Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 1,561–1,620
Words 1,561 to 1,620 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- mangeln for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of…
- thematisieren to bring up, address an issue
- umstellen to surround; to rearrange
- widersetzen to set against, to make a stand against; to defy, to oppose, to resist
- abdrücken to fire, to shoot (a weapon etc.); to pull the trigger; to pressure-test
- erschweren to complicate, to make more difficult (due to the circumstances)
- positionieren to position
- recherchieren to research, to investigate
- einreisen to enter, to travel
- einsparen to save on; to reduce, cut down on
- publizieren to publish
- abhören to inspect, explore something by listening; to auscultate
- drankommen to touch inadvertently; to manage to reach
- ausrutschen to slip (to lose traction with one or both feet, resulting in a loss of balance and…
- montieren to mount, to set up
- schmelzen to melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away
- stillhalten to stay still
- verhelfen to help (to)
- isolieren to isolate, to insulate
- aufbewahren to keep, to preserve (to maintain the condition of)
- herauskommen to come out (motion towards the speaker)
- freischalten to activate, to unlock
- rüsten to equip, to arm; to prepare, make ready
- davonlaufen to run away
- befriedigen to satisfy, to gratify, to please; to satisfy, meet (e.g. needs or requirements)
- verschlafen to oversleep; to sleep away, sleep through (miss by sleeping)
- fungieren to act, to serve (to fill a certain role or function)
- würdigen to appreciate; to publicly recognize and praise; to grant or dignify
- hüpfen to hop, to skip, to bounce (of a ball); to jump (for joy), to bob (on the water), etc.
- abrufen to access, fetch or retrieve; to call away
- zurückbleiben to remain, to stay behind
- verheiraten to wed; to marry (officially join two people in marriage); to marry off; to find a…
- aufrufen to call on people to do something, to call for; to call up (display data or a file on…
- zurückfahren to go back; to drive back
- verlauten to announce
- versteigern to auction
- vortäuschen to effect (make a false display of), fake, feign
- schiefgehen to go wrong
- abschlachten to slaughter (to kill brutally); to commit mass murder
- verstummen to become silent
- wegkommen to get away (to move from a spot); to get away, to move away (from a customary action,…
- dringen to insist; to press; to ooze; to seep
- klarmachen to make it clear, to clarify, explain; to clear (an airplane)
- kürzen to shorten; to abbreviate
- fluchen to swear, to curse
- versenken to sink (to cause to sink, e.g. a ship); to down (to pot a ball)
- einschätzen to judge, to deem (the character or subjective classification of something, based on…
- fixieren to fixate
- überschreiten to exceed; to cross
- einjagen to fill with, to provoke a negative emotion (fear, shock etc.) in someone
- wegschicken to send away
- entschlüsseln to decrypt
- listen to list
- toben to rage, riot; to clamor
- auftragen to assign a task to someone; to wear (clothing) as a hand-me-down
- runtergehen to go down
- entfliehen to escape
- bestehlen to steal from, to rob
- ausrasten to freak out; to unlatch
- herüberkommen to come over; to come across
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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