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364 Verbs That Start With F

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fluster (verb) cause to be nervous or upset
(verb) be flustered; behave in a confused manner
flute (verb) form flutes in
flutter (verb) wink briefly Synonyms: bat
(verb) beat rapidly Synonyms: palpitate
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly Synonyms: flicker, flitter, quiver, waver
(verb) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Synonyms: dart, fleet, flit
(verb) flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
flux (verb) mix together different elements Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix
(verb) become liquid or fluid when heated Synonyms: liquefy, liquify
(verb) move or progress freely as if in a stream Synonyms: flow
fly (verb) decrease rapidly and disappear Synonyms: vanish, vaporize
(verb) change quickly from one emotional state to another
(verb) transport by aeroplane
(verb) hit a fly
(verb) travel through the air; be airborne Synonyms: wing
(verb) operate an airplane Synonyms: aviate, pilot
(verb) move quickly or suddenly
(verb) run away quickly Synonyms: flee, take flight
(verb) travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
(verb) travel in an airplane
(verb) pass away rapidly Synonyms: fell, vanish
(verb) cause to fly or float
(verb) be dispersed or disseminated
(verb) display in the air or cause to float
flyfish (verb) fish with flies as lures Synonyms: fly-fish
foal (verb) give birth to a foal
foam (verb) become bubbly or frothy or foaming Synonyms: effervesce, fizz, form bubbles, froth, sparkle
fob (verb) deceive somebody Synonyms: flim-flam, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick
focalise (verb) become focussed or come into focus Synonyms: focalize, focus
(verb) put (an image) into focus Synonyms: focalize, focus, sharpen
(verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Synonyms: concenter, concentre, focalize, focus
(verb) concentrate on a particular place or spot Synonyms: focalize, localise, localize
focalize (verb) become focussed or come into focus Synonyms: focalise, focus
(verb) put (an image) into focus Synonyms: focalise, focus, sharpen
(verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Synonyms: concenter, concentre, focalise, focus
(verb) concentrate on a particular place or spot Synonyms: focalise, localise, localize
focus (verb) become focussed or come into focus Synonyms: focalise, focalize
(verb) put (an image) into focus Synonyms: focalise, focalize, sharpen
(verb) direct one's attention on something Synonyms: center, centre, concentrate, pore, rivet
(verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Synonyms: concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize
(verb) cause to converge on or toward a central point
fodder (verb) give fodder (to domesticated animals)
fog (verb) make less visible or unclear Synonyms: becloud, befog, cloud, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure
foil (verb) cover or back with foil
(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
(verb) enhance by contrast
foist (verb) insert surreptitiously or without warrant
(verb) to force onto another
fold (verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
(verb) become folded or folded up Synonyms: fold up
(verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other Synonyms: fold up, turn up
(verb) confine in a fold, like sheep Synonyms: pen up
(verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating Synonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down
foliate (verb) grow leaves
(verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript Synonyms: page, paginate
(verb) coat or back with metal foil
(verb) hammer into thin flat foils
(verb) decorate with leaves
follback (verb) to return someone's following of you on a social media platform
follow (verb) behave in accordance or in agreement with Synonyms: conform to
(verb) keep informed Synonyms: keep abreast, keep up
(verb) keep to Synonyms: stick to, stick with
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something Synonyms: trace
(verb) grasp the meaning
(verb) imitate in behavior; take as a model Synonyms: take after
(verb) perform an accompaniment to Synonyms: accompany, play along
(verb) to travel behind, go after, come after
(verb) travel along a certain course Synonyms: travel along
(verb) follow in or as if in pursuit Synonyms: pursue
(verb) keep under surveillance Synonyms: surveil, survey
(verb) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans Synonyms: adopt, espouse
(verb) to subscribe to someone's updates on social media
(verb) to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media
(verb) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes Synonyms: abide by, comply
(verb) be the successor (of) Synonyms: come after, succeed
(verb) follow with the eyes or the mind Synonyms: keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
(verb) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function Synonyms: be
(verb) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
(verb) adhere to or practice
(verb) be later in time Synonyms: postdate
(verb) come after in time, as a result Synonyms: come after
(verb) be next
(verb) to bring something about at a later time than
(verb) to be the product or result Synonyms: come
(verb) come as a logical consequence; follow logically Synonyms: fall out
foment (verb) bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
(verb) try to stir up public opinion Synonyms: agitate, stir up
fondle (verb) touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner Synonyms: caress
fool (verb) indulge in horseplay Synonyms: arse around, fool around, horse around
(verb) fool or hoax Synonyms: befool, cod, dupe, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in
(verb) spend frivolously and unwisely Synonyms: dissipate, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot
(verb) make a fool or dupe of Synonyms: befool, gull
foolproof (verb) proof against human misuse or error Synonyms: goof-proof, goofproof
foot (verb) add a column of numbers Synonyms: foot up
(verb) walk Synonyms: hoof, hoof it, leg it
(verb) pay for something Synonyms: pick
footle (verb) act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
(verb) be about a place without any apparent purpose Synonyms: hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry
footnote (verb) add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments Synonyms: annotate
footslog (verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud Synonyms: pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge
forage (verb) wander and feed
(verb) collect or look around for (food) Synonyms: scrounge
foray (verb) briefly enter enemy territory
(verb) steal goods; take as spoils Synonyms: despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip
forbear (verb) resist doing something Synonyms: refrain
(verb) refrain from doing Synonyms: hold back
forbid (verb) command against Synonyms: disallow, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto
(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible Synonyms: foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
force (verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably Synonyms: thrust
(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space Synonyms: squeeze, wedge
(verb) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically Synonyms: drive, ram
(verb) take by force Synonyms: storm
(verb) do forcibly; exert force
(verb) urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate Synonyms: impel
(verb) move with force Synonyms: push
(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means Synonyms: coerce, hale, pressure, squeeze
ford (verb) cross a river where it's shallow
forearm (verb) arm in advance of a confrontation
forebode (verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance Synonyms: anticipate, call, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise
forecast (verb) judge to be probable Synonyms: calculate, count on, estimate, figure, reckon
(verb) predict in advance Synonyms: calculate
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
foreclose (verb) subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible Synonyms: forbid, forestall, preclude, prevent
foredate (verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else Synonyms: antedate, predate
foredoom (verb) doom beforehand
forefend (verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off
foregather (verb) collect in one place Synonyms: assemble, forgather, gather, meet
forego (verb) lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime Synonyms: forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive
(verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to Synonyms: dispense with, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive
(verb) be earlier in time; go back further Synonyms: antecede, antedate, forgo, precede, predate
foreground (verb) move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent Synonyms: highlight, play up, spotlight
foreknow (verb) realize beforehand Synonyms: anticipate, foresee, previse
foreordain (verb) foreordain or determine beforehand Synonyms: predestine, preordain
(verb) foreordain by divine will or decree Synonyms: predestinate, predestine
foresee (verb) realize beforehand Synonyms: anticipate, foreknow, previse
(verb) picture to oneself; imagine possible Synonyms: envision
(verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Synonyms: anticipate, counter, forestall
foreshadow (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
foreshorten (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, shorten
(verb) shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
foreshow (verb) foretell by divine inspiration
forest (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land Synonyms: afforest
forestall (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Synonyms: anticipate, counter, foresee
(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible Synonyms: forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent
foreswear (verb) turn away from; give up Synonyms: quit, relinquish, renounce
(verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to Synonyms: dispense with, forego, forgo, relinquish, waive
foretell (verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance Synonyms: anticipate, call, forebode, predict, prognosticate, promise
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
(verb) foreshadow or presage Synonyms: announce, annunciate, harbinger, herald
forewarn (verb) warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning Synonyms: previse
forfeit (verb) lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime Synonyms: forego, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive
forfend (verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off
forgather (verb) collect in one place Synonyms: assemble, foregather, gather, meet
forge (verb) create by hammering Synonyms: hammer
(verb) make a copy of with the intent to deceive Synonyms: counterfeit, fake
(verb) make out of components (often in an improvising manner) Synonyms: fashion
(verb) make something, usually for a specific function Synonyms: form, mold, mould, shape, work
(verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort Synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, invent
(verb) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy Synonyms: spirt, spurt
(verb) move ahead steadily
forget (verb) be unable to remember Synonyms: blank out, block, draw a blank
(verb) dismiss from the mind; stop remembering Synonyms: bury
(verb) leave behind unintentionally Synonyms: leave
(verb) forget to do something
forgive (verb) stop blaming or grant forgiveness
(verb) absolve from payment
forgo (verb) lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime Synonyms: forego, forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive
(verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to Synonyms: dispense with, forego, foreswear, relinquish, waive
(verb) be earlier in time; go back further Synonyms: antecede, antedate, forego, precede, predate
fork (verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork Synonyms: branch, furcate, ramify, separate
(verb) shape like a fork
(verb) place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
(verb) lift with a pitchfork Synonyms: pitchfork
form (verb) give shape or form to Synonyms: shape
(verb) assume a form or shape
(verb) make something, usually for a specific function Synonyms: forge, mold, mould, shape, work
(verb) create (as an entity) Synonyms: organise, organize
(verb) establish or impress firmly in the mind Synonyms: imprint
(verb) to compose or represent Synonyms: constitute, make
(verb) develop into a distinctive entity Synonyms: spring, take form, take shape
formalise (verb) make formal or official Synonyms: formalize
(verb) declare or make legally valid Synonyms: formalize, validate
formalize (verb) make formal or official Synonyms: formalise
(verb) declare or make legally valid Synonyms: formalise, validate
format (verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data Synonyms: initialise, initialize
(verb) determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
(verb) set (printed matter) into a specific format Synonyms: arrange
formicate (verb) crawl about like ants
formularise (verb) express as a formula Synonyms: formularize
formularize (verb) express as a formula Synonyms: formularise
formulate (verb) put into words or an expression Synonyms: articulate, give voice, phrase, word
(verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses Synonyms: develop, explicate
(verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort Synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent
(verb) prepare according to a formula
fornicate (verb) have sex without being married
forsake (verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch Synonyms: abandon, desert, desolate
forswear (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure Synonyms: abjure, recant, resile, retract
fort (verb) station (troops) in a fort
(verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification Synonyms: fortify
(verb) gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense Synonyms: fort up
fortify (verb) add alcohol to (beverages) Synonyms: lace, spike
(verb) make strong or stronger Synonyms: beef up, strengthen
(verb) add nutrients to
(verb) prepare oneself for a military confrontation Synonyms: arm, build up, gird
(verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification Synonyms: fort
forward (verb) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit Synonyms: send on
fossilise (verb) convert to a fossil Synonyms: fossilize
(verb) become mentally inflexible Synonyms: fossilize
fossilize (verb) convert to a fossil Synonyms: fossilise
(verb) become mentally inflexible Synonyms: fossilise
foster (verb) help develop, help grow Synonyms: nurture
(verb) promote the growth of Synonyms: cultivate, further
(verb) bring up under fosterage; of children
foul (verb) become soiled and dirty
(verb) make unclean
(verb) spot, stain, or pollute Synonyms: befoul, defile, maculate
(verb) make impure Synonyms: contaminate, pollute
(verb) commit a foul; break the rules
(verb) hit a foul ball
(verb) become or cause to become obstructed Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up
found (verb) use as a basis for; found on Synonyms: base, establish, ground
(verb) set up or lay the groundwork for Synonyms: constitute, establish, institute, plant
(verb) set up or found Synonyms: establish, launch, set up
founder (verb) break down, literally or metaphorically Synonyms: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, give, give way
(verb) sink below the surface
(verb) stumble and nearly fall
(verb) fail utterly; collapse Synonyms: fall flat, fall through, flop
fowl (verb) hunt fowl in the forest
(verb) hunt fowl
fox (verb) become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
(verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly Synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fuddle, throw
(verb) deceive somebody Synonyms: flim-flam, fob, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick
foxhunt (verb) hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs
foxtrot (verb) dance the foxtrot
fraction (verb) perform a division Synonyms: divide
fractionate (verb) obtain by a fractional process
(verb) separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
fracture (verb) fracture a bone of Synonyms: break
(verb) become fractured
(verb) violate or abuse
(verb) break into pieces
(verb) interrupt, break, or destroy
fragment (verb) break or cause to break into pieces Synonyms: break up, fragmentise, fragmentize
fragmentise (verb) break or cause to break into pieces Synonyms: break up, fragment, fragmentize
fragmentize (verb) break or cause to break into pieces Synonyms: break up, fragment, fragmentise
frame (verb) make up plans or basic details for Synonyms: compose, draw up
(verb) formulate in a particular style or language Synonyms: cast, couch, put, redact
(verb) enclose in or as if in a frame Synonyms: border, frame in
(verb) construct by fitting or uniting parts together Synonyms: frame up
(verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap Synonyms: ensnare, entrap, set up
(verb) enclose in a frame, as of a picture
franchise (verb) grant a franchise to
frank (verb) exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
(verb) stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing Synonyms: postmark
frap (verb) take up the slack of
(verb) make secure by lashing
fraternise (verb) be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy Synonyms: fraternize
fraternize (verb) be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy Synonyms: fraternise
fray (verb) wear away by rubbing Synonyms: frazzle
(verb) cause friction Synonyms: chafe, fret, rub, scratch

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