Verbs + de + infinitive

List of useful verbs followed by the preposition de and an infinitive

French vocabulary

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Attendre de [faire]		to wait to [do]
Cesser de [faire]		To stop [doing]
Convenir de [faire]		To agree [to do]
Craindre de [faire]		To fear [doing]
Empêcher de [faire]		To prevent [from doing]
Éviter de [faire]		to avoid [doing]
Faire semblant de [faire]		To pretend [to do]
Manquer de [faire]		To fail [to do]
Persuader de [faire]		To persuade [to do]
Prier de [faire]		To kindly request that [someone do]
Regretter de [faire]		To regret [doing]
Risquer de [faire]		To be likely [to do]
S'arrêter de [faire]		To stop [doing]
S'efforcer de [faire]		To strive to [do]
Se garder de [faire]		To refrain from [doing]
Tâcher de [faire]		To try to [do]
Tenter de [faire]		To attempt to [do]