Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 1,381–1,440
Words 1,381 to 1,440 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- taugen to be fit; to like, to be pleased, to enjoy
- aufwecken to wake up
- offenbaren to reveal, to disclose; to become evident
- reinfallen to fall into; to fall for, to be deceived by
- bestechen to bribe; to win over
- verärgern to annoy, to anger, to upset; to antagonize
- aufgreifen to capture, apprehend, seize; to continue, to take up
- schleudern to hurl; to fling; to sling; to centrifuge; to spin
- durchstehen to endure
- weiterfahren to continue driving
- hinsehen to look (at)
- wimmeln to move about in a confused manner and in large numbers; to teem, crawl, be filled
- gutmachen to right (a wrong); to make up for (a mistake, a past harm); to regain (something lost)
- abknallen to shoot down, to bump off, to pick off
- andeuten to suggest or imply; to hint
- scannen to scan
- klatschen to clap; to gossip, to tattle, to chitchat
- gönnen to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to, to spoil; to be happy for someone…
- bezeugen to witness, to testify
- bedrohen to threaten, menace
- vernehmen to hear; to question, to examine
- abspielen to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay; to pass, to play off
- beschimpfen to insult, swear at, call names, abuse (verbally)
- schonen to spare (not harm); [with genitive ‘something/someone’]
- einsehen to gain insight into, comprehend, understand, recognize, realize, accept, convince…
- zurückbekommen to get back (to retrieve, to have an item returned)
- meistern to master (acquire complete knowledge or skill in art, technique or subject)
- vorführen to show, demonstrate; to perform
- ansteigen to rise, increase
- enthüllen to unveil, to perform a ceremonial unveiling; to be revealed
- eskalieren to escalate (to reach a new level of severity); to escalate (to cause something to reach…
- bombardieren to bomb, bombard, shell
- verwundern to amaze, to astonish, to astound
- verständigen to notify, inform, advise, warn, alert; to communicate (with each other)
- schleppen to tow; to haul; to drag; to carry (something heavy); to hump
- aufstocken stock up, build up, to scale in, to increase; to increase by a storey or more (Stockwerk)
- begleichen to pay, to balance; to settle
- misstrauen to mistrust, to suspect, distrust, have doubts about
- benachrichtigen to notify
- schwären to fester, to suppurate, to ulcerate and to hurt
- bereitstellen to provide, to supply
- shoppen to shop
- eliminieren to eliminate
- aufteilen to divide, to divide up; to carve up
- erkunden to explore, to investigate
- verrotten to rot
- frustrieren to frustrate
- begnügen to be content or satisfied, to content oneself
- einfahren to drive in; to arrive, to pull in
- nachgehen to follow, to pursue; to run slow (of a clock)
- dastehen to stand there; to look, to come across as
- werten to rate; to grade
- zurückhaben synonym of wiederhaben
- vollbringen to accomplish, to perform; to finish, to bring to completion
- ausüben to practice / practise, to exert
- zielen to aim at a physical target; to aim at a goal
- strahlen to shine, to beam; to radiate
- aufzeichnen to plot, to chart; to trace
- erwecken to awake, to arouse
- demütigen to humiliate, to humble, to mortify
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 2,742 verbs graded A1 to C2. 281 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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