Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 781–840
Continuing the list — words 781 to 840 of 1,897, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
1,897
entries
45
at A1
137
at A2
227
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- quantifizieren to quantify
- glorifizieren to glorify
- missinterpretieren to misinterpret
- einschränkend present participle of einschränken
- kredenzen to offer (e.g. drinks or food)
- einbetten to embed
- stigmatisieren to stigmatize
- akzentuiert past participle of akzentuieren
- generalisieren to generalize
- akkumulieren to accumulate
- überzeugen to convince; to persuade
- standardisieren to standardize, to standardise
- kondensieren to condense (to decrease size or volume)
- anfeinden to antagonize (to make someone into an enemy, broadly by verbal means)
- kompilieren to compile or assemble information (without e.g. performing original research); to…
- nachwirken
- übersteigern exaggerate
- klärend present participle of klären
- entlarvend
- verortet
- simplifizierend present participle of simplifizieren
- verknappen cut down the supply of; run short
- mäandernd
- ritualisieren
- approximieren approximate
- einbeziehend present participle of einbeziehen
- elaborieren elaborate
- fundieren to fund; to found
- in Frage stellen to question, to challenge, to cast doubt on
- infrage stellen alternative form of in Frage stellen
- sich anpassen to adapt, to adjust; to adapt to, to adjust to
- sich ausdrücken to squeeze, to squeeze out; to stub out (a cigarette)
- sich befinden to occupy a place; to be located; to be situated; to find, to consider, to deem
- sich bemühen to make an effort; to trouble oneself
- sich eignen to suit, to be apt for; [with dative] to be own to someone, to be characteristic
- sich entschließen to decide
- sich handeln to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle
- sich konzentrieren to concentrate, to focus (one's mind or attention); to concentrate (something)
- sich leisten to perform (a task, work), to accomplish (a task), to achieve (a goal); to provide (aid,…
- sich weigern to refuse
- stereotypisieren to stereotype
- tabuisieren to taboo
- uniformieren uniform; uniformize
- vorausplanen to plan ahead
- zugrunde legen
- töten to kill
- ziehen to pull; to drag; to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff
- umbringen to kill, to murder, to do away with; to commit suicide
- führen to lead; to carry, to sell
- beschützen to protect, to guard, to defend
- drehen to turn; to turn (one’s body), turn around
- treten to step, to walk (a short distance); to appear
- entkommen to escape
- hinterlassen to leave, to leave behind (after leaving a location); to leave, to leave behind, to be…
- stehlen to steal; to skulk, to move secretly
- entlassen to release; to dismiss
- merken to notice, to sense, to be able to tell (the difference in a situation or state); to…
- zulassen to allow; (administrative) to license (a car, a professional); to admit (a student)
- spüren to sense, to detect, to perceive
- begraben to bury (also figuratively)
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 1,897 verbs graded A1 to C2. 182 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the verb forms included?
Yes — every verb entry lists the third-person present, the preterite and the past participle, plus whether it takes haben or sein in the perfect. Those four pieces are enough to build every tense.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.