French Verbs

conduire

to drive

construire

to build

contredire

to contradict

cuire

to cook

se dédire

to go back on one's word

déduire

to deduce, deduct

détruire

to destroy

dire

to say, tell

induire

to mislead

instruire

to instruct

interdire

to forbid

introduire

to introduce, insert

lire

to read

nuire

to harm

prédire

to predict

produire

to produce

reconduire

to renew

redire

to repeat, say again

réduire

to reduce

suffire

to suffice

traduire

to translate

circonscrire

to contain, confine

décrire

to describe

écrire

to write

inscrire

to inscribe, write down

récrire

to rewrite

atteindre

to attain, reach

conjoindre

to unite

craindre

to fear

disjoindre

to disconnect, separate

enfreindre

to infringe, break

joindre

to join

plaindre

to pity, fell sorry for

restreindre

to restrict, limit

admettre

to admit

commettre

to commit

compromettre

to compromise

mettre

to put

permettre

to permit

promettre

to promise

soumettre

to submit

apprendre

to learn

comprendre

to understand

entreprendre

to undertake

méprendre

to mistake

prendre

to take

reprendre

to take again, retake

surprendre

to surprise

apparaître

to appear

connaître

to know, be familiar with, be acquainted with

disparaître

to disappear

méconnaître

to be unaware of

paraître

to seem

reconnaître

to recognize

boire

to drink

plaire/déplaire

to please/displease

rire/sourire

to laugh/smile

suivre/poursuivre

follow/pursue

vivre/survivre

live/survive

croire

to believe

faire/défaire/refraire

do/undo/redo

sortir

to go out,exit

dormir

to sleep

mentir

to lie

partir

to leave

sentir

to leave

servir

to serve

couvrir

to cover

cueillir

to pick

offrir

to offer

ouvrir

to open

souffrir

to suffer

venir

to come

courir

to run

décevoir/recevoir

to disappoint/receive

devoir

duty, must

falloir

to have to, to be necessary

pleuvoir

to rain

pouvoir

can, to be able to

savoir

to know

valoir

to be worth

voir

to see

vouloir

to want

corrompre

to corrupt

interrompre

to interrupt

rompre

to break

appeler

to call

payer

to pay

effacer

to erase

bouger

to move

étudier

to study

vendre

to sell

finir

to finish

parler

to speak

aimer

to like, love

arriver

to arrive, happen

changer

to change

commencer

to begin, start

chercher

to look for

abîmer

to ruin