French verbs — E

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ébaucher to sketch, to outline
éblouir to dazzle
ébranler to shake
écarter to remove
échanger to exchange
échapper to escape
échauffer to warm up
échouer to fail
éclabousser to splash
éclaircir to clarify
éclairer to enlighten
éclater to burst; to break out
écoeurer to disgust
économiser to save
écoper to receive
écorcher to skin (to remove the skin off)
écouler to flow out
écouter to listen
écraser to crush
écrier to shout
écrire to write
écrouler to collapse
écumer to foam
édifier to build
éditer to edit
éduquer to educate
effacer to erase
effectuer to carry out
effondrer to collapse
efforcer to make efforts towards
effrayer to frighten
égaler to equal
égarer to misplace
égorger to slit (throat)
éjecter to eject
élaborer to elaborate
élancer to leap
élargir to widen
élever to raise
éliminer to eliminate
élire to elect; to choose
éloigner to distance
élucider to elucidate
émaner to emanate
emballer to pack.
embarquer to embark
embarrasser to embarrass
embaucher to hire
embellir to embellish
embêter to bother
embraser to blaze
embrasser to embrace
émerger to emerge
émerveiller to amaze
émettre to emit
émigrer to emigrate
emménager to move (house)
emmener to take
émouvoir to move
emparer to seize
empêcher to prevent
empester to stink (of), to reek
empiéter to encroach
empiler to stack
emplir to fill
employer to employ
empoigner to seize
empoisonner to poison, to kill by poisoning
emporter to take away
empresser to hurry
emprisonner to imprison
emprunter to borrow
encadrer to frame
enceindre to encircle
encercler to encircle
enchaîner to chain, to shackle
enchanter to enchant
enclore to enclose
encombrer to encumber
encourager to encourage
endetter to indebted
endiguer to dam
endommager to damage (to cause damage to something)
endormir to put to sleep
endosser to endorse
endurer to endure.
énerver to annoy
enfanter to give birth
enfermer to imprison
enfiler to put on (clothes)
enflammer to ignite
enfler to swell
enfoncer to push in
enfuir to flee
engager to engage
engendrer to engender
engloutir gobble
engourdir numb
engraisser fatten
engueuler to give a roasting; to tell someone off; to chew out
enivrer to intoxicate, to get drunk
enlever to remove
ennuyer to bore
énoncer to state, to express
enquêter to investigate
enrager enrage
enregistrer to record
enrhumer to catch a cold
enrichir to enrich
enrouler to roll up
ensanglanter to make bloody
enseigner to teach
ensoleiller to brighten
ensorceler to enchant
entamer to begin
entasser to pile up
entendre to hear
enterrer to bury
entêter to confuse
enthousiasmer to excite
entourer to surround
entraider to help each other
entraîner to train
entraver to hinder; to impede
entrecroiser to interlace
entreposer to store
entreprendre to undertake
entrer to enter
entretenir to maintain
entrevoir to glimpse
énumérer to enumerate; count out; go through one by one
envahir to invade
envelopper to wrap
envier to envy
envisager to consider
envoler to fly away
envoyer to send
épanouir to flourish
épargner to save (to set aside money or resources)
éparpiller to scatter
épater to impress
épauler to support
épeler to spell
éperdre to lose
épicer to spice
épier to spy
épingler to pin (fasten/attach with a pin)
éplucher to peel
éponger to dry
épouser to marry.
épouvanter to frighten
éprendre to seize
éprouver to experience
épuiser to exhaust
équilibrer to balance
équiper to equip
équivaloir to equate
ériger to erect
errer to wander, to wander about
escalader to climb
escorter to escort
espacer to space out
espérer to hope
espionner to spy
esquisser to sketch
essayer to try
essouffler to out of breath
essuyer to wipe, to wipe down
estimer to estimate, to calculate roughly
estomper to blur
estropier to damage
établir to establish
étager to level
étaler to spread
éteindre to extinguish
étendre to extend
étinceler to sparkle
étirer to stretch
étoiler to star
étonner to astonish
étouffer to suffocate
étourdir to stun
étrangler to strangle
être to be
étreindre to embrace
étudier to study
évacuer to evacuate
évader to escape
évaluer to evaluate
évanouir to fade away
évaporer to evaporate
évaser to widen
éveiller to awaken
évider to empty
évincer to evict (expel)
éviter to avoid
évoluer to evolve; to change, to develop
évoquer to evoke
exagérer to exaggerate.
exalter to exalt
examiner to examine
exaspérer to exasperate
exaucer to grant
exceller to excel
excepter to except
exciter to excite (to stir the emotions of)
exclure to exclude
excuser to excuse
exécrer to abhor
exécuter to execute
exercer to exercise
exhiber to exhibit
exiger to demand
exiler to exile, to banish
exister to exist
expédier to ship
expérimenter to experiment
expliciter to explicate
expliquer to explain
exploiter to exploit
explorer to explore
exploser to explode
exposer to expose
exprimer to express
expulser to expel
extasier to ecstasize
exténuer to exhaust
extirper to extirpate
extraire to extract
extrapoler to extrapolate