; endorse officially
• visionnerto view
• visitervisit a place; tour; inspect
• visserto screw in; to screw on; to serve; to sell drugs (slang)
• visualiserto visualize
• vitaliservitalise; give life; gain vitality
• vitaminerenrich with vitamins; invigorate
• vitaminiserenrich with vitamins
• vitrerto glaze, fit with glass, install a glass pane in (transitive)
• vitrifierto vitrify; to make as solid as glass; to lacquer, give something a smooth, glassy finish
• vitriolerto vitriolize
• vitrioliserconvert into vitriol (dated, chemistry); treat with nitric acid (obsolete); attack with vitriol (dated)
• vitupérerto vituperate; to rant and rave; to rail (intransitive)
• vivifierto vivify
• vivoterto struggle, to get by, make ends meet (live without luxury) (informal)
• vivrelive; experience
• vocaliserto vocalize
• vociférerto shout, scream, vociferate (intransitive)
• voguerto sail (intransitive); to swim (intransitive); to row (intransitive); to wander (figurative, intransitive)
• voilerveil; cover; obscure; warp
• voirsee; watch; meet; understand
• voisinerto neighbour, be next to or near to (intransitive); to be good neighbours (archaic, intransitive)
• voiturerto drive, chauffeur (transport by vehicle) (transitive); to transport (archaic, transitive)
• volatiliserto volatilize (reflexive, transitive); to extinguish, obliterate (transitive); to vanish (reflexive)
• volcaniserrouse; excite; fill with intense enthusiasm
• volerfly; steal
• voleterto flutter
• voligercover a roof with boarding
• volontarisergive a deliberate or wilful character to
• volterto make a volt (intransitive)
• voltigerto flit, flutter (intransitive); to flit about (a place) (en), flutter about (a place) (figurative); to get kicked out, chucked out (figurative); to fly, to take a plane
• vomirto vomit
• votervote; vote for; pass by vote
• vouerto vow; to devote (+ à to) (transitive); to devote oneself, to be devoted (reflexive)
• vouloirwant; wish; intend
• vousoyerto address someone with the formal "you"
• voussoyerto address someone using the formal "you"
• vouvoyerto address someone using the formal pronoun vous rather than the informal tu, to use the V-form, to "you" (as opposed to "thou") (transitive)
• voyagertravel
• voyelliseradd a vowel sound
• voûterto vault a ceiling (transitive); to cause to stoop (transitive)
• vrillerto spiral; to spin (intransitive); to twist; to roll up; to wrap up (transitive); to gimlet; to bore; to pierce (transitive); to torment; to penetrate painfully (figurative, transitive)
• vrombirto hum, whirr (intransitive)
• vulcaniserto vulcanise; vulcanize
• vulgariserto generalize
• vulnérabilisermake vulnerable
• végétaliserto vegetalize (transitive); to green, to add greenspace to, to cover with plants (transitive)
• végéterto vegetate (intransitive)
• véhiculerto transport in a vehicle, to carry; to promote, to convey (a message), to carry (figurative)
• vélariserto give a sound velar articulation
• vénérerto worship, venerate, revere
• vérifiercheck; verify; make sure
• vétillerto trifle (deal with unimportant things) (archaic, intransitive)
• vêlerto calve (all senses)
• vêtirto dress, to clothe (dated, transitive); to dress, get dressed (dated)