Spanish verbs — E

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• echar to throw
• echarse to lie down; to throw oneself
• editar to edit (to prepare for publication)
• educar to educate
• efectuar to carry out
• egresar to graduate
• ejecutar to execute
• ejercer to exercise (enforce)
• ejercitar to exercise
• elaborar to elaborate
• elegir to choose
• elevar to raise
• elevarse to rise, go up
• eliminar to eliminate
• elogiar to praise
• eludir to evade
• emanar to emanate
• embarazar to impregnate
• embarazarse to get pregnant
• embarcar to embark, to sail, to ship out
• embarcarse to embark oneself
• embargar to seize
• emborrachar to intoxicate, inebriate
• emborracharse to get drunk
• embotellar to bottle
• embutir to stuff
• embutirse to stuff oneself
• emerger to emerge
• emigrar to emigrate
• emitir to emit
• emocionar to excite
• empanar to bread
• empapar to soak
• empaquetar to pack
• empatar to tie (in a game)
• empecer to hinder
• empeñar to pawn
• empeñarse to insist on, strive (empeñarse en)
• empeorar to worsen
• empezar to begin
• empinar to raise
• emplear to employ (to hire for work)
• emplearse to apply oneself (emplearse a fondo); to get a job
• emprender to undertake, to engage in
• empujar to push
• enamorar to fall in love (to make someone fall in love)
• enamorarse to fall in love (oneself)
• encabezar to lead, to head
• encadenar to chain
• encajar to fit
• encaminar to direct
• encantar to love
• encarar to face
• encararse to confront, square up to (encararse con)
• encarcelar to imprison
• encargar to order (to charge someone with a task)
• encarnar to embody
• encarnarse to embody oneself
• encender to light (a fire)
• encerrar to enclose; to lock up
• enchilar to spice
• encimar to stack (to place on top)
• encoger to shrink
• encomendar to entrust
• encomendarse to entrust oneself
• encontrar to find
• encontrarse to meet; to feel (encontrarse bien); to be located
• encorvar to bend
• encorvarse to bend oneself
• encuadrar to frame
• encubertar to cover up
• encuestar to survey
• enderezar to straighten, to straighten out
• enderezarse to straighten oneself
• endeudar to incur debt
• endulzar to sweeten (make sweeter)
• endurecer to harden
• endurecerse to harden oneself
• enfadar to anger (to make angry)
• enfadarse to get angry
• enfatizar to emphasise
• enfermar to fall ill
• enfermarse to get sick
• enfocar to focus
• enfrentar to confront
• enfrentarse to face, confront (enfrentarse a/con)
• enfriar to cool
• enfriarse to get cold, cool down
• engañar to deceive
• engañarse to deceive oneself
• enganchar to hook
• engendrar to engender
• englobar to encompass.
• engordar to fatten.
• enjaular to cage
• enlazar to link
• enloquecer to drive crazy
• enmarcar to frame (put in a frame; put in a context)
• enmascarar to mask
• enojar to annoy
• enojarse to get angry
• enredar to tangle
• enredarse to get tangled up
• enriquecer to enrich
• enriquecerse to enrich oneself
• enrollar to roll up
• enrollarse to ramble on; to get involved (colloq.)
• ensangrentar to stain with blood
• ensayar to rehearse
• enseñar to teach
• ensuciar to dirty
• ensuciarse to get dirty
• entablar to establish
• entender to understand
• entenderse to understand each other
• enterar to inform (to make someone aware)
• enterrar to bury
• entonar to intone
• entornar to half-open
• entrabar to entangle
• entrar to enter
• entregar to deliver
• entrelazar to intertwine
• entrenar to train
• entrenarse to train oneself
• entretener to entertain
• entretenerse to entertain oneself
• entrevistar to interview
• entristecer to sadden.
• entristecerse to become sad
• entusiasmar to excite
• enumerar to enumerate
• envasar to package
• envejecer to age.
• envenenar to poison.
• envenenarse to poison oneself
• enviar to send
• envidiar to envy
• envolver to wrap; to shroud
• equilibrar to balance
• equipar to equip
• equivaler to equal; to be equivalent to
• equivocar to confuse
• equivocarse to make a mistake
• erguir to erect
• erizar to bristle
• erradicar to eradicate (to completely remove or destroy)
• errar to err
• erupcionar to erupt
• esbozar to sketch
• escalar to climb
• escalonar to stagger
• escanear to scan
• escapar to escape
• escaparse to escape, run away; to slip away
• escarbar to dig
• escasear to be scarce
• esclavizar to enslave
• escoger to choose
• esconder to hide
• esconderse to hide oneself
• escribir to write
• escribirse to write to each other; to be spelled
• escuchar to listen
• escupir to spit
• escurrir to drain
• esforzar to strive
• esforzarse to make an effort, strive (esforzarse por)
• esfumar to fade
• esfumarse to vanish, fade away
• esmerar to take care
• espabilar to wake up
• espabilarse to wake oneself up
• esparcir to spread
• esparcirse to spread oneself
• especializar to specialise
• especificar to specify
• especular to speculate
• esperanzar to give hope
• esperar to wait
• esperarse to expect (esperarse algo); ¡espérate!: hang on
• espesar to thicken.
• espiar to spy
• espinar to thorn
• esposar to handcuff
• esquiar to ski
• esquivar to evade
• estabilizar to stabilise.
• establecer to establish
• establecerse to establish oneself
• estacionar to park
• estafar to scam
• estallar to burst
• estampar to print
• estancar to stagnate
• estar to be (state, location)
• estarse to stay, keep still (¡estate quieto!)
• estereotipar to stereotype
• estimar to estimate
• estimular to stimulate
• estipular to stipulate.
• estirar to stretch
• estirarse to stretch oneself
• estomagar to stomach (to tolerate)
• estrangular to strangle
• estrechar to narrow (make narrower)
• estrellar to crash
• estremecer to tremble
• estremecerse to shudder
• estrenar to debut
• estresar to stress
• estresarse to get stressed
• estropear to spoil
• estructurar to structure
• estudiar to study
• etiquetar to label
• evacuar to evacuate
• evadir to evade
• evaluar to evaluate
• evaporar to evaporate
• evidenciar to evidence
• evitar to avoid
• evocar to evoke, to conjure
• evolucionar to evolve
• exagerar to exaggerate.
• exaltar to exalt
• examinar to examine
• excavar to excavate
• exceder to exceed
• excitar to excite
• excitarse to get excited
• exclamar to exclaim
• excluir to exclude
• excusar to excuse
• exentar to exempt
• exhibir to exhibit, to show
• exigir to demand; to require; to call for
• exigirse to demand of oneself
• exiliar to exile
• existir to exist
• expandir to expand, to spread
• expandirse to expand, spread
• expedicionar to expedition
• experimentar to experience
• explicar to explain
• explicarse to explain oneself
• explorar to explore
• explotar to exploit
• exponer to expose (to reveal or present)
• exponerse to expose oneself
• exportar to export
• expresar to express
• expresarse to express oneself
• exprimir to express
• expulsar to expel
• extender to extend, to expand
• extenderse to spread out (oneself)
• exterminar to exterminate
• externar to express
• extinguir to extinguish, to put out
• extinguirse to go out; to become extinct
• extraer to extract
• extrañar to miss
• extraviar to misplace
• extraviarse to get lost
• extremar to extreme (to push to the limit)