Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 961–1,020
Continuing the list — words 961 to 1,020 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.
- kooperieren to cooperate
- aufspüren to detect, trace, track down or sniff out
- bereithalten to keep on hand, to have ready
- manipulieren to manipulate
- erpressen to blackmail; to extort
- zuschlagen to avail oneself of one’s muscular power and direct it to a striking face; to take one’s…
- reinigen to clean
- quälen to torture, to torment, to agonize; to cause sorrow, to upset, to worry
- ausstehen to stand, to endure; to be pending
- zurücktreten to step back; to resign, to step down
- aufhängen to hang, to suspend; to hang up (the telephone)
- eindringen to intrude
- vergeuden to squander, to waste (time, resources, money)
- ersticken to smother; to suffocate
- läuten to ring, toll (a bell); to ring, toll
- umkehren to turn around; to turn around something, to invert, to reverse
- belügen to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies
- verziehen to warp, distort; to become warped, distorted
- gewähren to grant, to allow
- aufklären to clear up, explain (a mystery etc); to enlighten; to inform (someone about something)…
- vornehmen to undertake; to decide to do, plan to do
- evakuieren to evacuate
- auslöschen to extinguish, to put out (e.g. a fire); to turn off, to switch off
- ausnutzen to exploit (use for one's advantage)
- foltern to torture (subject to cruel treatment)
- unterzeichnet past participle of unterzeichnen
- deuten to interpret (e.g. dreams), to understand, to read (e.g. signs); to point [with auf (+…
- unterzeichnen to sign (to give legal consent by writing one's signature)
- involviert past participle of involvieren
- genehmigt past participle of genehmigen
- weichen to move farther away, to make room, to yield; to be replaced, to disappear [with dative…
- anvertrauen to entrust in various ways:
- verborgen to lend
- durchkommen to come through, to pass through; to pass, to get through
- verführen to seduce, to debauch, to ensnare, to entrap
- widmen to dedicate, to devote; to attend
- genügen to suffice, to be enough
- überbringen to deliver
- reinlegen alternative form of hineinlegen; alternative form of hereinlegen
- zischen to hiss, to sizzle, to whiz; to move swiftly making a hissing sound
- unterschätzt past participle of unterschätzen
- zerbrechen to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap (to cause an object to come apart into…
- schleichen to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl,…
- erregen to thrill; arouse; excite; titillate; to cause; elicit; evoke; bring forth; stimulate…
- beseitigt past participle of beseitigen
- befolgt past participle of befolgen
- schwingen to swing (to move back and forth); to move (somewhere) by swinging
- erwacht past participle of erwachen
- fortfahren to drive away, drive off; to drive away, remove by means of a vehicle
- betreiben to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.); to do (sport, trade)
- vertuschen to cover up, to keep secret
- gedenken to remember, to commemorate; to intend
- durchschaut inflection of durchschauen:
- erwiesen past participle of erweisen
- einschlagen to smash; to gouge
- suspendiert past participle of suspendieren
- auftreiben to bloat; to rise (of dough)
- beinhaltet past participle of beinhalten
- abgefeuert past participle of abfeuern
- davonkommen to get off, to get away (To escape, usually with mild consequences.); to get away with
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.
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