Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,081–1,140
Continuing the list — words 1,081 to 1,140 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.
- entziehen to revoke (a right or permission); to withdraw (to remove, stop providing)
- schmuggeln to smuggle
- ausfallen to sortie, to sally; to fail, malfunction, to go off
- improvisieren to improvise
- einschüchtern to intimidate
- berechnen to calculate; to compute
- befördern to move; to convey; to transport; to carry; to promote, to raise (an employee's,…
- verschließen to close; to shut; to lock; to lock (something) up
- schleifen to drag, to move across a surface, to slide heavily; to drag, pull (something) across a…
- widersetzen to set against, to make a stand against; to defy, to oppose, to resist
- hintergehen to deceive, to betray, to cheat, to hoodwink, to backstab
- ausstellen to exhibit, display; to issue, certificate
- einreichen to send in, to hand in, to submit
- aufbewahren to keep, to preserve (to maintain the condition of)
- herauskommen to come out (motion towards the speaker)
- befriedigen to satisfy, to gratify, to please; to satisfy, meet (e.g. needs or requirements)
- würdigen to appreciate; to publicly recognize and praise; to grant or dignify
- spezialisiert past participle of spezialisieren
- verübt past participle of verüben
- zurückbleiben to remain, to stay behind
- erleiden to suffer, to experience (a negative event or treatment)
- übermitteln to transmit, to convey, to relay, to deliver
- verkraften to bear, stand, manage, cope with
- überschreiten to exceed; to cross
- hinnehmen to accept (with resignation or reluctance, e.g. loss, etc); to take
- konfrontiert past participle of konfrontieren
- entschlüsseln to decrypt
- entfliehen to escape
- demütigen to humiliate, to humble, to mortify
- entschärfen to defuse
- einstecken to take (for oneself), to pocket; to pocket, to pack, to take with oneself, to have on…
- rausschmeißen to kick out
- platzieren to place, plant
- verstreut past participle of verstreuen
- plündern to loot; to plunder; to pillage; to raid (to steal large amounts (from), especially in a…
- gebührt past participle of gebühren
- betäuben to deafen, to make deaf; to numb, dull, stupefy
- zurücknehmen to withdraw, retract; to redeem
- verblutet past participle of verbluten
- verpfiffen past participle of verpfeifen
- gießen to pour; usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities; to pour; to cast; to…
- bestochen past participle of bestechen
- vermittelt past participle of vermitteln
- entwischen to escape
- zitieren to cite, to quote
- blamieren to embarrass; to disgrace oneself
- inszeniert past participle of inszenieren
- vorenthalten to withhold; to retain
- beteiligen to let someone take part in something; participate
- sehnen to yearn, to long
- vorführen to show, demonstrate; to perform
- renovieren to renovate
- nachweisen to prove, verify, establish, demonstrate (something or the presence of something), to…
- abfeuern to fire off, to fire (a weapon)
- verübeln to resent
- zurechtkommen to cope, to deal; to get on, get along
- erkunden to explore, to investigate
- enthüllen to unveil, to perform a ceremonial unveiling; to be revealed
- überreichen to hand something over, to present
- verachten to despise, to scorn
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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