Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 961–1,020
Words 961 to 1,020 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- zurückrufen to call back, to ring back
- rühren to stir, to mix (a liquid or powder as in cooking); to stir; to move; to cause an…
- unterzeichnen to sign (to give legal consent by writing one's signature)
- zugreifen to grab, to seize, to snap; to serve oneself, to help oneself
- andauern continue, go on, last
- agieren to act, to perform a task; to act, to behave (like something or in a certain way)
- werben to recruit; to enlist; to promote, advertise
- fesseln to chain, to bind; to rivet (someone's attention), to captivate
- morden to commit murder; to murder
- belasten to burden; to incriminate
- hinfahren to give a ride [auxiliary haben] (to drive for someone else to reach a destination); to…
- beinhalten to comprise, to contain, to include, to involve; to comprise, to entail
- arrangieren to arrange; to come to an agreement
- verwunden to wound (hurt by piercing the skin, especially with a weapon); to wound (cause extreme…
- bestreiten to deny (assert to be false); to dispute, contest, controvert (oppose a proposition or…
- spekulieren to speculate
- überwinden to overcome, to get over
- ablenken to divert; to distract
- verweigern to refuse, to deny [with accusative ‘’] and [with dative ‘’] (often as the necessary…
- umlegen to tilt, to lay flat; to apportion; to divide
- gehorchen to obey; to listen to reason, hearken
- zurückziehen to pull back, to withdraw; to retreat
- belästigen to molest, to harass
- blockieren to block; to lock
- erzeugen to produce; to generate
- vergraben to bury (to place in the ground); buried
- versetzen to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed; to transfer (to another…
- büßen to pay for, to make amends for; to repent, to do penance
- verbreiten to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth.; to spread, circulate, go around
- drängen to push, press (living beings, vehicles etc. in some direction); to push, press (one…
- abschalten to switch off; to unwind, relax
- erweisen to prove, to show (itself or oneself); to accord, to do
- einhalten to keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with; an appointment,…
- aushalten to stand, to endure something or someone:; to stand, to take, to endure
- gefährden to endanger, compromise
- pressen to press; to push
- ausprobieren to try out
- registrieren to register; to notice
- kichern to giggle, snicker
- dominieren to dominate
- anrichten to wreak, to cause, to do (harm); to prepare
- verklagen to sue
- zurückholen to retrieve, to get back
- sichergehen to make sure
- verkünden to proclaim, pronounce (to officially declare)
- läuten to ring, toll (a bell); to ring, toll
- ermorden to murder, to assassinate
- gewährleisten to ensure; to guarantee
- beurteilen to form an opinion on, to judge
- verbauen to block (with buildings, etc.); to use, consume, spend (for a construction)
- opfern to sacrifice, to give up (for a goal or cause); to sacrifice (to a deity)
- beseitigen to dispose of (get rid of something), remove, eliminate; to eliminate (kill)
- erschüttern to shake, to rock; to shake up, to rattle, to convulse
- ausführen to take out, to take or lead outside; to take (a pet, especially a dog) for a walk
- ersparen to save, save up, put aside (money) (the reflexive pronoun may be left out in order to…
- einziehen to thread (elastic, thread etc.); to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
- urteilen to judge
- punkten to score
- klagen to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment); to wail, lament
- realisieren to realize (to make real, to implement); to realize, to understand (to become aware of)
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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