Complete List of Regular Verbs in English with French Translation

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Verb	Translation
To abandon	to quit, to give up
To accept	to receive willingly, to agree
To accompany	to go with, to join
To achieve	to accomplish, to succeed in
To add	to include, to put together
To admire	to respect, to look up to
To advise	to recommend, to give advice
To afford	to be able to pay for
To agree	to consent, to have the same opinion
To alert	to warn, to notify
To allow	to permit, to let
To amuse	to entertain, to make laugh
To analyze	to examine, to study closely
To announce	to declare, to make known
To annoy	to bother, to irritate
To answer	to reply, to respond
To apologize	to say sorry, to express regret
To appear	to become visible, to show up
To appreciate	to value, to be thankful for
To approach	to come closer, to move toward
To approve	to agree with, to accept
To argue	to disagree, to debate
To arrange	to organize, to plan
To arrest	to detain, to take into custody
To arrive	to reach, to come
To ask	to inquire, to request
To assist	to help, to support
To assure	to guarantee, to promise
To attach	to fasten, to connect
To attempt	to try, to make an effort
To attend	to be present, to go to
To attract	to draw attention, to allure
To avoid	to stay away from, to prevent
To award	to give a prize, to grant
To amaze	to surprise, to astonish
To answer	to respond, to reply
To balance	to make equal, to stabilize
To ban	to prohibit, to forbid
To bang	to hit hard, to strike noisily
To bare	to uncover, to reveal
To bathe	to wash, to clean with water
To battle	to fight, to struggle
To beam	to smile brightly, to shine
To beg	to plead, to ask desperately
To behave	to act properly, to conduct oneself
To belong	to be part of, to fit in
To blame	to accuse, to hold responsible
To bless	to wish well, to consecrate
To blind	to make unable to see, to dazzle
To blink	to close and open the eyes quickly
To block	to obstruct, to stop
To bloom	to flower, to flourish
To blush	to redden, to become embarrassed
To boast	to brag, to talk proudly
To boil	to heat until bubbling, to cook in water
To book	to reserve, to schedule
To bore	to make uninterested, to tire
To borrow	to take temporarily, to use and return
To bounce	to spring back, to rebound
To bow	to bend forward, to show respect
To box	to fight with fists, to put in a box
To brake	to slow down, to stop
To branch	to divide, to separate off
To brand	to mark, to label
To breathe	to inhale and exhale air
To brighten	to make lighter, to cheer up
To brush	to clean or smooth, to sweep lightly
To bubble	to form bubbles, to fizz
To bump	to hit slightly, to collide
To burn	to be on fire, to damage by heat (⚠️ often irregular)
To bury	to put in the ground, to hide
To buzz	to make a humming sound, to vibrate
To calculate	to compute, to work out
To call	to phone, to summon
To calm	to soothe, to quiet down
To cancel	to call off, to revoke
To capture	to catch, to seize
To care	to look after, to mind
To carry	to transport, to bear
To carve	to cut into shape, to sculpt
To cause	to bring about, to make happen
To challenge	to dare, to invite to contest
To change	to alter, to modify
To charge	to demand payment, to load
To chase	to pursue, to run after
To chat	to talk casually, to converse
To check	to verify, to inspect
To cheer	to applaud, to encourage
To chew	to bite repeatedly, to masticate
To choke	to suffocate, to block the throat
To choose	to select, to pick
To chop	to cut roughly, to hack
To claim	to assert, to demand as a right
To clarify	to make clear, to explain
To clean	to make tidy, to remove dirt
To clear	to remove obstacles, to make space
To climb	to go up, to ascend
To cling	to hold tightly, to adhere
To close	to shut, to seal
To coach	to train, to instruct
To coil	to wind in loops, to curl
To collect	to gather, to assemble
To color	to dye, to shade
To comb	to tidy hair, to smooth
To combine	to join, to merge
To comfort	to console, to soothe
To command	to order, to instruct
To comment	to remark, to express an opinion
To communicate	to convey, to share information
To compare	to contrast, to examine similarities
To compete	to contest, to strive against
To complain	to express dissatisfaction, to grumble
To complete	to finish, to conclude
To concentrate	to focus, to pay attention
To concern	to worry, to involve
To conclude	to finish, to deduce
To condemn	to criticize, to denounce
To conduct	to carry out, to lead
To confirm	to verify, to affirm
To connect	to link, to join together
To consider	to think about, to ponder
To consist	to be made up of, to comprise
To construct	to build, to erect
To consult	to seek advice, to refer to
To contain	to hold, to include
To continue	to persist, to carry on
To contrast	to compare differences, to show distinction
To control	to manage, to regulate
To convert	to change, to transform
To cook	to prepare food, to bake or fry
To cool	to make colder, to chill
To correct	to fix, to amend
To cough	to expel air suddenly, to hack
To count	to enumerate, to calculate
To couple	to link, to connect
To cover	to put over, to hide
To crack	to break slightly, to split
To crash	to collide, to fall suddenly
To create	to make, to produce
To criticize	to judge, to find fault
To cross	to go across, to traverse
To crush	to press hard, to smash
To cry	to shed tears, to sob
To curl	to coil, to twist into loops
To cure	to heal, to remedy
To curl	to form into a spiral, to furl
To cycle	to ride a bike, to rotate
To damage	to harm, to spoil
To dance	to move rhythmically to music
To dare	to challenge, to have the courage
To deal	to handle, to manage (⚠️ often irregular)
To decide	to make a choice, to determine
To declare	to announce, to state officially
To decorate	to adorn, to make more attractive
To delay	to postpone, to put off
To deliver	to bring, to hand over
To demand	to ask forcefully, to insist on
To deny	to refuse, to reject
To depend	to rely, to be influenced by
To describe	to explain, to give details about
To desert	to abandon, to leave
To deserve	to earn, to be worthy of
To destroy	to ruin, to damage completely
To develop	to grow, to expand
To disagree	to not agree, to differ
To disappear	to vanish, to go away
To disappoint	to let down, to fail to satisfy
To disapprove	to object, to dislike
To discover	to find out, to uncover
To discuss	to talk about, to debate
To dislike	to not like, to hate mildly
To divide	to split, to separate
To divorce	to end a marriage, to separate legally
To doubt	to question, to be uncertain about
To drag	to pull along, to haul
To drain	to remove liquid, to empty
To dream	to imagine, to experience visions during sleep (⚠️ often irregular)
To dress	to put on clothes, to get dressed
To dry	to remove moisture, to make dry
To dust	to clean off dust, to wipe
To earn	to receive as payment, to gain
To ease	to make easier, to relieve
To echo	to reflect sound, to repeat
To edit	to revise, to correct
To educate	to teach, to train
To embarrass	to make ashamed, to humiliate
To employ	to hire, to give a job
To empty	to remove contents, to drain
To encourage	to support, to inspire
To end	to finish, to stop
To enjoy	to take pleasure in, to like
To enter	to go in, to come into
To entertain	to amuse, to host
To escape	to get away, to flee
To establish	to set up, to found
To estimate	to approximate, to guess
To examine	to inspect, to look at closely
To excite	to thrill, to energize
To excuse	to forgive, to pardon
To exercise	to work out, to train
To exist	to be, to live
To expand	to grow, to increase in size
To expect	to anticipate, to wait for
To explain	to clarify, to make clear
To explode	to burst, to blow up
To express	to communicate, to show
To extend	to lengthen, to prolong
To face	to confront, to deal with
To face	to confront, to deal with
To fade	to lose color, to become weak
To face	to confront, to deal with
To fade	to lose color, to disappear gradually
To fail	to not succeed, to fall short
To fancy	to like, to desire
To fasten	to attach, to secure
To fax	to send via fax machine
To fear	to be afraid of, to worry
To feed	to give food to, to nourish ⚠️ often irregular
To feel	to sense, to experience ⚠️ often irregular
To fetch	to go and bring back, to retrieve
To file	to organize documents, to submit officially
To fill	to make full, to occupy
To film	to record on video, to shoot
To fire	to dismiss from a job, to shoot
To fish	to catch fish, to go fishing
To fix	to repair, to correct
To flash	to shine briefly, to blink quickly
To flatter	to praise excessively, to compliment
To float	to stay on the surface, to drift
To flood	to overflow with water, to inundate
To flow	to move like a liquid, to run
To fold	to bend, to crease
To follow	to go after, to come behind
To fool	to deceive, to trick
To force	to make someone do something, to compel
To form	to create, to shape
To found	to establish, to start (⚠️ often irregular in past: "founded", but differs from "find")
To frame	to construct, to falsely accuse
To free	to liberate, to release
To frighten	to scare, to terrify
To fry	to cook in oil or fat
To function	to work, to operate
To fund	to finance, to support with money
To furnish	to provide furniture, to equip
To fuss	to complain or worry unnecessarily
To gain	to get, to obtain
To gamble	to bet, to take a risk
To gather	to collect, to bring together
To gaze	to look steadily, to stare
To generate	to produce, to create
To get	to obtain, to receive ⚠️ often irregular
To giggle	to laugh lightly, to chuckle
To glare	to stare angrily, to shine intensely
To glance	to look briefly, to take a quick look
To glare	to shine harshly, to look fiercely
To glue	to stick, to fasten with adhesive
To grab	to seize, to take quickly
To grade	to evaluate, to mark
To graduate	to complete studies, to earn a degree
To grant	to give, to allow
To greet	to welcome, to say hello
To grill	to cook over fire, to interrogate
To grin	to smile broadly
To grip	to hold tightly, to grasp
To groan	to moan, to complain
To group	to organize into sets, to gather
To grow	to increase, to develop ⚠️ often irregular
To guarantee	to promise, to ensure
To guard	to protect, to watch over
To guess	to estimate, to suppose
To guide	to lead, to direct
To gum	to stick with gum, to chew without teeth
To hail	to greet enthusiastically, to call out
To hammer	to hit with a hammer, to pound
To hand	to give, to pass
To handle	to manage, to deal with
To hang	to suspend, to attach to a higher point ⚠️ often irregular
To happen	to occur, to take place
To harass	to bother, to annoy repeatedly
To harm	to hurt, to damage
To hate	to dislike strongly, to detest
To haunt	to appear in a ghostly form, to disturb
To heal	to cure, to make healthy
To hear	to perceive sound ⚠️ often irregular
To heat	to make warm or hot
To help	to assist, to support
To hesitate	to pause, to be uncertain
To hide	to conceal, to keep out of sight ⚠️ often irregular
To hike	to walk for pleasure, to increase suddenly
To hire	to employ, to give a job to
To hiss	to make a sharp sound, to sizzle
To hit	to strike, to punch ⚠️ often irregular
To hoard	to collect and keep, to store excessively
To hook	to catch, to fasten
To hop	to jump lightly, to move by jumping
To hope	to wish, to desire
To hug	to embrace, to hold closely
To hum	to make a low sound, to sing without words
To hunt	to search for, to chase animals
To hurry	to rush, to move quickly
To hurt	to cause pain, to injure ⚠️ often irregular
To idealize	to regard as perfect, to romanticize
To identify	to recognize, to name
To ignore	to pay no attention to, to disregard
To illustrate	to explain with examples or pictures
To imagine	to visualize, to think of
To immigrate	to move to another country permanently
To impact	to affect, to influence
To impair	to weaken, to damage
To impart	to share, to communicate
To implement	to carry out, to put into action
To imply	to suggest indirectly, to indicate
To import	to bring in goods, to introduce
To impress	to make an impact on, to influence positively
To improve	to make better, to enhance
To include	to contain, to involve
To increase	to become larger, to grow
To indicate	to show, to point out
To infect	to contaminate, to spread disease to
To influence	to affect, to sway
To inform	to tell, to notify
To inhabit	to live in, to occupy
To inherit	to receive from ancestors, to be left property
To initiate	to begin, to start
To injure	to hurt, to wound
To insert	to put in, to place inside
To insist	to demand firmly, to persist
To inspire	to motivate, to encourage
To install	to set up, to put in place
To instruct	to teach, to direct
To insure	to protect financially, to cover risks
To intend	to plan, to mean
To interest	to attract attention, to engage
To interfere	to get involved, to intervene
To interrupt	to stop temporarily, to cut off
To introduce	to present someone or something
To invent	to create, to design something new
To invest	to put money or time into something for return
To invite	to ask someone to come, to request presence
To involve	to include, to engage
To irritate	to annoy, to bother
To isolate	to separate, to set apart
To jab	to poke quickly, to stab lightly
To jail	to imprison, to put in jail
To jam	to block, to force tightly
To jog	to run slowly for exercise
To join	to connect, to become part of
To joke	to say something funny, to jest
To judge	to form an opinion, to evaluate
To juggle	to toss and catch repeatedly, to balance tasks
To jump	to leap into the air, to bounce
To justify	to explain, to prove right
To kayak	to paddle a kayak
To keep	to retain, to hold ⚠️ often irregular
To kick	to strike with the foot
To kill	to cause death
To kiss	to touch with the lips
To kneel	to rest on the knees ⚠️ often irregular
To knit	to make fabric by looping yarn
To knock	to hit a surface to get attention
To know	to be aware of, to understand ⚠️ often irregular
To laugh	to make sounds of amusement
To launch	to start, to send off
To lay	to put down ⚠️ often irregular
To lead	to guide, to direct ⚠️ often irregular
To lean	to incline, to rest against ⚠️ often irregular
To learn	to acquire knowledge ⚠️ often irregular
To leave	to go away from ⚠️ often irregular
To lend	to give temporarily ⚠️ often irregular
To let	to allow ⚠️ often irregular
To level	to make flat, to even out
To license	to give official permission
To lick	to pass the tongue over
To lie	to recline ⚠️ often irregular (attention : "to lie" = (to tell an untruth) is also irregular
To light	to make light, to ignite ⚠️ often irregular
To like	to enjoy, to be fond of
To limit	to restrict, to confine
To listen	to pay attention to sound
To live	to have life, to reside
To load	to put a load on
To loan	to lend money
To locate	to find, to place
To lock	to fasten with a lock
To look	to direct one's eyes
To love	to feel deep affection
To lower	to make lower, to reduce
To maintain	to keep up, to preserve
To manage	to handle, to control
To mark	to indicate, to grade
To marry	to wed, to join in marriage
To match	to correspond, to pair
To matter	to be important
To measure	to determine size or amount
To melt	to change from solid to liquid ⚠️ often irregular
To memorize	to learn by heart
To mend	to repair, to fix
To mention	to refer to briefly
To move	to change place, to shift
To multiply	to increase in number
To murder	to kill unlawfully
To muse	to think deeply, to ponder
To must	auxiliary verb, not a regular verb
To nail	to fasten with nails
To name	to give a name to
To nap	to take a short sleep
To navigate	to find a way, to steer
To need	to require, to be necessary
To negotiate	to discuss to reach agreement
To nod	to move the head up and down
To notice	to observe, to become aware of
To nourish	to feed, to sustain
To number	to count, to assign a number to
To nurse	to care for the sick
To nurture	to foster growth, to encourage development
To observe	to watch carefully
To obtain	to get, to acquire
To occur	to happen, to take place
To offend	to insult, to cause hurt feelings
To offer	to present, to propose
To open	to make accessible, to uncover
To operate	to work, to function
To oppose	to be against, to resist
To order	to request, to arrange
To organize	to arrange systematically
To owe	to be under obligation ⚠️ often irregular
To own	to possess, to have
To overflow	to spill over, to flood
To pack	to fill, to put into a container
To paint	to apply color
To park	to leave a vehicle in a place
To participate	to take part
To pass	to go by, to move past
To paste	to stick with glue
To pat	to tap gently
To pause	to stop briefly
To pay	to give money for something ⚠️ often irregular
To perform	to carry out, to act
To permit	to allow
To persuade	to convince
To phone	to call by phone
To pick	to choose, to gather
To picture	to imagine, to visualize
To plan	to arrange in advance
To play	to engage in a game or activity
To point	to indicate direction
To poison	to harm by poison
To polish	to make shiny
To pop	to make a sudden small explosion sound
To possess	to own
To postpone	to delay
To pour	to cause liquid to flow
To practice	to do repeatedly to improve
To pray	to speak to a deity
To prefer	to like better
To prepare	to make ready
To present	to show, to give
To preserve	to keep safe or intact
To pretend	to act as if true
To prevent	to stop from happening
To print	to produce text or images on paper
To proceed	to continue
To produce	to make, to create
To promise	to assure, to pledge
To protect	to guard, to keep safe
To prove	to show truth ⚠️ often irregular
To provide	to supply, to give
To publish	to prepare and issue for public sale
To pull	to tug, to draw toward oneself ⚠️ often irregular
To punish	to impose a penalty
To purchase	to buy
To push	to apply force away from oneself
To put	to place ⚠️ often irregular
To qualify	to meet requirements
To question	to ask, to inquire
To queue	to line up, to wait in line
To quiz	to test knowledge
To quit	to stop, to leave ⚠️ often irregular
To race	to compete in speed
To rain	to fall rain
To raise	to lift up ⚠️ often irregular
To reach	to arrive at, to get to
To react	to respond
To read	to look at and understand text ⚠️ often irregular
To realize	to become aware
To receive	to get, to accept
To recognize	to identify
To record	to capture data or sound
To recycle	to process materials for reuse
To reduce	to make smaller
To reflect	to mirror, to think deeply
To refuse	to decline, to say no
To regard	to consider, to look at
To register	to enroll, to record officially
To relate	to connect, to tell
To relax	to rest, to loosen up
To release	to let go, to set free
To rely	to depend on
To remain	to stay, to continue
To remember	to recall
To remind	to cause to remember
To remove	to take away
To renew	to make new again
To rent	to lease, to hire
To repair	to fix
To repeat	to do again
To replace	to substitute, to put back
To reply	to answer
To report	to give information
To request	to ask for
To require	to need, to demand
To rescue	to save
To research	to study systematically
To resemble	to look like
To resist	to oppose
To resolve	to solve, to decide
To respond	to reply, to react
To rest	to relax, to take a break
To restore	to bring back
To result	to happen as a consequence
To retire	to stop working
To return	to come back
To reveal	to make known
To review	to examine again
To ride	to sit and travel on an animal or vehicle ⚠️ often irregular
To ring	to make a bell sound ⚠️ often irregular
To rise	to go up ⚠️ often irregular
To risk	to take a chance
To roll	to turn over and over
To rub	to press and move over a surface
To ruin	to destroy
To run	to move quickly on foot ⚠️ often irregular
To sail	to travel by boat
To satisfy	to fulfill, to please
To save	to keep safe or store
To say	to speak ⚠️ often irregular
To scare	to frighten
To scatter	to spread in different directions
To schedule	to plan an event
To scarecrow	to frighten with a figure (rare verb)
To scratch	to scrape or mark with nails
To scream	to shout loudly
To search	to look for
To seat	to provide a place to sit
To secure	to make safe
To see	to perceive with eyes ⚠️ often irregular
To seek	to look for ⚠️ often irregular
To sell	to exchange for money ⚠️ often irregular
To send	to cause to go
To sense	to perceive
To serve	to help, to provide
To settle	to resolve, to establish
To share	to divide and give
To sharpen	to make sharp
To shine	to give light ⚠️ often irregular
To ship	to send by ship
To shock	to surprise greatly
To shop	to buy goods
To shout	to yell loudly
To show	to display ⚠️ often irregular
To shrink	to become smaller ⚠️ often irregular
To shut	to close ⚠️ often irregular
To sign	to write one's signature
To signal	to make a sign
To simplify	to make simple
To sing	to produce musical voice ⚠️ often irregular
To sink	to go down below surface ⚠️ often irregular
To sit	to be seated ⚠️ often irregular
To sleep	to rest in sleep ⚠️ often irregular
To slide	to move smoothly ⚠️ often irregular
To slip	to slide unintentionally
To smell	to perceive odor
To smile	to express happiness with the mouth
To smoke	to inhale smoke
To smooth	to make smooth
To sneeze	to expel air suddenly through the nose
To snore	to make noise during sleep
To snow	to fall snow
To soak	to saturate with liquid
To solve	to find an answer
To sound	to make a noise
To sour	to become acidic
To space	to arrange with spaces
To spare	to give freely
To speak	to talk ⚠️ often irregular
To specify	to state clearly
To speed	to move fast
To spell	to write letters in order
To spend	to use money or time ⚠️ often irregular
To spill	to accidentally pour out
To spin	to turn around ⚠️ often irregular
To spit	to eject saliva
To split	to divide into parts
To spoil	to damage, to ruin
To spot	to see or notice
To spray	to scatter in drops
To squeeze	to press tightly
To stab	to pierce with a pointed object
To stack	to pile things up
To stage	to organize an event
To stain	to discolor
To stamp	to mark or press down
To stand	to be upright ⚠️ often irregular
To stare	to look fixedly
To start	to begin
To stay	to remain in place
To steal	to take without permission ⚠️ often irregular
To step	to move by lifting the foot
To stick	to adhere
To sting	to wound with a sting ⚠️ often irregular
To stink	to have a bad smell
To stop	to cease movement or action
To store	to keep for future use
To strain	to stretch tightly
To strengthen	to make stronger
To stretch	to extend
To strike	to hit ⚠️ often irregular
To string	to thread
To strip	to remove covering
To strive	to try hard ⚠️ often irregular
To study	to learn
To submit	to yield or present
To succeed	to achieve
To suffer	to experience pain or hardship
To suggest	to propose an idea
To suit	to be appropriate
To supply	to provide
To support	to bear weight or help
To suppose	to assume
To surprise	to astonish
To surrender	to give up
To surround	to enclose on all sides
To survive	to live through
To suspect	to have doubts
To swallow	to make food go down
To switch	to change
To sympathize	to feel compassion
To talk	to speak
To taste	to perceive flavor
To teach	to instruct ⚠️ often irregular
To tear	to rip ⚠️ often irregular
To telephone	to call by phone
To tell	to say, to inform ⚠️ often irregular
To tend	to take care of, to be likely to
To test	to examine
To thank	to express gratitude
To think	to consider, to have thoughts ⚠️ often irregular
To threaten	to express intention to harm
To throw	to propel through the air ⚠️ often irregular
To touch	to make contact
To train	to teach or exercise
To travel	to go from one place to another
To treat	to behave towards, to deal with
To trust	to believe in reliability
To try	to attempt
To turn	to change direction
To type	to write using a keyboard
To use	to employ, to make use of
To update	to make something current
To upload	to transfer data to a system
To uncover	to reveal, to expose
To undo	to reverse an action ⚠️ often irregular
To understand	to comprehend ⚠️ often irregular
To unite	to join together
To update	to bring up to date
To urge	to encourage strongly
To utilize	to make practical use of
To validate	to confirm, to make valid
To value	to estimate worth
To vanish	to disappear
To vary	to change, to differ
To visit	to go see someone or someplace
To vote	to express a choice
To volunteer	to offer service freely
To visualize	to form a mental image
To wait	to stay in expectation
To wake	to stop sleeping ⚠️ often irregular
To walk	to move on foot
To wander	to move without purpose
To want	to desire
To warn	to alert of danger
To wash	to clean with water
To waste	to use carelessly
To watch	to observe
To water	to give water to
To wave	to move hand or flag to greet or signal
To wear	to have on (clothes) ⚠️ often irregular
To weave	to interlace threads ⚠️ often irregular
To weigh	to measure weight
To welcome	to greet warmly
To whisper	to speak softly
To whistle	to make a musical sound with lips
To win	to succeed in a competition ⚠️ often irregular
To wish	to hope for
To wonder	to be curious
To work	to perform a job
To worry	to feel anxious
To wrap	to cover with paper or material
To wreck	to destroy
To write	to put words on paper ⚠️ often irregular
To xerox	to photocopy (marque utilisée comme verbe)
To yawn	to open the mouth when tired
To yell	to shout loudly
To yield	to give way, to surrender
To yelp	to cry out sharply (as a dog might)
To yoke	to join or connect (especially animals)
To yearn	to desire strongly
To yell	to scream or shout loudly
To zap	to destroy or eliminate quickly (often with energy or force)
To zoom	to move quickly, especially with a loud sound
To zigzag	to move in sharp angles back and forth
To zero	to focus attention on, or to set to zero
To zombify	to make like a zombie (figuratively or literally)