Essential 55 Verbs Definitions

Question 1

to buy

to purchase

Answer 1

acheter

Question 2

to love

to like

Answer 2

aimer

Question 3

to go

Answer 3

aller

Question 4

to go away

Answer 4

s’en aller

Question 5

to learn

Answer 5

apprendre

Question 6

to wait
to wait for
to expect

Answer 6

attendre

Question 7

to have

Answer 7

avoir

Question 8

to drink

Answer 8

boire

Question 9

to sing

Answer 9

chanter

Question 10

to choose
to select
to pick

Answer 10

choisir

Question 11

to begin
to start
to commence

Answer 11

commencer

Question 12

to know
to be acquainted with
to make the acquaintance of

Answer 12

connaître

Question 13

to run

to race

Answer 13

courir

Question 14

to cover

Answer 14

couvrir

Question 15

to manage
to improvise
to get by

Answer 15

se débrouiller

Question 16

to have to
must
ought
owe
should

Answer 16

devoir

Question 17

to say

to tell

Answer 17

dire

Question 18

to give

Answer 18

donner

Question 19

to sleep

Answer 19

dormir

Question 20

to write

Answer 20

écrire

Question 21

to hear

to understand

Answer 21

entendre

Question 22

to enter
to come in
to go in

Answer 22

entrer

Question 23

to send

Answer 23

envoyer

Question 24

to extinguish
to shut down (computer)
to turn off

Answer 24

éteindre

Question 25

to be

Answer 25

être

Question 26

to study

Answer 26

étudier

Question 27

to do

to make

Answer 27

faire

Question 28

to finish
to end
to terminate
to complete

Answer 28

finir

Question 29

to guard
to keep
to retain

Answer 29

garder

Question 30

to play
to act (in a play)
to gamble

Answer 30

jouer

Question 31

to wash

Answer 31

laver

Question 32

to wash oneself

Answer 32

se laver

Question 33

to get up

Answer 33

se lever

Question 34

to read

Answer 34

lire

Question 35

to eat

Answer 35

manger

Question 36

to put
to place
to put on (clothing)

Answer 36

mettre

Question 37

to begin
to start
to place oneself

Answer 37

se mettre

Question 38

to go up
to ascend
to take up
to bring up
to mount

Answer 38

monter

Question 39

to talk

to speak

Answer 39

parler

Question 40

to leave

depart

Answer 40

partir

Question 41

to pay (for)

Answer 41

payer

Question 42

to lose

Answer 42

perdre

Question 43

to be able

can

Answer 43

pouvoir

Question 44

to take

Answer 44

prendre

Question 45

to give back
to return (something)
to render
to vomit

Answer 45

rendre

Question 46

to return

Answer 46

rentrer

Question 47

to know (how)

Answer 47

savoir

Question 48

to feel
to smell
to perceive

Answer 48

sentir

Question 49

to go out

to leave

Answer 49

sortir

Question 50

to hold

to grasp

Answer 50

tenir

Question 51

to fall

Answer 51

tomber

Question 52

to sell

Answer 52

vendre

Question 53

to come

Answer 53

venir

Question 54

to see

Answer 54

voir

Question 55

to want

Answer 55

vouloir