German verbs — F

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• fabrizieren to manufacture
• fahren to drive
• fallen to fall
• falsifizieren to falsify (a hypothesis)
• falten to fold
• fangen to catch
• färben to color
• fassen to grasp
• fasten to fast
• faulenzen to be lazy, lounge
• fechten to fence
• fegen to sweep
• fehlen to be missing
• fehlschlagen to fail
• feiern to celebrate
• fernsehen to watch television
• fertig sein to be finished
• festhalten to hold tight
• festmachen to fix on
• festschnallen to tie to
• feststellen to determine
• feuern to fire
• ficken fuck
• finanzieren to finance
• finden to find
• finishen to finish (sports jargon)
• fischen to fish
• fixieren to fix, stare
• fladern to pinch, to steal (Austrian slang)
• flechten to weave
• fletschen to snarl
• fliegen to fly
• fliehen to flee
• fließen to flow
• flimmern to glitter, glisten
• flirten to flirt
• flöten to play the flute
• fluchen to curse, swear
• flüchten to flee with vor from a threat'
• flügeln to wing
• flüstern to whisper
• fluten to flood, flow, surge
• fokussieren to focus (concentrate one's attention)
• folgen to follow
• foltern to torture, torment
• foppen to tease, to fool
• forcieren to force, to push, to step up
• fordern to demand
• fördern to further
• formen to form, to shape, to mould
• forschen to search, investigate
• fortbewegen (sich) to propel, continue moving
• fortbilden to continue one’s education
• fortbleiben to stay away
• fortbringen to take away
• fortfahren to drive away
• fortführen to continue
• fortgehen to continue
• fortjagen to chase away, dismiss
• fortkommen to get away
• fortlaufen to run away, run on
• fortleben to live on, survive
• fortnehmen to take from, remove from
• fortpflanzen (sich) to propagate, spread
• fortreisen to set out on a journey
• fortreißen to get carried away, sweep away
• fortschaffen to get rid of, dismiss
• fortschreiten to advance, achieve progress
• fortsetzen to carry on, continue
• forttreiben to drive away, force away
• fortziehen to pull away
• fotografieren to photograph
• fragen to ask
• frankieren to pay the postage cost
• freien to marry
• freihaben to have time off
• freilassen to release, liberate
• frequentieren to frequent
• fressen to eat
• fretten to struggle with a very tedious task
• freuen to gladden
• frickeln to fiddle about, to tinker (colloquial)
• frieren to be cold
• frieren (haben) to freeze (feel cold)
• frieren (sein) to freeze
• fringsen to steal out of necessity (historical colloquialism)
• frömmeln to affect piety
• frösteln to chill, cause to shiver
• frühstücken to have breakfast, to breakfast
• fühlen to feel
• führen to lead
• füllen to fill
• fundieren to fund
• fungieren to function, to act (as)
• funkeln to sparkle, twinkle
• funktionieren to work, function
• funzen to work, to function (slang)
• fürchten to fear
• furzen to fart (vulgar)
• füttern to feed