Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,141–1,200
Continuing the list — words 1,141 to 1,200 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.
- durchschauen to see through (e.g. a window, telescope); to read something critically or carefully
- zusammenreißen to pull oneself together
- vollbringen to accomplish, to perform; to finish, to bring to completion
- genehmigen to permit, to sanction, to approve
- vortäuschen to effect (make a false display of), fake, feign
- eliminiert past participle of eliminieren
- stattgegeben past participle of stattgeben
- begehren to desire; to ask, to demand
- ertränken to drown
- auferstehen to be resurrected; to rise from the dead
- gefürchtet past participle of fürchten
- repräsentiert past participle of repräsentieren
- anheuern to hire, to give someone a job; to begin work
- benennen to name, give a name to; to name (after), name (for)
- anführen to lead; to command; to cite, to state, to point out
- reinbringen to bring in
- missachtet past participle of missachten
- bekennen to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something); to…
- rekrutiert past participle of rekrutieren
- weiterarbeiten to resume one's work
- entsorgen to dispose of
- verschlingen to devour, to swallow up, to eat without chewing
- erworben past participle of erwerben
- dringen to insist; to press; to ooze; to seep
- offenbaren to reveal, to disclose; to become evident
- schnüffeln to sniff; to nose; to snoop, to sniff out (information)
- revanchieren to repay, return the favor; to pay back, avenge oneself (generally playfully or in minor…
- ermutigt past participle of ermutigen
- abfinden to pay compensation to; (by extension) to satisfy; to come to terms (with), to make…
- zwitschern to chirp, to tweet, to chatter, to twitter (make the sound of a bird); to tell (someone…
- blamiert past participle of blamieren
- anbringen to add; to fix, to affix, to attach
- wackeln to waggle, to wobble
- wiederherstellen to restore; to recreate
- verzichtet past participle of verzichten
- ranzukommen zu-infinitive of rankommen
- überwiesen past participle of überweisen
- züchten to breed (to guide the reproduction of one's animals or plants, especially in order to…
- nachholen to do (something) at a later time than planned, on a rescheduled date; to make up, catch…
- enthüllt past participle of enthüllen
- eintauschen to exchange
- wiedererkennen to recognize
- untertauchen to dive, to plunge (of a diver, etc.); to submerge (of a submarine, etc.); to disappear,…
- erlassen to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation); to let off (a penalty)
- verjagen to scare away, to chase away, to expel
- überweisen to transfer, to wire
- bereitmachen to get ready; to prepare
- verwischen to smudge, to smear (e.g. paint); to blur, to obscure (e.g. the differences between two…
- umhauen to fell; to blow someone's mind
- meistern to master (acquire complete knowledge or skill in art, technique or subject)
- installieren to install (set up something for use)
- vorsingen to sing (something to someone); to audition
- blendend present participle of blenden
- auszahlen to pay out (money in general; salary, sum, balance, dividend, interest, etc.); to pay…
- verschlagen to drive, to strand; to shlep; to bring (causing difficulty, often to somewhere someone…
- durchschneiden to cut through; to separate, to transect, to go right through
- verschenken to give away, to throw away
- abschießen to shoot off; to shoot down
- zulegen to add to, to put on; to put on, to gain (some unit of weight)
- vermehren to increase, multiply, augment; to breed
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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