Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,381–1,440
Continuing the list — words 1,381 to 1,440 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.
- verriegeln to bolt
- festnageln to nail, to nail down (to employ a nail as a fastener); to pin down (to corner someone…
- erbitten to request, to ask for
- verdecken to mask, to hide, to occlude, to obstruct; to cover
- vollzogen past participle of vollziehen
- neutralisiert past participle of neutralisieren
- aufrufen to call on people to do something, to call for; to call up (display data or a file on…
- unterziehen to subject; to undergo
- missverstehen to misunderstand, to misapprehend
- abschlachten to slaughter (to kill brutally); to commit mass murder
- aufzeichnen to plot, to chart; to trace
- durchkämmen to comb thoroughly; to search throughly
- forschen to research
- verkriechen to creep away; to hide away, to be holed up
- verschmelzen to blend, merge, coalesce; to fuse (together)
- ausschwärmen to deploy
- entziffern decipher; to make out, to read (handwriting, text in small print, etc.)
- fortführen to continue; to lead away
- erniedrigen to abase (to lower so as to hurt feelings), to dishonor, to humble
- aushändigen to hand over
- abwehren to fend off, to repel, to keep away; to refuse, to say no
- improvisiert past participle of improvisieren
- konkurrieren to compete
- entfachen to kindle; to stir up
- beehren to compliment; to favor
- verkehren to interact in someone’s sphere, to have exchange, to operate; to cause to flow across…
- enthauptet past participle of enthaupten
- bändigen to tame, to restrain, to subdue
- tarnen to camouflage; to mask, disguise, hide, cover
- überrumpelt past participle of überrumpeln
- verwählt past participle of verwählen
- aufschließen to unlock
- spendiert past participle of spendieren
- adressiert past participle of adressieren
- widerlegen to disprove, to refute
- runterlassen
- entgegenkommen to come towards the face of something or someone; to accommodate, comply with (a…
- herrichten to arrange; to prepare
- auftragen to assign a task to someone; to wear (clothing) as a hand-me-down
- überziehen to cover or overlay; to overdraw
- zurückdrehen to turn back
- beauftragen to mandate, to order from, to hire for a particular business
- infiltriert past participle of infiltrieren
- inspizieren to inspect
- anbeten to worship, to adore
- glühen to glow
- unterbinden to put a stop to, to prevent, to prohibit
- durchleben to experience, to live through
- übertreten to join (another faith, party, etc.); to convert to [with zu]; to enter, to pass into (a…
- verblassen to fade
- schwängern to impregnate (to cause to become pregnant)
- verspüren to feel, sense
- gedämpft past participle of dämpfen
- auskennen to know one's way around; to know a lot (about); to have profound and systematic…
- sündigen to sin
- verweilen to stay, dwell; to hover, linger
- totschlagen to beat to death
- aufdrängen to force on, to impose on
- kandidiert past participle of kandidieren
- abbauen to dismantle, disassemble; to mine (an ore)
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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