Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 901–960
Words 901 to 960 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- verschärfen to tighten; to aggravate, exacerbate
- zurückgehen to go back, return (to a place); to decline, abate
- respektieren to respect
- kotzen to vomit; to puke
- überfordern to demand or ask more of someone or something than is within her/his/its capabilities,…
- verprügeln to beat up (someone)
- durchführen to perform, to conduct (a study, a ceremony, an operation, etc.); to implement, to carry…
- gestatten to allow
- verwalten to manage; to administer
- bewundern to admire, to highly respect (something of high quality); to admire oneself (e.g. in a…
- quietschen to squeak
- kassieren to collect (money), to demand and enregister (a payment), to act as cashier; to earn,…
- absolvieren to pass, to finish (to successfully complete, especially of educational units); to…
- deuten to interpret (e.g. dreams), to understand, to read (e.g. signs); to point [with auf (+…
- anklagen to indict (to make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings…
- knacken to make a cracking sound; to crack (open)
- anpassen to adapt, to adjust; to adapt to, to adjust to
- errichten to build, to erect (a building or permanent structure, especially a large or…
- bewältigen to handle, to cope with, to get over, to overcome (a challenge or problem, especially…
- aktualisieren to update; to refresh, reload
- ahnen to suspect, guess
- herbringen to bring (to the speaker)
- durchziehen to pass; to soak
- beherrschen to master; to dominate
- ausdenken to come up with, to think up, to make up (a story, a plan, a strategy, lies etc.)
- umgeben to surround (to encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something)
- bellen to bark:; like a canine
- locken to lure, to entice, to tempt; to be lured
- demonstrieren to demonstrate (to participate in or organize a public display of group opinion)
- bedauern to regret; to pity
- erhoffen to hope (for); desire; want (to)
- manipulieren to manipulate
- vorlegen to present, to submit; to serve (food) to put down, put out (cat food etc.)
- blaken to burn turbulently or with a lot of smoke and smut (like a dying candle)
- schmeißen to throw; to fling; to hurl; to drop accidentally
- summen to buzz; to hum
- verschaffen to provide, supply, procure
- attackieren to attack
- wehren to defend oneself; to prevent the spread of something, to fight
- bewachen to guard, to watch over
- auflegen to lay on; to hang up
- sprengen to blow up, to blast; to sprinkle
- einsperren to lock up, to imprison, to jail
- erteilen to issue to; to give to (especially orders); to grant
- ereignen to occur, happen
- verdanken to owe, to attribute to
- zurückführen to return (to lead/direct someone back to where they came from); to return, to…
- widerstehen to withstand, to resist
- zurücklassen to leave behind; to let return
- einbauen to build in, to build into, to install
- erwerben to earn, gain, acquire; to acquire, to succeed to (irrespectively of the legal cause)
- konfrontieren to confront
- verdoppeln to double, redouble
- befördern to move; to convey; to transport; to carry; to promote, to raise (an employee's,…
- empfinden to feel; to sense; to perceive something through the sense organs.; feeling, sense
- ausdrücken to squeeze, to squeeze out; to stub out (a cigarette)
- wahrnehmen to sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice; to keep or make it to an appointment
- formulieren to formulate, to put into words (a thought, question, request); to phrase, to word (to…
- räuspern to clear one's throat, to cough slightly (when trying to get attention)
- freigeben to release, to declassify (to put at public disposal); to release, to liberate (to set…
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 2,742 verbs graded A1 to C2. 281 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.
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