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French Lesson: Most Common Group 2e French Verbs -ir

Description:   A list of some of the most common "ir" verbs

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Card # French English Image
1 transir (lit.) to chill to the bone [cold], benumb, paralyze [fright]
2 épanouir (lit.) to open out [flower]
3 estourbir (lit.) to stun [by a blow], to stupefy
4 nordir (mar.) to turn north [wind]
5 décatir, se (rare) to age, lose one’s freshness
6 blettir (rare) to become over-ripe [fruit]
7 rembrunir, se (rare) to cloud over [sky], darken, become sad [face]
8 candir, se (rare) to crystallize [sugar]
9 embrunir, s’ (rare) to darken
10 chancir (rare) to go mouldy
11 chancir, se (rare) to go mouldy
12 crépir (rare) to grain (leather), roughcast (wall)
13 embrunir (rare) to make brown, darken
14 doucir (rare) to polish (metal, glass)
15 décrépir (rare) to strip plaster
16 déglutir (rare) to swallow
17 décatir (rare) to take the gloss off (cloth)
18 écrouir (tech). to hammer-harden (metal)
19 moitir (tech.) to make wet (paper)
20 rouir (tech.) to steep, soak in liquid (flax)
21 subvertir didact. to subvert, undermine (public order)
22 tarir d’éloges sur qn, ne pas not to be able to stop praising sb
23 abolir to abolish
24 accomplir to accomplish, carry out
25 dégrossir, se to acquire polish
26 agir to act
27 vieillir to age
28 amerrir to alight (on the sea)
29 divertir, se to amuse o.s.
30 divertir to amuse, entertain
31 surgir to appear suddenly [rock in sea], arise [difficulties], loom
32 applaudir to applaud
33 assaillir to assault, attack
34 ébahir to astound, flabbergast
35 bannir de to bannish from, expel from
36 glapir to bark [fox], yap, yelp [young dog]
37 rôtir au soleil, se to bask in the sun
38 agir de, s’ to be about
39 désemplir, ne pas se to be always full [store]
40 répartir en, se to be divided up into
41 réjouir de, se to be glad of, be delighted to
42 attendrir, s’ to be moved, become tender [meat]
43 sévir to be rampant [poverty], be severe [cold], rage [war]
44 réfléchir, se to be reflected [light], reverberate [sound]
45 racornir, se to become as hard as horn
46 bouffir to become bloated, swollen
47 enhardir, s’ to become bolder
48 convertir à, se to become converted, turn to
49 fraîchir to become cooler [weather]
50 rafraîchir, se to become cooler [weather], to refresh o.s., to have sth to drink
51 amortir, s’ to become deadened
52 désunir, se to become disunited, to come apart
53 dépolir, se to become dull
54 aguerrir, s’ to become hardened
55 appesantir, s’ to become heavy
56 aveulir, s’ to become indifferent
57 tiédir to become lukewarm [water], cool off [friendship], cool down
58 embellir, s’ to become more beautiful
59 rétrécir, se to become narrower [street]
60 obscurcir, s’ to become obscure, cloud over [sky]
61 rancir, se to become old [ideas]
62 endolorir, s’ to become painful
63 pâlir to become pale, fade [colour]
64 pervertir, se to become perverted
65 rancir to become rancid [oil, butter, fat]
66 arrondir, s’ to become round
67 assouvir, s’ to become sated, glut o.s.
68 raccourcir, se to become shorter
69 aplanir, s’ to become smoother, easier
70 amollir, s’ to become soft
71 ramollir, se to become soft
72 affermir, s’ to become stronger
73 rabougrir, se to become stunted [plant]
74 abêtir, s’ to become stupid
75 assouplir, s’ to become supple
76 affadir, s’ to become tasteless, insipid
77 épaissir, s’ to become thick [smoke], thicken [hair, fog], grow fat
78 affaiblir, s’ to become weak, lose strength
79 assagir, s’ to become wiser, sober down
80 mugir to bellow [bull], low [cow], roar [wind]
81 fléchir to bend (knee), sag [knees], weaken [currency]
82 infléchir to bend (ray, policy)
83 infléchir, s’ to bend [ray], cave in [structure]
84 engourdir to benumb (mind, limb) [cold, heat]
85 trahir to betray, give away (secret), misrepresent (thought)
86 ahurir to bewilder, flabbergast
87 noircir to blacken
88 bénir to bless
89 fleurir to blossom [plant] (imparfait fleurissait); thrive, flourish (imparfait florissait)
90 rosir to blush, become pink
91 rebondir to bounce [ball], to rebound [from depression, disappointment]
92 bondir to bounce, leap, spring
93 raidir, se to brace o.s., become stiff [cable]
94 brandir to brandish (arm), wave about (object)
95 affranchir de, s’ to break free from
96 désassortir to break up (collection)
97 meurtrir to bruise (flesh, fruit), wound (morally sb)
98 polir, se to buff (nails)
99 bâtir to build, construct
100 enfouir to bury
101 enfouir, s’ to bury o.s.
102 radoucir, se to calm down, become milder [weather]
103 assagir to calm down, sober
104 ragaillardir, se to cheer o.s. up
105 ragaillardir to cheer up (depressed or tired person)
106 chérir to cherish
107 choisir to choose, select
108 assainir to cleanse, make healthier
109 blanchir, se to clear one’s name
110 éclaircir to clear up (mystery), thin (forest)
111 éclaircir, s’ to clear up [weather], become clearer [situation], become thinner [hair]
112 assombrir, s’ to cloud over, become dark
113 emboutir, s’ to collide [cars]
114 applaudir, s’ to congratulate o.s.
115 convertir to convert, win over
116 rafraîchir to cool down (drink, room), refresh (memory), freshen up (colour)
117 refroidir to cool down (enthusiasm)
118 attiédir to cool down, make lukewarm
119 attiédir, s’ to cool off, become less enthusiast
120 saillir to cover (mare) [horse] (defective verb used only in infinitive and 3rd persons]
121 farcir la mémoire de, se to cram one’s memory with
122 tapir, se to crouch, stoop with the limbs pulled close to the body
123 blottir, se to curl up, snuggle up
124 maudire to curse (participe passé maudit)
125 assombrir to darken
126 obscurcir to darken, obscure
127 éblouir to dazzle
128 amortir to deaden (sound), amortize, depreciate
129 assourdir to deafen, tone down
130 sévir contre to deal severely with
131 approfondir to deepen, study thoroughly
132 définir to define
133 abâtardir, s’ to degenerate
134 abrutir, s’ to degrade o.s.
135 avilir to degrade, render vile
136 ravilir to degrade, vilify
137 réjouir to delight
138 ravir to delight (sb), give great pleasure
139 avilir, s’ to demean o.s., lose value
140 démolir to demolish (house), knock down (argument)
141 démunir de to deprive from
142 abâtardir to deteriorate, debase
143 assourdir, s’ to die away, grow fainter
144 fouir to dig ground [animal]
145 amoindrir, s’ to diminish, grow less
146 salir to dirty (linen), tarnish (reputation)
147 resalir to dirty again
148 ensevelir, s’ to disappear (under ruins)
149 honnir to disgrace, dishonour
150 travestir to disguise, misrepresent (thought)
151 désobéir à to disobey, be disobedient
152 dessaisir de to dispossess of
153 répartir to distribute (heath, weight), spread (risk, payments), divide up (work)
154 désunir to disunite, divide (people), separate (boards)
155 répartir, se to divide (in two groups), divide up among each other (work)
156 lotir to divide into lots
157 assoupir, s’ to doze off
158 travestir, se to dress as sb of the opposite sex
159 étourdir, s’ to drown one’s sorrows, try to forget
160 tarir to dry up [spring, tears], run dry [imagination]
161 assoupir to dull (pain), lull (passion), make drowsy (sb)
162 dépolir to dull (surface), to grind (glass)
163 abasourdir to dumbfound, stun, bewilder
164 nourrir de, se to eat, live on
165 embellir to embellish, make more beautiful
166 aigrir to embitter, sour
167 dégarnir to empty (bank account, store window)
168 désemplir, se to empty [room]
169 aboutir to end up, succeed
170 jouir de to enjoy (life)
171 anoblir to ennoble
172 ennoblir to ennoble (sb), improve the quality (product)
173 enrichir to enrich, make wealthy
174 asservir to enslave, reduce to slavery
175 établir to establish (business), set up (record), prove (fact)
176 établir, s’ to establish o.s. (in a place), become established [custom]
177 évanouir, s’ to faint
178 rejaillir sur to fall back on [shame, disgrace]
179 décrépir, se to fall into disrepair
180 nourrir to feed, cherish (hope)
181 remplir to fill (glass, questionnaire)
182 remplir, se to fill [room]
183 emplir to fill up
184 garnir, se to fill up [room]
185 emplir de, s’ to fill up with
186 remplir de to fill with
187 empuantir to fill with stink, with bad odour
188 finir to finish, end
189 aplatir to flatten
190 refleurir to flower again, blossom again, flourish anew
191 fourbir to furbish (arm), polish up (metal object)
192 regrossir to gain weight again
193 ébahir de, s’ to gape at, stand dumbfounded at
194 guérir, se to get better
195 salir, se to get dirty
196 adoucir, s’ to get milder [weather]
197 mincir to get thinner
198 trahir, se to give o.s. away
199 dénantir de, se to give up, to part with (securities)
200 resplendir de to glow with (health)
201 brunir, se to go darker
202 gravir to go up (hill), climb (social ladder)
203 enchérir to go up in price, make a higher bid
204 régir to govern, require (subjunctive, indicative)
205 impartir to grant (right, favour)
206 grossir to grow bigger, enlarge, magnify (object)
207 approfondir, s’ to grow deeper
208 alourdir, s’ to grow heavy, stupid, dull
209 agrandir, s’ to grow larger
210 engourdir, s’ to grow numb [limb]
211 appauvrir, s’ to grow poor
212 enrichir, s’ to grow rich, make money
213 forcir to grow stronger [wind], to grow strong [child]
214 grandir to grow tall [child], increase [power, discontent], magnify [microscope]
215 amaigrir, s’ to grow thin
216 enlaidir, s’ to grow ugly
217 garantir to guarantee, secure (debt)
218 prémunir contre, se to guard against
219 durcir to harden
220 raffermir, se to harden [muscle], improve [health], steady [prices]
221 aguerrir to harden to hardship
222 endurcir, s’ to harden, become tough
223 durcir, se to harden, grow hard
224 ourdir to hatch (plot), weave (intrigue)
225 rétroagir to have a retroactive effect, act on the past
226 guérir de to heal, to cure, to get over from (fever)
227 appauvrir to impoverish
228 assainir, s’ to improve, become sounder
229 renchérir to increase in price [goods]
230 envahir to invade
231 intervertir to invert, reverse the order
232 investir to invest (money), besiege (place)
233 investir de to invest with (mission)
234 réunir to join together (things), gather (information), convene (assembly)
235 franchir to jump over (ditch), get over (difficulty), break (sound barrier)
236 pétrir to knead (dough, bread)
237 alunir to land on the moon
238 atterrir to land, touch ground
239 languir to languish, become weak, be slack [business]
240 croupir to lie (in filth), stagnate [water]
241 aplatir, s’ to lie down flat, become flatter
242 défleurir to loose blossom [tree]
243 avachir, s’ to loose one’s energy, become sloppy
244 ameublir to loosen, break up (soil)
245 dégarnir, se to lose its leaves, one’s hair
246 déraidir, se to lose its stiffness [limb], become less tense
247 ternir, se to lose luster [silver]
248 ternir to lose luster [silver], tarnish [reputation]
249 défraîchir, se to lose one’s freshness
250 maigrir to lose weight
251 racornir to make as hard as horn [leather], harden
252 enhardir to make bolder
253 alourdir to make heavy
254 appesantir to make heavy
255 aveulir to make indifferent
256 agrandir to make larger
257 désenlaidir to make less ugly
258 vieillir, se to make o.s. older or look older
259 grandir, se to make o.s. taller, more important
260 rajeunir, se to make o.s. younger or look younger
261 endolorir to make painful, sore (limb)
262 enorgueillir to make proud
263 rajeunir to make sb look or feel younger, rejuvenate
264 rétrécir to make smaller or shorter (skirt, pants), narrow (street), shrink (garment)
265 abêtir to make stupid
266 assouplir to make supple, soften
267 affadir to make tasteless, insipid
268 attendrir to make tender (meat), soften (vegetables)
269 amaigrir to make thin, impoverish (soil)
270 enlaidir to make ugly
271 assortir to match (colours), stock (shop)
272 réunir, se to meet, gather together
273 moisir to mildew, go mouldy
274 gémir to moan, groan
275 déguerpir to move out secretly [tenant], bolt
276 hennir to neigh [horse], whinny
277 obéir à to obey
278 épanouir, s’ to open out [flower], light up [face], blossom out [beauty]
279 renchérir sur to outbid, to outdo (sb)
280 surenchérir to overbid, bid higher, rise higher in price
281 démunir de, se to part with, give up (sth)
282 périr to perish, die (unnaturally)
283 pervertir to pervert, corrupt
284 polir to polish (metal), refine (mind, manners)
285 préétablir to pre-establish
286 enorgueillir de, s’ to pride o.s. on
287 fournir de, se to provide o.s. with
288 munir de, se to provide o.s. with
289 prémunir de, se to provide o.s. with
290 nantir de to provide with
291 munir de to provide with, equip with
292 débâtir to pull down
293 punir to punish
294 ressortir à to purtain to, be under the jurisdiction of (court, country)
295 assouvir to quench (thirst), appease (passion)
296 frémir de to quiver with, shiver with
297 res(s)urgir to re-emerge, rise again
298 réagir à to react to
299 rebâtir to rebuild
300 ressaisir to recapture (fugitive)
301 reconvertir to reconvert
302 guérir de, se to recover from
303 rétablir, se to recover, get well again
304 redémolir to redemolish
305 désinvestir to reduce one’s investments
306 anéantir to reduce to nothing
307 amoindrir to reduce, diminish
308 réfléchir to reflect (light)
309 ressaisir, se to regain one’s self-control
310 réinvestir to reinvest
311 dessaisir de, se to relinquish, part with
312 dégourdir to remove stiffness from (limb), revive
313 dévernir to remove varnish
314 repolir to repolish
315 regarnir to restock (shelves), refill (purse)
316 réassortir to restock (shop), to replace (glasses)
317 rétablir to restore (order), recover (health), re-establish (contact)
318 retentir to ring [doorbell, trumpet, words]
319 mûrir to ripen [fruit], mature, give careful consideration to (question)
320 rugir to roar [lion], howl [wind]
321 rôtir to roast (meat), toast (bread)
322 ravir qch à qn to rob sb of sth
323 pourrir to rot, decay, go bad
324 dégrossir to rough down (timber), trim
325 dégauchir to rough-plane (board)
326 recrépir to roughcast again (wall)
327 arrondir to round off
328 tarir, se to run dry, dry up [source, imagination]
329 engloutir to run through (fortune), gobble up (food)
330 roussir to russet or brown (meat, linen)
331 glatir to scream [eagle]
332 nantir, se to secure o.s.
333 saisir de, se to seize upon
334 saisir to seize, grab, refer (a matter to a court)
335 sertir to set (precious stone)
336 resplendir to shine [metal]
337 raccourcir to shorten, reduce the length of
338 ensevelir to shroud (corpse), bury, entomb
339 engloutir, s’ to sink [boat], be engulfed
340 mollir to slacken [rope], lose strength [legs]
341 amincir, s’ to slim down
342 ralentir to slow down (pace), slacken (efforts)
343 ralentir, se to slow down [production], slow up, become slow
344 aplanir to smooth (surface), plane (wood)
345 amollir to soften
346 ramollir to soften (butter, wax, sb)
347 radoucir to soften (tone), make milder (weather) [wind]
348 rejaillir to splash back [water, mud]
349 jaillir de to spring from
350 accroupir, s’ to squat
351 clapir to squeal [rabbit]
352 affranchir to stamp (letter), emancipate, set free (slave)
353 emboutir to stamp, press (metal), run into (car)
354 raidir to stiffen (cable)
355 réassortir, se to stock up again
356 garnir de to stock with (shop), trim with (lace)
357 raffermir to strengthen (authority), steady (prices), fortify (courage)
358 affermir to strengthen, consolidate
359 farcir de to stuff with (poultry), cram with (ideas, quotations)
360 étourdir to stun, make dizzy
361 assujettir to subdue, fasten, curb (passions)
362 assujettir à, s’ to subject o.s. to, submit to
363 asservir à, s’ to submit to, subject o.s. to
364 réussir à to succeed to
365 pâtir to suffer
366 pâtir de to suffer from (injustice)
367 fournir to supply, provide, follow suit (when playing cards)
368 adoucir to sweeten, soften
369 compatir à to sympathize with, be indulgent towards
370 défraîchir to take away the freshness
371 reconvertir, se to take up a new activity
372 brunir to tan, become dark
373 épaissir to thicken (sauce), get thicker
374 désépaissir to thin down (hair, sauce)
375 amincir to thin down, make thinner
376 réfléchir à to think about
377 endurcir à to toughen, harden to
378 barrir to trumpet [elephant]
379 bleuir to turn blue
380 refroidir, se to turn cold [weather], to cool down [room]
381 noircir, se to turn dark, grow dark
382 blondir to turn golden [wheat], go fairer [hair]
383 verdir to turn green
384 blêmir to turn pale, grow dim
385 rougir to turn red, blush, flush (from fever, embarrassment, emotion)
386 surir to turn sour
387 aigrir, s’ to turn sour, become embittered
388 blanchir to turn white [hair], whitewash (wall)
389 jaunir to turn yellow, fade
390 subir to undergo (operation, trial), suffer (defeat), come under (influence), sustain (losses), experience (a rise)
391 unir to unite
392 unir, s’ to unite, marry
393 dessertir to unset (precious stone)
394 déraidir to unstiffen
395 anéantir, s’ to vanish, come to nothing
396 vernir to varnish [wood, nails], glaze (piece of pottery)
397 vagir to wail, cry [new-born baby]
398 dégourdir, se to warm up, stretch one’s limbs, grow more alert
399 avertir to warn, notify
400 gauchir to warp (board), twist out of shape
401 gauchir, se to warp [board], twist out of shape
402 dépérir to waste away [person], decline [health], wither [tree]
403 faiblir to weaken, lose power [engine], abate [wind]
404 affaiblir to weaken, reduce
405 reblanchir to whiten again
406 élargir to widen (road), set free (prisoner)
407 rélargir to widen further
408 élargir, s’ to widen out, extend
409 flétrir, se to wither [flower]
410 flétrir to wither up [flower], slur [reputation]

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