Reflexive verbs

Peggie, 

There is a relatively small number of verbs, around a couple of dozen, that only exist in ‘ pronominal form ‘ - that is the verb is meaningless ( doesn’t exist) without the ‘reflexive’ pronoun. 

The links below are useful if you want more information on the types of pronominal verbs, including 

reflexive and reciprocal verbs, 

verbs that have a change in meaning between non-pronominal and pronominal usage, and

 verbs that exist only in pronominal form.

 https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/essentially-pronominal-verbs/

 https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/pronominal-verbs/