French verbs beginning with H

122 verbs with English meanings. Select a verb to see its conjugation.

• habiliterto habilitate
• habillerdress someone; get dressed (s’habiller)
• habiterlive in; inhabit; occupy someone’s thoughts
• habituerget someone used to; accustom; get used to (s’habituer)
• hacherto chop up, mince; to cut or hit repeatedly with something sharp; to slash; to split with an axe (dated); to cut roughly and unequally (rare)
• hachurerto hachure
• halerto haul, tow
• haleterto pant (To breathe heavily)
• hallucinerto hallucinate; to be flabbergasted (informal)
• halogéniserto halogenate
• hameçonnerto attract and seduce by a deceptive appearance; to phish
• hancherto thrust the hip out
• handicaperto handicap (to encumber with a handicap)
• hannetonnerto destroy may beetles
• hanterto haunt; to frequent
• happerto snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals) (transitive); to grab, to seize (figurative, transitive); to strike forcefully (informal, transitive); to catch off guard; take by surprise (informal, transitive)
• haranguerto harangue; to excite, to rile up (especially a crowd)
• harasserto exhaust, to wear out
• harcelerto hassle; to bother; to disrupt; to harass
• harderto harness together (hunting dogs etc)
• harmoniserto harmonize
• harnacherto harness (transitive); to equip or dress up ridiculously (informal)
• harperto grasp forcefully
• harponnerto harpoon
• hasarderto hazard
• haubanerto lash; to brace; to reinforce
• hausserto raise; to shrug
• haverundercut a rock or mineral seam (mining)
• haïrhate; detest
• helléniserto Hellenize
• hennirto neigh or whinny (intransitive)
• herbagerto send livestock to pasture
• herberto lay out on grass
• herboriserto herborize, to collect herbs for medicinal uses
• hercherpush mine carts by hand (mining)
• herscherpush mine carts by hand
• herserto harrow (drag a harrow over) (transitive)
• heurterto strike, hit; to clash, conflict with; to crash, collide (together) (reflexive); to clash (reflexive)
• hibernerto hibernate (to spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep)
• hiberniserto prepare for winter; to hibernate
• hindouiserto make Hindu
• hispaniserto Hispanicize
• hisserto hoist, to raise; to rise through the ranks (reflexive)
• historialiserto give historical character to; to take on a historical character
• historiciserconsider in its historical context
• historiernarrate; decorate with small scenes or ornaments; observe matters of historical interest
• historiserstore information to retrieve history
• hivernerto winter, hibernate (to spend the winter in a certain place, especially for warmth) (intransitive)
• hivériserprepare for winter
• hiérarchiserto hierarchize; to prioritize
• hocherto nod (move one's head)
• hominiserto transform into a human being, to hominize (transitive)
• homogénéifierto homogenize
• homogénéiserto homogenize
• homologuerto officially recognize, ratify
• homopolymériserto homopolymerize
• homosexualiserto make homosexual; to give a homosexual character
• hongrerto castrate
• hongroyerdress leather with grease to make straps or harnesses
• honnirto shame; to disgrace; to dishonor (archaic, literary, transitive)
• honorerto honor, to honour
• hoqueterto hiccup
• horizontaliserto horizontalize (transitive)
• horrifierto horrify (transitive)
• horripilerto exasperate, infuriate (transitive)
• hospitaliserto hospitalise
• hottercarry in a shoulder basket
• houblonnerTo hop (add hops to)
• houerto hoe
• houillifiertransform into coal
• houpperto arrange in bunches; to comb wool; to call out hunting companions
• hourderto lay rough masonry
• houspillerto chide or scold someone harshly, usually accompanied by pulling and shaking, berate; to criticise; to rebuke, reprehend; to mistreat, torment, mob; to cause worry or distress
• housserto cover with a dustsheet (rare); to dust (with a duster) (rare)
• houssinerto whip with a thin rod
• hucherto cry out
• huerto boo
• huilerto oil, oil up (cover or coat with oil)
• hululerto hoot (to make the cry of an owl) (intransitive)
• humaniserto humanise; to civilise (transitive)
• humecterto moisten (make slightly wet)
• humerto smell (transitive)
• humidifierto humidify
• humifiertransform into humus
• humilierto humiliate
• hurlerto shout, to yell; to howl
• hybriderto hybridize (transitive)
• hydraterto hydrate (transitive)
• hydrofugerto make water-repellent
• hydrogénerto hydrogenate (transitive)
• hydrolyserto hydrolyze (transitive)
• hydrophiliserto make hydrophilic
• hydropneumatiserequip with a hydropneumatic system
• hygiéniserto make hygienic
• hyperboliserto exaggerate
• hypercentralisercentralize excessively
• hypermédiatiseroverexpose in media
• hyperorganiserto organize excessively
• hyperpolariserto hyperpolarize (transitive)
• hypersensibiliserto make hypersensitive
• hyperspécialiserspecialize to the extreme
• hypertrophierto hypertrophy
• hypnotiserto hypnotize; to mesmerize (figurative)
• hypostasierto hypostasize
• hypothéquerto hypothecate (transitive); to mortgage (transitive); to weaken or compromise, especially in view of immediate gain (figurative, transitive)
• hystériserto hystericize
• hâlerto tan (cause skin to go brown) (transitive); to catch a tan, to get a tan (reflexive); to sunbathe (reflexive); to dry out (dated, transitive)
• hâterto speed up, hasten (transitive); to hurry (reflexive)
• hébergerto house, accommodate
• hébraïserHebraize, Hebraicize (to give a Hebrew influence or form) (transitive); to teach (someone) the Hebrew language (transitive); to study Hebrew or Hebrew scripture (intransitive); to speak Hebrew (intransitive)
• hébéterto stupefy
• hégémoniserto establish hegemony; to make hegemonic
• hélerto hail (call out loudly)
• héliporterto helicopter (transport something by helicopter)
• hémiacétaliserform a hemiacetal
• hémisphérectomiserremove a brain hemisphere
• hépatectomiserremove the liver surgically
• hépatiserbecome liver-like
• hérisserto bristle, ruffle (feathers, fur etc.); to spike; to form spikes in; to get somebody's back up (informal)
• hérissonnerto raise hair or feathers; to plaster a wall
• hériterto inherit (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
• hésiterto hesitate