Verbs of Opinion in French

A intermediate list of 19 French words for verbs of opinion, each with an example sentence to show it in context.

French	English	Example sentence
adorer	to love	J’adore ce film. I love this film.
aimer	to like	J’aime la musique classique. I like classical music.
apprécier	to enjoy / to like	J’apprécie ton aide. I appreciate your help.
approuver	to approve	J’approuve ta décision. I approve your decision.
croire	to believe	Je crois à son histoire. I believe his story.
désapprouver	to disapprove	Je désapprouve ce choix. I disapprove of this choice.
détester	to hate	Je déteste le mensonge. I hate lying.
douter	to doubt	Je doute de sa promesse. I doubt his promise.
être contre [quelque chose]	to be against [something]	Je suis contre ce projet. I am against this project.
être d’accord	to agree	Je suis d’accord avec toi. I agree with you.
être pour [quelque chose]	to be in favour of [something]	Je suis pour la réforme. I am in favour of the reform.
haïr	to hate	Elle hait l’injustice. She hates injustice.
penser	to think	Je pense que tu as raison. I think you are right.
préférer	to prefer	Je préfère le thé. I prefer tea.
refuser	to refuse	Il refuse de répondre. He refuses to answer.
s’opposer à [quelque chose]	to be opposed to [something]	Elle s’oppose à cette loi. She is opposed to this law.
souhaiter	to wish	Je souhaite réussir. I wish to succeed.
soutenir	to support	Je soutiens sa candidature. I support his candidacy.
trouver	to find	Je trouve ce film magnifique. I find this film magnificent.

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