Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,441–1,500
Continuing the list — words 1,441 to 1,500 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.
- dichten to compose (a text, almost always poetry)
- ausgebreitet past participle of ausbreiten
- schockieren to shock
- symbolisiert past participle of symbolisieren
- wiederbeleben to reanimate, to resuscitate; to revive, to revitalize
- unterliegen to be defeated [with dative ‘by’]; to be subject to, to be influenced [with dative ‘by’]
- versöhnt past participle of versöhnen
- streuen to strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread
- zusammenpassen to fit together
- verirren to get lost
- zusammensein alternative form of zusammen sein
- klimpern to jingle; jangle; tinkle
- erhoffen to hope (for); desire; want (to)
- erdrosselt past participle of erdrosseln
- gebettelt past participle of betteln
- argumentieren to argue (to bring forward an argument)
- disqualifiziert
- entfallen to drop or be dropped; to lapse or be cancelled
- gutheißen to approve
- infiltrieren to infiltrate
- geleiten to escort; convoy
- herauszufordern zu-infinitive of herausfordern
- vollziehen to put into practice, to implement, accomplish, carry out; to consummate (a marriage)
- durchsickern to percolate, permeate; to leak out; to leak (information)
- vorwarnen to forewarn, to warn in advance (especially of something pending or uncertain), to…
- abrechnen to settle up; to establish (and balance) all earnings and costs; to sum up; cash up; to…
- ausbluten to bleed out
- weiterlaufen
- absaugen to suck off; to give a blowjob
- hingeben to hand over (away from speaker); to sacrifice
- verschlimmern to make worse, to worsen, to aggravate; to become worse
- begutachten to examine, assess
- unterstehen [with dative] to be subordinate to; to dare, to have the audacity
- eingeäschert past participle of einäschern
- festgebunden perfect participle of festbinden
- eskaliert past participle of eskalieren
- terrorisiert past participle of terrorisieren
- beschmutzen to make dirty, stain (also figurative)
- signiert past participle of signieren
- zutrauen to think [with dative ‘someone’] capable; not to put it past [with dative ‘someone’] to do
- zivilisierte inflection of zivilisieren:
- abhacken to chop up with an axe
- vorfinden to find; discover (after having arrived somewhere or opened sth.)
- einschläfern to put to sleep
- erörtern to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)
- erkaufen to gain something through sacrifice; to gain something by bribery
- bedrängen to beset, to harass; to press hard; squeeze
- freimachen to put a stamp on (envelope, letter, parcel); to clear (a road, a path)
- betätigen to engage (a switch, lever, pedal etc. or a device therewith)
- eskortieren to escort
- verfangen to be or get caught, to be or get entangled (as in a net, trap, etc.); to work, work…
- zuwenden to turn; to devote
- verloben to betroth; to get engaged (optional [with mit (+ dative) ‘someone’])
- inszenieren to stage, to perform (a dramatic work); to stage, to perpetrate (a hoax or deception)
- überlistet past participle of überlisten
- verstörend present participle of verstören
- absperren to block off, to close, to barricade, to prevent access to (a building or area); to cut…
- schrumpfen to shrink, become smaller; to shrivel, wrinkle
- ausreißen to tear out; to run away, to get away (to flee an enclosure, home, control with a leash,…
- ausbringen to raise, to utter (something) in front of others which they echo or react to; to…
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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