Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,201–1,260
Continuing the list — words 1,201 to 1,260 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.
- versöhnen to reconcile
- durchdringen to penetrate, permeate
- anklopfen to knock
- belohnen to reward
- abstreiten to repudiate; to contest
- hochziehen raise; lift
- beistehen to assist
- schuften to drudge, toil
- verachtet past participle of verachten
- lauern lurk; to follow, watch, or spy in hiding or in the background; to lie in wait or ambush
- erstattet past participle of erstatten
- realisiert past participle of realisieren
- agieren to act, to perform a task; to act, to behave (like something or in a certain way)
- besteigen to ascend, to climb, to mount (a kerb etc); to board, get on, to mount (a plane, train…
- aufschneiden to cut open; to cut (food, e.g. bread or ham) into slices or pieces suitable for serving
- verehren to revere, to venerate; to adore
- spionieren to spy
- einreden to talk into (doing/believing something), convince, persuade; [with auf and accusative]…
- erfrieren to freeze to death
- bezwingen to overcome (an obstacle); to defeat
- unterwerfen to subdue, to subordinate; to submit to
- spendieren to pay for (something for someone else), to buy (something for someone else)
- zusammenbrechen to break down, collapse
- absuchen to scour; to search
- walten to rule, to exercise control; to prevail
- tätigen to effect
- aufdecken to uncover, to remove the cover; to expose, uncover, unearth
- verabreichen to give, to feed (food, drink, fertilizer); to give (to make experience)
- aufmuntern to cheer up
- beibehalten to maintain, keep; to retain
- verleugnen to renege, repudiate; to disown (a child, friend etc.)
- vorlegen to present, to submit; to serve (food) to put down, put out (cat food etc.)
- einbauen to build in, to build into, to install
- lauschen to listen (to wait for a sound); to eavesdrop
- zitiert past participle of zitieren
- befallen to affect; to seize
- wandeln to wander, to stroll; to walk
- massieren to massage
- inspirieren to inspire
- abwaschen to wash up (clean utensils, dishes, vegetables, etc.)
- alarmiert past participle of alarmieren
- vertuscht past participle of vertuschen
- lokalisiert past participle of lokalisieren
- abstürzen to crash; to crash (a malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to…
- missbrauchen to abuse (use improperly); to maltreat; to abuse (treat improperly or violently)
- niedergebrannt past participle of niederbrennen
- verkorkst past participle of verkorksen
- aufkommen to arise, to appear (in a somewhat spontaneous manner without a specified origin; of…
- verhelfen to help (to)
- eintragen to endorse; to enter, to record
- durchlaufen to go through, to run through; to complete, to go through (of a process)
- untersagt past participle of untersagen
- standhalten to stand, withstand, defy
- zusammensetzen to assemble, compose (put together); to consist of, to be made up by
- unterstellen to assume, suppose, postulate, take it; to accuse
- wegziehen to pull away; to move, to move away
- alarmieren to alarm
- recherchieren to research, to investigate
- dasein Formerly standard spelling of da sein which was deprecated in the spelling reform…
- unterkriegen to bring down
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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