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Groupe 3 Verbe List

The document provides a comprehensive list of French verbs categorized by their root verbs, such as 'tenir' (to hold), 'venir' (to come), and 'acquérir' (to acquire), among others. Each category includes various related verbs along with their English translations. The document serves as a useful reference for understanding the meanings and usages of these verbs in French.

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Groupe 3 Verbe List

The document provides a comprehensive list of French verbs categorized by their root verbs, such as 'tenir' (to hold), 'venir' (to come), and 'acquérir' (to acquire), among others. Each category includes various related verbs along with their English translations. The document serves as a useful reference for understanding the meanings and usages of these verbs in French.

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Here are the translations:

Verbs Related to "Tenir" (to hold)


 tenir – to hold
 s'abstenir – to abstain
 appartenir – to belong
 contenir – to contain
 détenir – to detain, to hold (a title, record)
 entretenir – to maintain, to entertain
 maintenir – to maintain
 obtenir – to obtain
 retenir – to retain, to hold back
 soutenir – to support
Verbs Related to "Venir" (to come)
 venir – to come
 advenir – to happen (formal)
 circonvenir – to circumvent, to outwit
 contrevenir – to contravene, to violate (a rule/law)
 convenir – to suit, to be suitable
 devenir – to become
 disconvenir – to disagree
 intervenir – to intervene
 obvenir – to be allocated (rare)
 parvenir – to reach, to manage (to do something)
 prévenir – to warn, to prevent
 provenir – to come from
 redevenir – to become again
 se ressouvenir – to remember again (archaic)
 revenir – to come back, to return
 se souvenir – to remember
 subvenir – to provide for, to support
 survenir – to occur suddenly
Verbs Related to "Acquérir" (to acquire)
 acquérir – to acquire
 conquérir – to conquer
 quérir – to seek (archaic)
 reconquérir – to reconquer
 requérir – to require
Verbs Related to "Sentir" (to feel, to smell)
 sentir – to feel, to smell
 consentir – to consent
 pressentir – to have a premonition
 ressentir – to feel deeply
 mentir – to lie
 démentir – to contradict
Verbs Related to "Partir" (to leave)
 partir – to leave
 départir – to distribute (archaic), to deprive (reflexive)
 repartir – to leave again, to restart
 se repentir – to repent
Verbs Related to "Sortir" (to go out)
 sortir – to go out
 ressortir – to go out again, to stand out
Verbs Related to "Vêtir" (to clothe)
 vêtir – to clothe
 dévêtir – to undress
 revêtir – to put on, to cover
Verbs Related to "Ouvrir" (to open)
 ouvrir – to open
 couvrir – to cover
 découvrir – to discover
 recouvrir – to cover completely
 entrouvrir – to half-open
 rentrouvrir – to reopen slightly
 rouvrir – to reopen
 souffrir – to suffer
Verbs Related to "Cueillir" (to pick, to gather)
 cueillir – to pick (flowers, fruit)
 accueillir – to welcome
 recueillir – to collect, to take in
Verbs Related to "Assaillir" (to assault)
 assaillir – to assault, to attack
 saillir – to protrude
 tressaillir – to flinch, to shudder
Verbs Related to "Faillir" (to fail)
 faillir – to almost do something
 défaillir – to faint, to weaken
Verbs Related to "Bouillir" (to boil)
 bouillir – to boil
 débouillir – to stop boiling (rare)
 rebouillir – to boil again
Verbs Related to "Dormir" (to sleep)
 dormir – to sleep
 endormir – to put to sleep
 rendormir – to fall back asleep
Verbs Related to "Courir" (to run)
 courir – to run
 accourir – to rush
 concourir – to compete
 encourir – to incur
 parcourir – to travel through
 recourir – to resort to
 secourir – to help, to rescue
Verbs Related to "Mourir" (to die)
 mourir – to die
Verbs Related to "Servir" (to serve)
 servir – to serve
 desservir – to clear (a table), to serve poorly
 resservir – to serve again
Verbs Related to "Fuir" (to flee)
 fuir – to flee
 s'enfuir – to escape
 refuir – to flee again
Unique Verbs
 ouïr – to hear (archaic)
 gésir – to lie (as in "here lies" on a gravestone)
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Verbs Related to "Recevoir" (to receive)
 recevoir – to receive
 apercevoir – to glimpse, to notice
 concevoir – to conceive
 décevoir – to disappoint
 percevoir – to perceive
Verbs Related to "Voir" (to see)
 voir – to see
 entrevoir – to glimpse
 prévoir – to foresee, to plan
 revoir – to see again, to review
Verbs Related to "Pourvoir" (to provide)
 pourvoir – to provide
 dépourvoir – to deprive
Verbs Related to "Savoir" (to know)
 savoir – to know
 resavoir – to know again (rare)
Verbs Related to "Devoir" (to have to, must)
 devoir – to have to, must; to owe
 redevoir – to owe again
Verbs Related to "Pouvoir" (to be able to, can)
 pouvoir – to be able to, can
Verbs Related to "Mouvoir" (to move)
 mouvoir – to move (formal, literary)
 émouvoir – to move emotionally
 promouvoir – to promote
Verbs Related to "Pleuvoir" (to rain)
 pleuvoir – to rain
 repleuvoir – to rain again (rare)
Verbs Related to "Falloir" (to be necessary)
 falloir – to be necessary (only used in "il faut")
Verbs Related to "Valoir" (to be worth)
 valoir – to be worth
 équivaloir – to be equivalent to
 prévaloir – to prevail
 revaloir – to repay, to get back at someone
Verbs Related to "Vouloir" (to want)
 vouloir – to want
Verbs Related to "Asseoir" (to sit)
 asseoir – to sit
 rasseoir – to sit again
Verbs Related to "Seoir" (to be fitting, archaic/literary)
 seoir – to be suitable, to fit
 messeoir – to be unsuitable
Verbs Related to "Surseoir" (to defer, to postpone)
 surseoir – to postpone
Verbs Related to "Choir" (to fall, archaic)
 choir – to fall
 déchoir – to decline, to fall from status
 échoir – to be due (a deadline)
Verbs Related to "Rendre" (to give back, to return)
 rendre – to give back, to render
 défendre – to defend, to forbid
 descendre – to go down
 condescendre – to condescend
 fendre – to split
 pourfendre – to fight fiercely
 refendre – to split again
Verbs Related to "Prendre" (to take)
 prendre – to take
 apprendre – to learn
 dépendre – to depend
 reprendre – to take again, to resume
 suspendre – to suspend
Verbs Related to "Tendre" (to stretch, to hold out)
 tendre – to stretch, to hold out
 attendre – to wait
 détendre – to relax
 distendre – to distend
 entendre – to hear
 étendre – to extend
 prétendre – to claim
 retendre – to stretch again
 sous-entendre – to imply
 sous-tendre – to underlie
Verbs Related to "Vendre" (to sell)
 vendre – to sell
 mévendre – to sell poorly (rare)
Verbs Related to "Fondre" (to melt)
 fondre – to melt
 confondre – to confuse
 parfondre – to melt completely (rare)
 refondre – to melt again
Verbs Related to "Pondre" (to lay eggs)
 pondre – to lay eggs
Verbs Related to "Répondre" (to answer)
 répondre – to answer
 correspondre – to correspond
Verbs Related to "Tondre" (to mow, to shear)
 tondre – to mow, to shear
Verbs Related to "Perdre" (to lose)
 perdre – to lose
 reperdre – to lose again
Verbs Related to "Mordre" (to bite)
 mordre – to bite
 démordre – to let go (of an idea)
 remordre – to bite again
Verbs Related to "Tordre" (to twist)
 tordre – to twist
 détordre – to untwist
 distordre – to distort
 retordre – to twist again
Verbs Related to "Rompre" (to break)
 rompre – to break
 corrompre – to corrupt
 interrompre – to interrupt
Verbs Related to "Foutre" (slang, to do, to mess up)
 foutre – to do (informal, vulgar in some contexts)
 se contrefoutre – to not care at all (very informal)
Verbs Related to "Battre" (to beat)
 battre – to beat
 abattre – to knock down, to slaughter
 combattre – to fight
 contre-battre – to counteract (rare)
 débattre – to debate
 s'ébattre – to frolic
 rabattre – to fold down, to bring down
 rebattre – to beat again
Verbs Related to "Mettre" (to put, to place)
 mettre – to put
 admettre – to admit
 commettre – to commit
 démettre – to dismiss
 émettre – to emit
 s'entremettre – to interfere
 omettre – to omit
 permettre – to permit
 promettre – to promise
 réadmettre – to readmit
 remettre – to put back
 soumettre – to submit
 transmettre – to transmit
That was a long list! 😄 Let me know if you need more explanations or examples for any of these
verbs! 🚀

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